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Tenant or landlord: Who is responsible for repairs in a rented home? Here's what the law sayWho pays for repairs in a rented home? A leaking tap, damaged wall or broken fitting can quickly turn into a dispute between tenants and la...
Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
MGNREGA: Why dignity of work matters more than doles in rural welfareMGNREGA is not a dole but a dignity-based right to work that strengthens rural incomes, women’s participation and local assets. Proposed re...
Climate disasters cost India $12 billion in 2025: Why ecology is key to economic growthClimate disasters are impacting India's economy significantly. Floods and heatwaves cause substantial losses and reduce productivity. Curre...
India considers introducing nationwide climate-linked insurance schemeIndia's government is in early talks with local insurers to design a nationwide climate-linked insurance program. This parametric model wou...
Generating AI videos may be creating bigger problems than deepfakes, a new study warns of a looming global crisisA new Hugging Face study titled, 'Video Killed the Energy Budget', warns that AI-generated videos may pose a bigger threat than deepfakes: ...
How Operation Gold Rush was planned and executed, which busted the largest health care fraud in US historyOperation Gold Rush, a top-secret crackdown, dismantled a $10.6 billion health care fraud scheme, the largest in US history. Fraudsters pur...
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu predicts tough times for software jobs. AI is not the only villain for hiring slumpSridhar Vembu, Zoho's founder, believes the software job market's current issues stem from systemic inefficiencies rather than AI. Overcapi...
$1-trillion treasury vacuum coming for Wall Street rallyThe sales, set to begin Monday, will rumble through every asset class as they claim an already shrinking supply of money: JPMorgan estimate...
Revive National Floodplain ZoningIn tandem, we need stepped-up resource allocation for flood management nationally, together with an apex National Flood Management Institut...
IBC amendment seeks to provide prepack resolutions for MSMEsAlternative framework expected to bring about quicker, more cost-effective resolution process.
E-retailers clearing up smartphone stocks via pre-GST salesTo clear inventories sourced from states with lower tax than the proposed 12% GST, online marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart are set off...
India very sensitive about rivers in border areas: Uma BhartiBharti said India is moving very fast towards becoming an important world power and water will play an important role in country's developm...
Mobile app to offer 24x7 doctor's advice for people in ChennaiThe system is based on aggregator model and a person is connected to the next available doctor who could be outside from the caller's city.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Government plans law which will punish spitting and throwing garbageThe Modi government is drafting a law under which municipalities can punish those found spitting, urinating and throwing garbage in public ...
PMO seeks Law Ministry's opinion on cow slaughter 'model bill'The PMO has referred to a similar provision in the Constitution that provides prohibition of slaughter of cows and milch animals.
Panel seeks curbs on commercial activities near river banksThe seven-member panel, set up by the Water Resources Ministry, has also suggested creation of an appropriate mechanism on the lines of Coa...
BJP to raise Telangana, Food bill in parliamentRavi Shankar Prasad said there were several concerns, including what would happen to the existing PDS system.
Several states oppose bill aimed at minimising flood lossesEven as floods play havoc in Uttarakhand, several states have opposed the provisions of a 38-year-old Model Flood Bill.
- Innovation in agriculture, vaccine research can wipe out hunger and disease
Farming is a great example of something critical to the poor that gets very little attention in rich countries. Back in the 19th century, t...