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29 years after Uphaar fire, the victims' association presses for special law on negligence-driven disastersMarking the 29th anniversary of the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy, the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) on Saturday intensified...
GRAP-1 imposed in Delhi-NCR: Full list of restrictions, bans and permitted activitiesDelhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air quality dropped to the 'poor' category with an AQI of 208. T...
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor reaches criticality, boosts India’s nuclear programme: Dr SC ChetalA key figure in India’s fast breeder nuclear programme has highlighted the significance of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achiev...
NCW takes cognisance of 'horrific gang rape' of minor girl in Tamil Nadu, seeks police reportThe National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognisance of a horrific gang rape of a minor girl in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai dist...
Ola Electric’s Roadster X+ cleared for deliveries with govt-certified 4680 Bharat Cell batteryOla Electric's Roadster X+ has officially received government certification, symbolising a groundbreaking achievement as India's first elec...
Real money gaming industry bodies issue code of ethics prescribing KYC, spending limitsNew Delhi industry bodies AIGF, EGF, and FIFS sign a Code of Ethics for online real money gaming companies to ensure user safety and respon...
India calls for norms to fix default maximum pesticides residue limitIn a submission to the WTO last week, India said that stringent MRLs can be trade-restrictive and act as non-tariff barriers to internation...
Panel suggests introduction of cosmetovigilance to monitor safety of cosmeticsThe government is planning an overhaul of the country’s drug regulatory body. Towards this, the committee has recommended introduction of c...
Milk adulteration: Supreme Court voices concern, asks Centre to change lawsThe court, while issuing a slew of guidelines to curb milk adulteration, said infants are "traditionally" fed milk and hence, stringent ste...
Indian IT companies studying European Union-US privacy shield pactNasscom is evaluating the commitments made by the US side to draw pointers for a similar agreement for the Indian IT sector.
Ruling on data flow between EU & US may impact India’s IT sectorThe decision was made in a case filed by an Austrian citizen who had raised concerns about the safety of his personal data.
Earthquake: NCR realtors say they adhere to all safety normsA strong earthquake recently hit Nepal and some parts of India, following which concerns have been raised about the safety standards of hig...
Laws to prevent food, milk adulteration to be made stringent"We propose to comprehensively review the Food Safety and Standards Act, Rules and Regulations to address the concerns of courts in matters...
Revised Road Transport and Safety Bill proposes relief for auto companies on recall normsThe revised provision of the bill says that the authority will have the power to recall, based on certain specified conditions in the bill.
Transport Ministry mulls safety push for road makersSafety could soon earn road developers brownie points, with the government mulling ways of offering financial and other incentives in a bid...
PM Manmohan Singh favours institutional mechanisms for women's safetyPrime Minister Manmohan Singh favoured putting in place institutional mechanisms to ensure safety and security of women and children.
NAAS bats for present system of testing genetic modified cropsNAAS has supported the present mechanism for testing of genetic modified (GM) crops, saying the process is "stringent" and "adequate" enoug...
Need to set up mechanism for safety of women, children: Manmohan Singh"We need to put in place institutional mechanisms to ensure the safety and security of women and children, particularly in the urban contex...
- Stringent safety mechanisms in place to ensure n-safety: AERB
The AERB today said it has stringent inspection mechanisms in place and had even ordered shutdown of nuclear plants found wanting on issues...