MGNREGS work demand plummets by over 25%Demand for MGNREGS work plummeted by a quarter in August compared to the previous year, signaling a robust rural economy with increased job...
02 Sep, 2025, 04.38 PM IST
Air Pollution: Noida's AQI crosses 'hazardous' level at 695The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Noida's sector 62 on Thursday touched 695, entering into the 'hazardous' category. This has led to the city ...
02 Nov, 2023, 03.33 PM IST
Delhi's air quality poor for 6th day on trot, predicted to enter red zone on DiwaliThe Ministry of Earth Sciences' Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi predicted that PM2.5 and PM10 levels in the capital may get push...
01 Nov, 2021, 10.52 PM IST
China trying to create its own globally decisive naval force through BRI: PentagonTouted as President Xi Jinping's pet project, China is vigorously pursuing the Belt and Road initiative, offering billions of dollars of lo...
12 Apr, 2019, 02.38 PM IST
UNSC a 'global power oligopoly', need for more participatory governance structures: India"From an Indian perspective, a culture-sensitive approach is one that embraces differences, celebrates diversity and promotes mutual respec...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.03 PM IST
Watch video: Evolution of IAF over 83 yearsIn a much anticipated move, the IAF chief also announced that the Air Force is now planning to induct women into the fighter aircraft strea...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.14 PM IST
Beijing bans higher emission vehicles to control air pollutionLight-duty gasoline-powered cars that fail to meet the National Emission Standard III will be banned from entering Beijing's fifth ring on ...
14 Feb, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
20 Chinese cities including Beijing to be hit by air pollutionApart from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, which is expected to see heavy pollution from February 12 to 15, air quality in more than 20 c...
12 Feb, 2017, 09.29 PM IST
Beijing issues month's second 'yellow alert' for air pollutionBeijing issued the "yellow alert" for air pollution today for the second time this month as the Chinese capital remained blanketed by heavi...
15 Oct, 2016, 04.20 PM IST
Muslim-dominated nations hold negative views on ISIS: SurveyOnly 28 per cent in Pakistan had an unfavourable view of ISIS, and a majority of Pakistanis (62 per cent) had no opinion on the extremist g...
18 Nov, 2015, 09.32 PM IST
Global food prices rise by 2.3 per cent March: FAOThe index, based on prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities, averaged 212.8 points in March, up by 2.3 per cent from Februar...
04 Apr, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
India, China will become more important US allies: SurveyIndia and China will become more important US allies in the future even as growing numbers of Americans believe that US global power and pr...
04 Dec, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
- India sixth most favourable nation for Americans: Poll
Nine out of 10 Americans have an unfavourable view of Iran, making it the worst rated country out of 22 surveyed.
08 Mar, 2013, 06.08 AM IST
- China's positive ratings dips in India; remains high in Pak
China's positive ratings in India have dipped with a new opinion poll showing 34 cent of Indians view it favourably compared to 43 per cent...
19 Jun, 2010, 11.32 AM IST
- Weak infra, labour hobble India's manufacturing: NCAER
An unfavourable labour market and weak infrastructure have slowed the growth of manufacturing in India, economic think-tank National Counci...
29 Mar, 2009, 03.10 PM IST
- India 6th most popular nation in US: Survey
In a recent survey conducted by Gallop, India was rated as 6th most popular country in US along with France. World's Top Billionaires I Sig...
10 Mar, 2008, 12.07 PM IST
- Spiraling basmati rice prices hit Kuwaiti families hard
The local rice importers attribute the spiralling price to increased demand for the food grain in India, from where most of the rice is imp...
14 Nov, 2007, 04.11 PM IST