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The adaptation imperative: Subnational action and India’s heat challengeAt present, more than three-quarters (76%) of India’s population is at high or very high risk of extreme heat.- NCW issues advisory to States, calls for mandatory POSH audits and robust workplace safety mechanisms nationwideThe National Commission for Women has urged all states and Union Territories to strictly enforce the POSH Act, ensuring women's safety and ...
- WFH 2.0 in Gurgaon? Haryana wants companies to adopt work from home to beat traffic, save fuelHaryana urges private firms to embrace work-from-home and staggered schedules to combat traffic congestion and rising fuel costs. This init...
- NEET-UG June 21 retest: Bihar Police caution aspirants, parents against rumours, fraud callsBihar Police are warning students and parents about fake offers for NEET-UG exam papers. Cyber fraudsters are reportedly luring candidates ...
- India's industrial output in April slows on year to 4.9% under new seriesIndia's industrial output for April reached 4.9% under a revised Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series with an updated base year of 2...
- How Donald Trump's Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian war crimesUS funding cuts are impacting Ukraine's pursuit of justice for war crimes. Organizations documenting atrocities face reduced capacity. This...
- Rare earth, gas supply, aircraft parts: What’s inside the new IIP calculus as India revises base yearIndia is updating its Index of Industrial Production. The new series will use 2022-23 as the base year, replacing the old 2011-12 base. Thi...
- India-Africa summit deferred amid Ebola scare in parts of continentIndia and the African Union have postponed the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit. The event was scheduled for May in New Delhi. Concerns ove...
- Kalshi, Polymarket defy India ban on online betting platformsDespite India's technology ministry warning that prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are illegal, customers in India continue to ...
- Builder denied proper parking? Know your rights under RERA & key court rulingsHomebuyers facing parking disputes with builders now have legal recourse. Judicial precedents and RERA guidelines offer clarity on issues l...
- IndiGo, SpiceJet & other travel stocks plunge up to 7%. Two big reasons whyTravel stocks, including IndiGo, SpiceJet, ixigo, Toman Cook and Yatra Online, fell sharply after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citize...
- Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan appointed as New Navy Chief; Admiral Tripathi retires May 31Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has been appointed as the new Chief of the Naval Staff, succeeding Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi who retir...
- Who are Dr Nicole B. Saphier and Dr Casey Means, and how are they linked with President Donald Trump? Trump nominates new surgeon general after stalled pickWho are Dr Nicole B. Saphier and Dr Casey Means, and how are they linked with President Donald Trump? The US surgeon general nomination cha...
- India asks its students to verify credentials of Uzbek universities before enrollingIndian students pursuing medical degrees in Uzbekistan are urged to verify university credentials. The Indian Embassy in Tashkent issued an...
- Fred Harris, former US senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94Former U.S. Senator Fred Harris, a prominent Democratic voice and advocate for social justice, passed away at 94. Harris, known for his pop...
- NAC suggests Dalit sub-Plan, law to monitor schemes under itThe working group has asked the Centre to pass an enabling law to monitor the schemes undertaken by the special Dalit plan.
- Planning Commission's BPL affidavit to be revisitedThe affidavit had claimed that a rural poor can manage food, health and educational requirements with a meagre 25 a day.
- States should pay cash if they fail to provide grain: Draft Food BillThe draft bill also presses for overhaul of the food distribution system by giving incentives to independent agencies that procure grain.
- NAC meets today to discuss key policy issuesProposals on draft Food Security Bill & amendment to RTI, Forest Rights Acts on agenda.
- Food for a billionOn Wednesday, the National Advisory Council turned UPA's election promises into firm deliverables under the National Food Security Bill. Bu...
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