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This is a peak win for HimalayasThe Indian government has put the brakes on new hydropower developments in the upper Ganga area of Uttarakhand, citing a history of environ...
'More loss than luck': West Bengal's lottery system faces public backlash before pollsAs West Bengal gears up for elections, residents of Alipurduar's Falakata constituency are demanding a complete shutdown of the lottery sys...
SC says people can't be compelled to vote; rejects PILThe Supreme Court has rejected a plea to penalize citizens who do not vote. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant found the idea impracti...
Leather exports hit by US tariffs: Industry tells Parl panelThe Indian leather industry met with a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, highlighting that 50% US tariffs are significantly har...
Annual climate finance requirement estimated to cross USD 10 tn by 2050: CAG MurmuIndia's CAG warns of socio-economic consequences if USD 10 trillion climate finance needs by 2050 are unmet. Urges immediate action and inv...
Jet-setting Taylor Swift downsizes private jet collection amidst legal threats and environment concernsTaylor Swift sells private jet amidst legal threats, drawing attention to environmental concerns. Critics highlight the disproportionate ca...
Private madrassas in Assam will be reduced by 1000: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced plans to reduce the number of private madrassas in the state by 1000. Currently,...
Transition to net-zero should be inclusive to avoid accentuation of social inequality, says ITC CMD PuriIn his address at the Business-20 (B20) India inception meeting in Gandhinagar, Puri also called for collective efforts in the G-20 and glo...
Defence minister conducts final breakthrough blast of Sela tunnel in ArunachalSingh said the Sela tunnel will be the world's largest bi-lane tunnel at an altitude of more than 13,000 feet. He also lauded the work done...
Digital economy will play an important role in post-COVID global economic recovery: SCO Secretary-GeneralAddressing the SCO Business Conclave organized by FICCI ahead of SCO heads of government meet on Nov 30 hosted by India, Norov said that SC...
Foreign ministers of Russia, India, China meet in MoscowThe foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) on Thursday held trilateral talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organ...
Will the Covid-19 crisis redefine the globalised world order?The COVID-19 crisis and its numerous fallouts can lacerate the already weakened roots of the globalised world order, with dire consequences...
Higher cigarette taxes may do more harm than good!Given the addictive properties of nicotine, this result increases addiction levels for some consumers.
Jayalalithaa writes to PM, asks not to bring in NEETTamil Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said it would affect students, infringe the state's rights, policy initiatives and socio-economic o...
- Nitish urges Sibal to reconsider new criterion for IIT-JEE
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the new proposal will discriminate against students with poor socio-economic status.
- Punjabis in transnational era to be subject of study
After eye-opening research about the great Malayali migration to the Arabian Gulf over several decades, a similar one is being attempted ab...
- Think beyond profit: Minister to corporates
Base decisions on immediate and long-term social and environmental consequences, says K Venkatapathy.