Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on plea for time-bound probe and speedy trial in drug-trafficking casesThe Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre on strengthening drug trafficking efforts. It called for time-bound probes and trial...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
- Mauritius approves India tax pact, says genuine investors have little to fear
Mauritius Cabinet approved the India-Mauritius DTAA Protocol ratification on July 17, 2026. This decision followed extensive stakeholder di...
10 Aug, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
Air India captain of turbulence-hit flight under scanner post drug testA pilot is under scrutiny for substance use after a recent flight incident. Initial screening results were non-negative, requiring further ...
10 Aug, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
Regime change? Inside Reza Pahlavi's faltering bid to lead IranReza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, is facing growing questions over his leadership ambitions despite years of campaigning fo...
28 Jul, 2026, 10.32 PM IST
Mauritius tax protocol to give Indian taxman more powers to probe offshore entitiesMauritius cabinet ratified a tax protocol granting Indian officials more questioning powers. This allows direct challenges to offshore enti...
23 Jul, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Death in a vial: Five cases lay bare many uncomfortable truths about Indian healthcareFive young mothers in Kota died after childbirth, with suspicion falling on oxytocin injections. Investigations revealed the vials containe...
05 Jul, 2026, 08.32 AM IST
What crypto investors need to know for tax season 2026India's tax season now demands greater scrutiny for crypto investors as enforcement intensifies. New reporting requirements, including tran...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Should investors worry about India-Mauritius tax treaty amendments? Punit Shah answersThere is another provision like principal purpose test or MLI which further requires that the FPIs or any other investors which are based i...
12 Apr, 2024, 02.05 PM IST
Government to move NDPS from Finance Ministry to Ministry of Home AffairsCurrently, while the home ministry governs the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Department of Revenue (DoR) in the finance ministry administer...
23 Jun, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
India has successfully phased out production, consumption of ozone depleting substances: MoS Choubey16 Sep, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
India has successfully phased out production, consumption of ozone depleting substances, says MoS ChoubeyReferring to Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which was recently ratified by India, the minister said issues relating to minimisi...
16 Sep, 2021, 05.39 PM IST
Cabinet approves ratification of Kigali amendment on hydrofluorocarbonsThe amendment -which India will now ratify - was adopted by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on October, 2016 at 28th Meeting of the Pa...
19 Aug, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
Cabinet approves ratification of global agreement on phase down of hydrofluorocarbonsA national strategy for phase down of hydrofluorocarbons will be developed after required consultation with all the industry stakeholders b...
18 Aug, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
Montreal Protocol helped slow down ozone depletionThe researchers suggest that the hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic would have grown in size by an additional 40 per cent by 2013.
27 May, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
India tight-lipped on the issue of hydrofluorocarbonsIndia did not clearly spell out its position on the issue of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) during a key UN conference in Paris.
19 Nov, 2014, 04.09 PM IST
Ozone layer on track to recovery, says UN reportEarth's protective ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades according to a new UN report.
11 Sep, 2014, 02.32 PM IST