Moving away from the ‘take-make-dispose’ model India has prioritised Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy as one of the core themes for deliberations in the G-20 forum The Hindu · Jul 25, 2023
Dilemmas of India’s great power ambitions India’s ability to shape international politics must be a reflection of its domestic context, and its global engagement should be geared towards the well-being of its people The Hindu · Jul 23, 2023
Asian Games: Football teams could miss out due to PT Usha-Kalyan Chaubey infighting NEW DELHI: India’s men’s and women’s football teams’ participation in the Hangzhou Asian Games is looking highly unlikely. Their omission from the Asiad-bound contingent could be the collateral damage of the ongoing battle of one-upmanship between Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) president PT Usha and joint secretary and acting CEO Kalyan… The Times of India · Jul 20, 2023
A job and career right the disabled cannot be denied The denial of reservation in promotion denies the disabled the right to progress to a higher level in their organisation and is a hindrance in the goal of inclusion The Hindu · Jul 19, 2023
Manipur police file FIR against fact-finding team; Sections of conspiracy to wage war against government added The Manipur police have booked a three-member fact-finding team of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) under penal provisions for conspiracy to wage war against the Government of India, assaulting President/Governor with the intent of compelling them to exercise a power, making statements prejudicial to national integration, defamation and… The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023
Delhi court convicts four IM operatives for hatching terror conspiracy A Delhi court on July 10 convicted four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives for hatching a criminal conspiracy to wage war against the Indian government by carrying out terrorist attacks across the country. The case pertains to arrests made by the National investigation Agency (NIA) in 2012. The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023
Stalin writes to Modi over copra procurement Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to issue instructions to the Ministry concerned to increase the ceiling for copra procurement from 25% to 40% till September this year The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023
Former civil servants express concern over FCRA renewal problems of nonprofits A group of former civil servants have expressed concern on the “negative” approach of the Central government over the renewal of FCRA licenses of certain NGOs The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023
Consumers can save upto 20 pc in electricity bills with new power tariff rule The Government of India has introduced two changes to the prevailing power tariff system and now across the country consumers can save up to 20 per cent in power bills by planning usage during solar hours or daytime as the government is set to implement a 'time of the day'… Dynamite News · Jun 24, 2023
States look for alternative ways to buy foodgrains as Centre restricts open market sale scheme The Opposition parties had questioned this. The Hindu · Jun 18, 2023
New Indian loan A hundred years ago, the Government of India notified the floation of two issues of rupee loan The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023
T.N. requests Centre to modify norms for releasing funds for disaster mitigation T.N. requests Centre to modify norms for releasing funds for disaster mitigation The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023
India hands over LPG gas stoves, cylinders to underprivileged families in Nepal The Indian Embassy in Nepal has handed over 275 LPG gas stoves, cylinders and other accessories to underprivileged families in Tirhut Rural Municipality of Saptari district in the Himalayan country The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023
A building that has seen many landmarks It was in the building that Travancore’s first engineering college was housed after being started by Sri Chithira Tirunal in 1939. The college was shifted from the building in 1961 and now stands on a sprawling campus at Sreekaryam as the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023
The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana pleads against extradition Rana, 62, challenged his extradition by the Government of India.
The Hindu · May 31, 2023 INTERPOL aid to be sought to get back stolen idol Fifty years ago, the Tamil Nadu police proposed to seek the good offices of the INTERPOL to get back the stolen Sivapuram Nataraja idol which was located in the United States
The Hindu · May 23, 2023 Fiji Indians’ disabilities A hundred years ago, in reply to the Deccan Sabha’s resolution asking Government to press for the abolition of the proposed one pound residential tax on Indian residents in Fiji, the Government of India have informed it that the tax has already formed the subject of a representation by the…
The Times of India · May 11, 2023 Dr S Jaishankar launches Amitabh Kant's new book 'Made In India' The G20 Sherpa of India, Amitabh Kant's new book 'Made In India' was launched by Dr S Jaishankar- Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India, along with Sanjiv Bajaj- President CII SMD at Bajaj FinServ, Mallika Srinivasan- Chairman PSEB CMD at TAFE, TV Narendran- CEO MD at Tata…
The Hindu · May 4, 2023 Operation Kaveri | India completes risky evacuation of most of the Hakki Pikki tribe members from Sudan Completing a particularly high risk part of the ongoing Operation Kaveri, India has evacuated dozens of members of the Hakki Pikki tribe of Karnataka from war torn Sudan.
The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023 More foodgrains imports: Buffer stock depleted Fifty years ago, the Government of India decided to import six million to seven million tonnes of foodgrains more to tide over the fast deteriorating food situation in the country
Dynamite News · Mar 14, 2023 SC rejects Centre's plea for more compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre's curative plea for enhanced compensation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy from US-based firm Union Carbide Corporation, now owned by Dow Chemicals. Read further on Dynamite News:
Newslaundry · Jan 13, 2020 Delhi’s Central Vista: Why historians are against redeveloping it Exactly 108 years ago, on December 12, 1911, at the coronation of King George V as Emperor of India, he declared, “We have decided upon the transfer of the seat of the Government of India from Calcutta to the ancient capital of Delhi”.
Newslaundry · Jan 3, 2018 Bamboo politics in Parliament: Ordinance over Private Members’ Bill Scientists have classified bamboo – commonly known as green gold and poor man’s timber – as “grass”, as a simple Google search will tell you. But the Government of India has taken 90 years to introduce an amendment to remove bamboo from the purview of the definition of a “tree”…
Newslaundry · Dec 17, 2013 Surrendering To Sec 66A The Information Technology Act was put together after the Government of India discovered the internets in the year 2000. They had suspected its existence for some time, but it was confirmed after a special task force was sent to the UK to study Sir Timothy Berners-Lee. Not wishing to fall…