Many of us have fond childhood memories of playing with droplets of mercury spilled out of a broken thermometer. A dark silver-coloured shiny liquid was a plaything for kids and perhaps still is, but in reality it is quite a dangerous curiosity. U
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the ministries of communications and information technology and ministry of health, calling for a report in the wake of allegations in a complaint that mobile phone towers, in the c
To avoid the misuse of matrimonial sites as dating platforms, the government has made it mandatory for websites to authenticate users with copies of identity proof and address proof and check posting of obscene materials to safeguard the sites fro
Alleging that the state government has misrepresented facts on alternative sites for constructing a car deport at Metro line 3 of Mumbai, citizen groups and NGOs have expressed strong opposition against any construction activity at the city’
Two-thirds of children in India do not receive their vaccinations on time, prolonging their susceptibility to diseases and contributing to untimely deaths, say University of Michigan researchers. New research by U-M`s School of Pub
Fourteen years after a mob attacked the Gulbarg society in a Muslim locality of Ahmedabad during 2002 Gujarat riots, killing some 69 people, a special court on Thursday convicted 24 people involved in the massacre. Here is what you
The annual Internet Trends Report by Mary Meeker says that India is the only exception of the flat growth that internet has witnessed acro
From next year, you could avail services of a bank at your nearest post office as the Centre has given the nod for setting up the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). The bank would run as a public limited company under the department of posts, with 1
The central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) can now hire talented and experienced people from state public sector enterprises (SPSEs) and private sector. The union cabinet on Wednesday gave ex post facto approval to the proposal, according
“In Maharashtra the water scarcity has already turned into a water crisis and is fast progressing towards a water famine,” said Yogendra Yadav of Swaraj Abhiyan after completing 11-day long Jal-Hal Padyatra from Marathwada
The cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the proposal of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) regarding continuation of reservation quota for ITI Limited in procurements made by BSNL, MTNL and Bharat Broadband Netwo
Eleven states in the country are hit by drought this year. And, ironically, almost all states face the problem of water logging during monsoon. What if we can stop the surface run off and use this water to recharge the ground water and increase th
The government has entrusted Ajay Prakash Sawhney, additional secretary in the petroleum ministry, with the charge of chairman and managing director (CMD) of Oil India (OIL), the Financial Express reported. Sawhney would hold the top post at
Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti today filed her nomination papers for the Anantnag by-election, which is due on June 16. The by-poll has been necessitated due to the death of former chief minister Mufti Mohammad
In wake of frequent power cuts and power outages, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) took out a notification on Monday addressing power companies to compensate consumers for outages extending up to two hours. The default period wil
June 1 onwards, people will have to pay an addition 0.5 percent tax whenever they go out to dine or buy a movie ticket. The Krishi Kalyan Cess, announced by finance minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech earlier this year, will m
India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), which recently bagged the “Fastest Growing Mini Ratna PSU” award for 2015, has posted a strong performance for the financial year 2015-16. Umang Narula, chairman and managin
We ring the doorbell, the door opens slightly and we quickly step inside a cramped two-room flat in Delhi. Raju gives us a furtive look and shuts the door to avoid prying eyes. Before we can talk to him about his serious health condition that has
According to a recent news report published by a prominent national daily, some newly elected MLAs in West Bengal were being required by their leaders to sign an oath of allegiance to their political party. Whether this measure has been authorised
To create awareness and address the challenges of achieving sustainable growth in its member countries across the Asia-Pacific region, the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) in collaboration with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Ministr
