The South Asian region has shown an increase of five percent in air pollution level in more than two-thirds of its cities. Delhi has some reason to cheer after the release of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) report on the
Even in God’s own country – Kerala - which is rated high for grass root democracy and political awareness, parties have fielded candidates who stand accused of serious crimes including rape and murder. An analysis of the
Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that telecom operators do not need to compensate its users on every call drop. The apex court has ruled against Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which had directed mobile operators to p
As many as 283 candidates in the electoral fray in Tamil Nadu have declared criminal cases against themselves, showed an analysis of self-sworn affidavits of 997 of the 1,107 candidates by Tamil Nadu Election Watch and Association for Democratic R
The government has launched a web-based application on integrated waste management system (IWMS), ‘iwms.nic.in’, for better management of waste. All the industries dealing in hazardous waste can now apply online using this portal
Chief Justice of India T S Thakur has opposed the idea of India seeking arbitration of Kashmir dispute with Pakistan at the international court of Justice [ICJ]. Speaking at the launch of Aman H Hingorani’s book “ Unravel
Over 30 crore people were benefitted through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in 2015-16 as the government dispersed almost Rs 61,000 to MNRE
Aging fields, frequent bandhs and blockades, and contractual issues among others are the reasons for low production of crude oil and natural gas from Oil India Limited (OIL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The government on Monday info
The implementation of the crop insurance scheme in the country is crucial as there has been a steady rise in the suicide of farmers. Currently, 20 percent of the farmers and 23 percent of total cropped area in country has been insured.
The associated chamber of commerce of India [ASSOCHAM] has asked the Narendra Modi government to change the definition of NPAs [non-performing assets] – from the present 90 days limit to service bank loans – to enable India Inc.
The appointments committee of the cabinet (ACC) has rejected government headhunter public enterprises selection board’s (PSEB`s) recommendation for appointment of Gopal Singh as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of National Mineral De
The national commission for women (NCW) will ask the centre to hand over the investigation of the brutal assault, suspected to be a sexual assault, and murder of a 30-year-old woman in Kerala to the CBI. “The crime scene was heavily compromi
A total of 1,375 BSE-listed companies and 191 NSE-listed companies have been fined for failing to appoint women directors on their respective boards. Out of these, two are public sector banks and 22 are central public sector enterprises. The infor
“We have a colonial law which governs our regulatory system. Successive governments have tried to address the gap and loopholes in a patchwork way which is the root cause of the mess we are in. The problem is that there is no proper governan
State-run companies need to be kept at an arm`s length from their administrative ministries and should be given more freedom and flexibility, said NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. He said ‘Make in India’ will not succeed wi
The Centre has declined the candidature of BK Mishra as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL). The appointments committee of the cabinet (ACC) on Friday
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) rebuked the allegations of the Maharashtra cyber crime cell regarding the leak of user profile data of at least one crore people from its website. The IRCTC clarified that the data allege
Indu Gilra, a retired teacher in her seventies living in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad in the national capital region (NCR), would often pop a tablet of Combiflam at the slightest hint of body ache. Since it’s an over-the-counter medicine, she coul
As the banking sector reels under bad loans, the Lok Sabha on Thursday cleared the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that aims to regulate insolvency including time-bound recovery of dues from defaulters. It will now have to be cleared by the R
You will now face a seven year jail term or Rs 100 crore fine if you prepare an erroneous map of India, says the draft of “The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016”. The bill is to regulate the acquisition, disse
