New Delhi
Vehicular Emissions, Toxic Waste & Industrial Smoke: New Delhi's Air a Perennial Crisis of its Own Making
Jahangirpuri is one of its most polluted parts, choking daily in the murky mix of smoke from burning rubbish, exhaust fumes from trucks coming in and out a large depot and dust rising from unmetalled roads.
FinMin Asks Ministries to Limit Expenditure as Per Revised Targets Amid Covid-19 Crisis
The Budget meetings for fixing Revised Estimates for 202021 and Budget Estimates (BE) for 202122 were held between October 16 and November 12.
#MeToo: M J Akbar, Priya Ramani Refuse Settlement in Defamation Complaint Case
Senior advocate Geeta Luthra, appearing for Akbar, said that if Ramani was apologetic for her allegations, she would ask her client to consider closing the complaint.
PIL in Delhi HC Seeks FIR Against Mehbooba Mufti for 'Derogatory & Instigating' Statement on Tricolour
The plea filed by advocate Vineet Jindal alleges that Mufti has made "derogatory and instigating" statements against the duly elected Indian government.
India, EU Hold Virtual Talks on Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Disarmament
The discussion in the virtual format took place under the framework of the sixth round of consultations on disarmament and non-proliferation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
Countries Shouldn't Wait for Majority to Be Vaccinated, Need to Open Borders Now: IATA DG
The IATA DG said he wanted to emphasise on how critical it is to open borders now and the reason why good news on vaccine progress "should not distract from activating testing fast".
ISL 2020-21 FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC 5 Talking Points: Brandon Fernandes Impact, Bengaluru's Conservative Approach
ISL 2020-21: FC Goa showed great spirit in the second half with Brandon Fernandes, Igor Angulo and Jorge Ortiz shining through.
Parliamentary Panel on Covid-19: Pvt Hospitals Charged Exorbitant Fees; Spending on Health Abysmally Low
Chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee on health Ram Gopal Yadav submitted the report on 'Outbreak of Pandemic Covid-19 and its Management', to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.
Unilever to Introduce Mouthwash Formula in India that Claims to Kill 99.9% of Covid-19 Virus
Unilever said the test for its mouthwash was conducted by an independent and internationally accredited testing facility, Microbac Laboratories, on behalf of Unilever Research Laboratories in the US.
Retail Inflation Rises by 6.59% Marginally for Farm, Rural Workers in October
Inflation based on food indices of CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at 7.96 per cent and 7.92 per cent, respectively, in October, a tad higher than 7.65 per cent and 7.61 per cent, respectively, in September this year.
Delhi's Air Quality Reaches 'Poor' Category, Likely to Improve Marginally Due to Wind Speed
Delhi’s air quality index was 292 at 10 am and the minimum temperature will drop to 7 degrees Celsius. Its 24-hour average AQI was 283 on Thursday, 211 on Wednesday and 171 on Tuesday.
SC Considers Centre's Appeal in Gold Smuggling Case, Issues Notice to Accused Set Free by Kerala HC
The high court, on February 19, had quashed the preventive detention order of two persons — Adnan Khalid and Faisal PA — under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA) for allegedly indulging in gold smugg...
India Ranks 77 in Global Bribery Risk Matrix, Improves by One Spot
The list by TRACE, an anti-bribery standard setting organisation, measures business bribery risk in 194 countries, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions.
Bypoll to Rajya Sabha Seat Vacated Due to Ram Vilas Paswan's Death on December 14: EC
The notification for the bypoll will be issued on November 26 and the polling will be held on December 14. Counting of votes will take place in the evening of December 14 itself as per laid-down norms.
TCS Shareholders Approve Up to Rs 16,000 Crore Share Buyback Plan
TCS' board of directors had approved a proposal to buy back up to 5,33,33,333 equity shares of the company for an aggregate amount of up to Rs 16,000 crore.
Railways Providing Coaches with 800 Beds to Delhi for Covid Treatment: MHA
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also said that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is going to add 250 additional ICU beds to the existing 250 ICU beds in addition to creating 35 BIPAP beds in the next 3 to 4 days at its COVI...