Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
To curb illegal mining and streamline growth in the sector, the government is actively considering setting up a National Mineral Regulation Authority (NMRA) and arm it with prosecution powers. The new authority, proposed by the home ministry, will put in place a strong regulatory mechanism. At present, the sector does …
Field staff of Simlipal Tiger Reserve, the fourth-largest tiger reserve in the country, burnt a large number of elephant carcasses to remove any evidences of poaching, a probe committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has found. After a number of elephant deaths were reported in April and May …
The Rs 2,31,000 crore price tag of the Right to Education Act has reportedly been cleared by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) and a 65:35 funding formula between the Centre and the states agreed upon, putting to rest the hugely contentious funding issue. However, with many states demanding a 90:10 …
Even as recent media reports caution that most fruits and vegetables are largely unfit for human consumption due to their high chemical content, pesticides continue to be used recklessly in the fields of Punjab. The
India and Pakistan on Thursday agreed to have a minor international intervention regarding their dispute over the 330 MW Kishanganga hydro-electric project in Jammu and Kashmir. The choice of international intervention came through a draw of lots between the options provided in the Indus Water Treaty of 1960, as both …
Hoping to expand bilateral trade of goods and services, India and Turkey have formed a joint study group to evaluate the potential strengthening of commerce between themselves. The group, comprising of officials from the two countries that are going into the possibility of duty reduction or elimination through a free …
A prominent scientist said hundreds of people could die as smog from peat fires blanketed a sweltering Moscow for a second day on Tuesday. The Moscow region chief Boris Gromov asked Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to allocate 25 billion roubles ($827 million) to fight the fires smoldering in the forests …
On July 21, barely a fortnight after he filed a PIL in the Gujarat High Court seeking an end to illegal limestone mining along the Gir wildlife sanctuary, 36-year-old activist Amit Jethava was killed. He was shot from point blank range on a busy highway in Ahmedabad, minutes after he …
Even as the Opposition rocked Parliament over price rise, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said wastage of even a single foodgrain in a poverty-ridden country is a
The government on Tuesday stepped up moves to ease potential hurdles before the Nuclear Liability Bill in Parliament by holding consultations with Opposition leaders with the assurance that all
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which is facing difficulties in procuring an adequate amount of biolarvicide to combat the threat of rising cases of dengue, got a breather from the Delhi High Court on Monday as it dismissed a petition against the civic body
An investigation by the Union Ministry of Rural Development based on a report by The Indian Express has confirmed that the Gujarat government has been illegally diverting MNREGA funds for its own departmental works. Ironically, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had himself stated in New Delhi on Saturday that the …
Under fire for their alleged involvement in illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the Reddy brothers of Bellary asserted on Monday that Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj had no authority to refer a petition seeking their disqualification from the state legislature to the Election Commission. In their reply to …
