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 …
Putting absolute liability on the Delhi government to ensure the mid-day meal provided in its schools is cooked properly, the Delhi High Court on Thursday directed it to pay over Rs 4 lakh as compensation to 126 students who had fallen ill after consuming the food in a government school.
Doors will soon shut for the thermal power plant in Badarpur managed by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has approved the replacement of the coal-based unit with an eco-friendly gas-based power generation plant. This will also translate into more power for the city, as instead …
Dalsinghsarai, Rosera and Bhibhutipur in Samastipur have been known for their rich moong harvested around this time of the year, but the new buzzword in these areas now is inter-cropping of the pulse with sugarcane and mango orchard. The district, adjacent to the famous low-lying vast tract (taal) by the …
Samudra Gupta Kashyap Farmers in Assam, especially those in districts close to the state capital, have found a new and safer method of pest control. The State Bio-Control Laboratory (SBCL) of the state agriculture department has isolated two exotic species of farmer-friendly insect bio-agents and have begun sharing these with …
Karnataka has reconfirmed its status of being one of the premier investment destinations in the country by sewing up investments totalling over Rs 4 lakh crore this year. As part of the two-day Global Investors Meet (GIM) that began Thursday over 400 MoUs will be signed, some of which involve …
An international team of researchers climbed into a set of windowless steel capsules on Thursday to launch a 520-day simulation of a flight to Mars intended to help real space crews of the future cope with confinement, stress and fatigue of interplanetary travel. The six-member, all-male crew of three Russians, …
India is all set to launch a trivalent vaccine for seasonal flu by this year-end, with major pharmaceutical companies trying to undertake its production after obtaining strains from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that are expected to surface in the country this winter.
Schools and hospitals in Delhi have recorded higher air nicotine levels than government buildings and restaurants, according to a recent study. While entertainment venues like malls and theatres recorded the highest nicotine presence in the city, Delhi still has lower nicotine levels than Chennai, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh which were also …
Additional Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Industries) T Balakrishnan has let loose a controversy by expressing his charging over the government decision to close down the bottling plant of Coca Cola. The unit at Palakkad had to wind up production over excessive exploitation of water and discharge of effluents. Earlier …
With the proposed food security law likely to get a momentum after the formal constitution of the National Advisory Council (NAC), under the chairmanship of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the Rural Development Ministry has also decided to speed up the process for identification of rural below poverty line (BPL) families. …
As a part of its smoke-free campaign, the Delhi government will soon be installing nicotine meters in offices across the city to detect the presence of the chemical in atmosphere. The first nicotine meter
Domestic car and motorcycle sales rose sharply in May on the back of robust demand and affordable credit. Maruti Suzuki for the first time crossed the 1-lakh mark in monthly sales. The company sold 1,02,175 units, including exports, during the month led by higher sales of its popular hatchback models …
In their last report before the UN Security Council votes on sanctions against Iran, international nuclear inspectors declared Monday that Iran has now produced a stockpile of nuclear fuel that experts say would be enough, with further enrichment, to make two nuclear weapons. The report, by UN atomic watchdog IAEA, …
The steel sector, mining and the district of Bellary will be in the spotlight at a Global Investors Meet being organised by the government in Karnataka from Wednesday. The government is expecting to tie up deals estimated at Rs 3.5 lakh crore at the meet. Most of the deals have …
Even as Pakistan withdrew its objections to the construction of Uri-II and Chutak hydel power projects in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, the differences over Nimmo-Bazgo hydro-power plant to be built in J-K
