India

Ministry of Environment set to revive degraded forest lands, pushes for plantation schemes

Ministry of Environment is implementing three major schemes for development of forest areas, National Afforestation Programme (NAP) scheme, National Mission for a Green India (GIM), Forest Fire Prevention & Management Scheme (FFPM).

Dec 13, 2019

Assam protests against Citizenship amendment bill

UK, France, Israel issue travel advisory for tourists visiting India: Should exercise caution

Recently, the UK, France and Israel government took to their website to publish safety advice to be followed by travellers, especially those who are planning to visit Northeast in India.

Dec 13, 2019

National energy conservation day: RK Singh to bestow awards, painting competition prizes

In order to drive mass awareness about the importance of energy efficiency and conservation, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is observing National Energy Conservation Week from 9th to 14th December 2019.

Dec 13, 2019

Maruti U-turn may put India's plan to ease out diesel vehicles on reverse gear

Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki may not want to miss out on the diesel vehicle market share as rivals remain silent on exiting the segment.

Dec 13, 2019

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and other BJP leaders visited Congress leader Siddaramaiah who is admitted in a hospital.

'Politics shouldn't ruin friendship': Siddaramaiah tweets after Yediyurappa visits him at Bengaluru hospital

The 71-year-old Siddaramiah was admitted at a private hospital in the city's northwest suburb after he complained of severe chest pain.

Dec 13, 2019

Established in 1947, Kashmir Gurdwara to make way for National Highway

The construction of the national highway connecting the Srinagar-Baramulla road finally got a green signal from the Sikh community.

Dec 13, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman in Forbes 100: How the Indian FM made it to the most powerful women list

India's first female finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has also served as the country's defence minister.

Dec 13, 2019

Watch | Rahul Gandhi's 'Rape in India' jibe: Smriti Irani lashes out at him, BJP demands apology

While addressing an election rally in Jharkhand Rahul Gandhi took a jibe on the Prime Minister's pet project 'Make in India' and said: "Earlier it was 'make in India', but now it is rape in India".

Dec 13, 2019

Why BJP has printed lotus symbol on Indian passports

The Opposition members had raised the issue in Lok Sabha to which Raveesh Kumar said the new 'lotus' symbol on Indian passports is part of enhanced security features.

Dec 13, 2019

Will tenfold hike in aircraft safety breach fines curb rising aviation failures?

Rising incidents of technical snags forced the government to amend rules to raise the fines ; the maximum fine may go up to Rs 1 crore from Rs 10 lakh.

Dec 13, 2019

Anti-CAB protests: Northeast boils as Citizenship Bill gets President's nod, turns Act

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and by the Lok Sabha in midnight sitting little past on Monday.

Dec 13, 2019

Sri Lanka to fight dengue virus with this bacteria

Deputy Director General of the Health Ministry Paba Palihawadana said that a type of bacteria called "Wolbachia" will be released in 25 local townships in Colombo starting February 2020, reports Xinhua news agency.

Dec 13, 2019

Papon calls off Delhi gig amid tension in Assam

The singer, whose real name is Angaraag Mahanta, is known for hits such as "Jiyein kyun" and "Moh moh ke dhaage". He was scheduled to perform at Imperfecto Shor in Delhi on Friday.

Dec 13, 2019

Pankaja Munde flexes muscles, dares BJP to dump her

Dropping broad hints, Pankaja said that she was not angling for the post of state party chief or Leader of Opposition, but certain persons were creating a situation to push her and others like her out of the BJP.

Dec 12, 2019

Andhra Pradesh cabinet chaired by CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

Andhra cabinet approves Disha Act: Know about the strictest law to curb crime aganst women

The AP Criminal Law will be called as Disha Act, in memory of the 26-year-old veterinarian who was raped and murdered in Telangana.

Dec 12, 2019

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India

Ministry of Environment set to revive degraded forest lands, pushes for plantation schemes

UK, France, Israel issue travel advisory for tourists visiting India: Should exercise caution

National energy conservation day: RK Singh to bestow awards, painting competition prizes

Maruti U-turn may put India's plan to ease out diesel vehicles on reverse gear

'Politics shouldn't ruin friendship': Siddaramaiah tweets after Yediyurappa visits him at Bengaluru hospital

Established in 1947, Kashmir Gurdwara to make way for National Highway

Nirmala Sitharaman in Forbes 100: How the Indian FM made it to the most powerful women list

Watch | Rahul Gandhi's 'Rape in India' jibe: Smriti Irani lashes out at him, BJP demands apology

Why BJP has printed lotus symbol on Indian passports

Will tenfold hike in aircraft safety breach fines curb rising aviation failures?

Anti-CAB protests: Northeast boils as Citizenship Bill gets President's nod, turns Act

Sri Lanka to fight dengue virus with this bacteria

Papon calls off Delhi gig amid tension in Assam

Pankaja Munde flexes muscles, dares BJP to dump her

Andhra cabinet approves Disha Act: Know about the strictest law to curb crime aganst women

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh