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The Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP), which was unveiled Sunday, lays out a 30-year strategy for the city to address climate change concerns through inclusive and comprehensive mitigation and adaptation techniques. The action plan established … Read more
The Centre intends to invest Rs 19,000 crore in rejuvenating 13 major rivers through tree planting, officials from the Environment and Jal Shakti Ministries announced at a joint news briefing on Monday. These ‘forestry’ treatments … Read more
The Karnataka High Court has declared that wearing the hijab is not a mandatory practice in the Islamic faith. Additionally, it has been stated that prescribing school uniforms is legal and does not infringe the … Read more
On Tuesday, a three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court, led by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, will rule on the petitions concerning the controversy over the wearing of hijab in educational institutions. On February … Read more
The Supreme Court expressed concern on March 14 over Kerala being the only state in which at least 20 people are nominated to ministerial positions for barely two years and thereafter receive a lifetime pension. … Read more
Mina Swaminathan, Distinguished Chair, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) Gender and Development, died in her Teynampet residence on Monday morning. She was 88 years old at the time. According to an MSSRF source, she … Read more
The Supreme Court said on Monday that it never expected morality to dive to the point where false allegations are being made to steal aid meant to help families who have lost loved ones and … Read more
COVID-19 immunization will begin on March 16 for the 12-14 age groups (those born in 2008, 2009, and 2010, i.e. those who are already over the age of 12). The Union Health Ministry stated in … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased the limits placed on HDFC Bank as part of its Digital 2.0 initiative business-generating operations. Following several breakdowns caused by technical issues in the previous two years, … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding new customers with immediate effect and conduct a comprehensive audit of its IT system, citing “material supervisory concerns.” Shares of … Read more