Chennai: Heavy rains lashed Chennai and neighbouring districts as the northeast monsoon became active in Tamil Nadu, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said on Sunday. Several parts of the city witnessed intense rainfall on Saturday night, inundating low-lying areas and disrupting traffic. North Chennai bore the initial brunt of the downpour, recording 6 cm to Read More…
Patna: Bihar’s green cover has increased from 6 per cent to 15 per cent, while the state’s irrigated area has more than doubled, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said on Saturday. Choudhary made the remarks while interacting with a cycling team led by Padma Bhushan awardee and environmentalist Anil Prakash Joshi at his official residence. The Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in a stampede in Kolkata and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families. Describing the incident as distressing, the Prime Minister wished the injured a speedy recovery. He said the local administration was providing all possible assistance to the affected Read More…
NEW DELHI: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday interacted with start-ups and technology firms to explore practical and affordable solutions to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. The meeting, held under the campaign ‘Saaf Hawa mein Hissedaari, Hum Sabhi ki hai Zimmedaari’, focused on developing scalable, technology-driven solutions across nine key areas of air pollution management. Read More…
New Delhi: India’s space economy, currently valued at around USD 9 billion, is expected to grow to USD 40–45 billion over the next seven to eight years, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on today. Speaking at a Bloomberg New Economy Forum roundtable in New Delhi, the Minister stressed the need to develop globally competitive commercial Read More…
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Ayush on Sunday highlighted the importance of awareness, preventive care and comprehensive healthcare for women on World Menopause Day, observed on October 18. Through the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), the ministry aims to promote awareness of menopause and its impact on women’s physical health, emotional well-being Read More…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is one of the key financial committees of the Indian Parliament, responsible for examining government expenditure and ensuring financial accountability. The committee was first established in 1921 under the Government of India Act, 1919. It consists of 22 members, including 15 members from the Lok Sabha and seven from the Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers to Maa Kalaratri on the occasion of Navratri, seeking the Goddess’s blessings for the well-being and prosperity of all. In a post on X, the Prime Minister prayed that the Goddess’s blessings would fill everyone’s lives with new energy and renewed confidence. He also wished for prosperity Read More…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Protesting against what he described as inadequate interim financial assistance announced by the Maharashtra government for drought-hit farmers, a soybean cultivator from Dharashiv district has sent a money order of Rs 5,000 to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. On Wednesday, Fadnavis announced that an initial relief amount of Rs 5,000 would be directly credited Read More…
Islamabad: An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake occurred near Khuzdar town, around 48 km west-northwest of Khuzdar, the USGS said in a post on X.