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Development of Great Nicobar: strategic imperative and ecological concernsSubscriber Only
November 22, 2022 07:22 IST
A Rs 72,000 crore development project of Great Nicobar is to be implemented in three phases over 30 years. A look at the proposal, purpose and concerns.
Tue, Nov 22, 2022
‘International community must understand that if we bring down India’s emissions it will be good for us globally — we caused the problem, we need to help fix it’Subscriber Only
November 20, 2022 02:26 IST
"What’s different this year from Glasgow is the conversation around institutional reform at the IMF and in multilateral development banks, so that more investment flows more aggressively, on better terms to countries — that agenda is moving along now, says Kyte.
Sun, Nov 20, 2022
10 years of POCSO: An analysis of India’s landmark child abuse lawSubscriber Only
November 18, 2022 19:08 IST
A decade after the law’s enactment, a nationwide study throws light on high acquittal rates and the pendency of cases.
Fri, Nov 18, 2022
14% conviction in POCSO; in a fourth of cases, accused known to victims, says studySubscriber Only
November 18, 2022 04:05 IST
The analysis, titled “A Decade of Pocso’’, was carried out by the Justice, Access and Lowering Delays in India (JALDI) Initiative at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, in collaboration with the Data Evidence for Justice Reform (DE JURE) program at the World Bank.
Fri, Nov 18, 2022
World at 8 billion, India set to be most populousSubscriber Only
November 15, 2022 10:12 IST
China's population is no longer growing and “may start declining as early as 2023”, the UN stated. It noted that India’s fertility rate has hit 2.1 births per woman — replacement-level fertility — and is falling.
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
RSS-linked magazine targets Amazon, says funding conversionsSubscriber Only
November 15, 2022 04:20 IST
“E-commerce giant Amazon is financing the Christian conversion module run by American Baptist Church (ABM). There is a possibility of a money laundering ring run by multinational companies and ABM to fund India’s huge missionary conversion mission,” the magazine said.
Tue, Nov 15, 2022
2010 Jnaneswari Express tragedy: Calcutta HC grants bail to 6 accusedSubscriber Only
November 12, 2022 01:47 IST
Court: Whatever the nature of offence, prolonged trial violative of Article 21
Sat, Nov 12, 2022
Sack Tamil Nadu Governor, sitting on Bills, questioning legislature: DMKSubscriber Only
November 09, 2022 09:58 IST
When a Governor, an unelected figure, opposes a popularly elected state government, it becomes a “constitutional perversion”, it stated.
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Study links PM 2.5 pollutants to anaemia prevalenceSubscriber Only
November 07, 2022 04:30 IST
According to the study, ‘Reducing the burden of anaemia in Indian women of reproductive age with clean-air targets’, anaemia prevalence will fall from 53 per cent to 39.5 per cent if India meets its recent clean-air targets, taking 186 districts below the national target of 35 per cent.
Mon, Nov 07, 2022
COP 27: India to stress action on climate finance by developed countriesSubscriber Only
November 04, 2022 01:17 IST
COP 27 will be held between November 6 and 11 at Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh.
Fri, Nov 04, 2022
Our funds, our curriculum: Darul Uloom sees no need for affiliation with UP madrasa boardSubscriber Only
November 02, 2022 09:51 IST
Says madrasas meant for religious teachings, students can learn other subjects in other schools; govt has said affiliation not on agenda
Wed, Nov 02, 2022
NCR air hits severe zone; farm fires in Punjab 33% more than last yearSubscriber Only
October 29, 2022 23:29 IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) held an emergency meeting on Saturday in light of the deteriorating air quality, and announced the implementation of Stage III Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the entire NCR region.
Sun, Oct 30, 2022
Emissions in India, 6 other nations top pre-Covid levelsSubscriber Only
October 28, 2022 04:12 IST
The UNEP report released on Thursday, titled ‘Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window — Climate Crisis Calls For Rapid Transformation of Societies’, has found that in India and six other top emitters, emissions have rebounded and increased after the pandemic.
Fri, Oct 28, 2022
As NSCN-IM meets rival Naga groups, hope for reconciliation, shared roadmap to peaceSubscriber Only
October 24, 2022 01:22 IST
The NSCN-IM, one of the largest insurgent groups in the Northeast, and the NNPGs have been traditional rivals and have had seemingly irreconcilable differences over the Naga peace accord.
Mon, Oct 24, 2022
NGT orders halt to riverbed mining at Shaliganga Nallah in J&K’s BudgamSubscriber Only
October 23, 2022 01:36 IST
The permission for mining riverbed materials such as sand and rocks in three blocks was appealed against by environmental activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat. The NGT order, which was passed last month, sets aside the permissions given by the EIAA in May.
Sun, Oct 23, 2022
Number of poor people in India fell by about 415 million between 2005-06 and 2019-21, a ‘historic change’: UNSubscriber Only
October 17, 2022 12:21 IST
It demonstrates that the "Sustainable Development Goal target 1.2 of reducing at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions by 2030 is possible to achieve — and at scale", it said.
Tue, Oct 18, 2022
India ranked 107 on hunger index; govt says bid to taint country’s imageSubscriber Only
October 15, 2022 10:54 IST
India trails Pak, Bangla; govt says proportion of undernourished based on opinion poll of only 3000
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
Shrinking biodiversity: 69% drop in wildlife populations in nearly 5 decades, shows reportSubscriber Only
October 13, 2022 07:19 IST
“Rising temperatures are already driving mass mortality events, as well as the first extinction of an entire species. Every degree of warming is expected to increase these losses and the impact they have on people,’’ said the report.
Thu, Oct 13, 2022
‘There was double backwardness’: A group modernising madrasasSubscriber Only
October 09, 2022 01:48 IST
Shahnawaz and Ansari are teachers at madrasas, private-run institutions that impart Islamic instruction and form an integral part of the educational system for a large number of the country’s 20 crore Muslim population.
Sun, Oct 09, 2022
SY Quraishi interview: ‘EC must not be dragged into politics. Poll promises issue has potential to do so… this spells disaster’Subscriber Only
October 08, 2022 09:37 IST
SY Quraishi: “In my opinion, neither the Supreme Court nor the EC have the powers to interfere in this legitimate democratic exercise. It seems the Supreme Court was conscious of the fact, which is why it pronounced that this cannot be described as a 'corrupt practice'... It passed the buck to EC.”
Fri, Oct 28, 2022
Ex-CJI named head of panel on SC status for Dalit convertsSubscriber Only
October 07, 2022 15:20 IST
The commission will examine the matter in line with the Presidential Orders issued from time to time under article 341 of the Constitution.
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
SC moves the needle on marital rape debate: for MTP purposes, it is rapeSubscriber Only
September 30, 2022 04:14 IST
The ruling clarified that its interpretation only applies to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and would not have any effect on the challenge to the marital rape exception under the Indian Penal Code that is pending before the Supreme Court.
Fri, Sep 30, 2022
Muslim leaders split over RSS chief meetings, from persons he met, to issues they choseSubscriber Only
September 27, 2022 14:23 IST
AIMPLB says get in touch with them or Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami with standing within community; Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind says such criticism is 'missing the point'.
Tue, Sep 27, 2022
Once dacoit, now cheetah mitra, Ramesh Sikarwar says: ‘If anyone attacks a cheetah in Kuno, they will have to face me’Subscriber Only
September 26, 2022 02:19 IST
It is this old connection that prompted Sikarwar, now 72, to come forward as a “cheetah mitra” at the national park. “The Kuno forest gave us shelter, protected us. We had a deep love for the forest. It is time now for me to protect it,” he says.
Mon, Jan 02, 2023
RSS, Muslim intellectuals to hold periodic talks, address issues of concern to the two sidesSubscriber Only
September 21, 2022 20:18 IST
Decision followed a 'very cordial' meeting held recently; topics on table ranged from cow slaughter to vilification
Thu, Sep 22, 2022Journalism of Courage
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