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Env ministry eases afforestation process for the coal blocks
EXPERTS HAVE SAID RAISING PLANTATIONS ON DEGRADED FOREST LAND DOES NOT COMPENSATE FOR LOSS OF FORESTS
HC Upholds SC Student's Access to Scholarship
The Bombay high court on Monday upheld the eligibility of a Scheduled Caste (SC) student for a scholarship to study in the Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU).
Restore 4 Bhiwandi wetlands that are dumps: NGT to Thane collector
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Thane collectorate to clean up four wetlands in Anjur Dive village in Bhiwandi, which were turned into a dumping ground over the last one year.
3 School Students Among 4 Killed in Road Accident in Jharkhand: Cops
Officials Said the Students Were on Their Way to School Despite a Govt Order Directing Schools to be Shut in View of the Severe Cold
Lapses in security under lens after strike by insurgents
A number of security lapses, ranging from inadequate combing operations to breach of norms, may have led to the killing of nine people in an IED blast by Maoists in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, officers aware of the matter said on Tuesday.
Parl Panel On Simultaneous Polls Holds Its First Meeting
The parliamentary panel constituted to scrutinise the two bills on simultaneous elections held its first meeting on Wednesday.
Jammu-Kashmir train aims to tackle sub-zero temps
The tailor-made Vande Bharat Express, which will be the first ever train to link Jammu with Kashmir, is ready and has been brought to Delhi, said officials aware of the matter.
Data localisation only for specific purposes
The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules will take a targeted approach to data localisation, affecting only specific categories of personal data and for specific purposes, information technology (IT) secretary S Krishnan said, adding that there are no easy solutions to verifying children's age online.
Formula E Race Case: Senior IAS Officer Appears Before ACB
Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, one of the accused in the first information report (FIR) registered in Formula E race case, appeared before the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
IED Was Likely Planted a Month Before Detonation
The high-intensity IED (improvised explosive device) used by Maoists in an attack in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Monday, in which eight police personnel and a civilian driver were killed, was likely planted at least a month before the incident, officials aware of the matter said, adding that Bijapur continues to be a hot spot for Left-wing extremism (LWE), with IEDs planted by the Maoists being recovered frequently.
Tech solutions can help verify kids' age: Minister
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday that the country has technological solutions to verify children's age online, leveraging its digital infrastructure to implement the new draft data protection rules' parental consent requirements even as he conceded that verifiable parental consent is a global problem.
Will Reclaim Land Taken Under Pretext of Waqf
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the state government will reclaim every inch of land that has been taken under the pretext of waqf.
'Ruthless' conspiracy: Delhi Police opposes bail to 2020 riots accused
Forces hostile to India
Need talks on ancient languages, says official
More discussions on Sanskrit and other ancient Indian languages are important to develop the value system of Indian society, said Neeraj K Pawan, secretary of sports department.
Expert: Jaisalmer May Have Links To Tethys Sea
Eruption of water at a borewell drilling site in Mohangarh region in Jaisalmer has led to claims of the city's proximity to the Tethys Sea, an ocean that existed about 250 million years ago.
Assembly Session to Begin from Jan 31
The third session of the 16th Rajasthan legislative assembly will commence on January 31, assembly speaker Vasudev Devnani said on Wednesday after reviewing the preparations for the session.
Forest dept to track leopard population amid rise in man-animal conflict: Official
Amid the rise in the number of leopards and human-wildlife conflict in Rajasthan, state forest minister Sanjay Sharma on Wednesday directed officials concerned to keep track of the population of leopards, excluding those in Tiger Reserves, in protected areas using the camera trap method, officials familiar with the matter said.
Expert: Jaisalmer May Have Links to Tethys Sea
Days after the leakage of gas and water during a tubewell drilling operation in the desert region of Jaisalmer, an ONGC team in its report has advised against attempting to remove the trapped truck and machinery, citing such action could trigger another round of water and gas leakage.
Govt Sanctions Women Police Battalion in Three Districts
The state government on Wednesday gave financial and administrative sanction for the constitution of women police battalion in Sikar, Alwar and Barmer district of Rajasthan, an official familiar with the matter said.
Asaram Moves HC to Suspend Life Sentence
Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, convicted of sexually assaulting a minor, on Wednesday moved the Rajasthan high court seeking suspension of the life sentence awarded to him by the special court in Jodhpur.
Govt merges 190 schools over zero enrolment and poor infra
The government has merged at least 190 primary and upper primary schools across the state that have been running with zero enrolment and poor infrastructures, officials familiar with the matter said.
Freewheeling Trump sets out territorial aims
Donald Trump threatened military action to secure the Panama Canal and economic force against neighboring Canada, in a meandering press conference on Tuesday, a day after Congress certified his election victory.
Army divers retrieve body of one miner from flooded 300-foot-deep coal mine in Assam
Indian army divers retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state, officials said Wednesday.
SC Denies Mother of Dead B'luru Techie Custody of His Son
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the issue of custody of a four-year-old child of the Bengaluru techie who died by suicide in 2024, could be raised before the court conducting the trial.
JEE Aspirant, 19, Dies by Suicide in Kota, First Such Case This Year
A 19-year-old student preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission in undergraduate engineering courses, died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota district on Wednesday, police said.
We Need To Talk About Young Girls' Food Depression
Actor Rakul Preet Singh expresses concern over how a number of young girls are becoming anorexic and bulimic to meet tough beauty standards
Tough questions for India after two debacles in a row
A second series loss raises more questions than answers as head coach's performance comes under the lens
Gambhir, Sharma face BCCI scrutiny
India have lost six of their last eight Tests; they were saved by the weather in Brisbane while the Perth Test win was the only bright spot.
Govt Forecasts FY25 GDP Growth at 6.4%
India's economy is expected to grow 6.4% in the current fiscal year ending March, the National Statistics Office said on Tuesday, below the initial government projection of 6.5-7%.
Nippon says there's no plan B to blocked US Steel deal
NIPPON'S PLANNED PURCHASE OF ITS US RIVAL WAS BLOCKED LAST WEEK BY THE US PRESIDENT BIDEN