India’s $230 million plan to stop crop burning that pollutes Delhi falls short of estimates
By Neha Dasgupta & Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s plan to spend $230 million over two years to prevent crop residue burning is […]
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India’s forest and tree cover rises 1% since 2015, says report
By Mayank aggarwal India’s forest and tree cover rises by 8,021 sq. km, up 1% since 2015, to 802,088 sq. km, which is about 24.39% of […]
India, Oman Sign 8 Agreements As PM Modi Meets Sultan
By Mayank aggarwal During his two-day visit, PM Modi will also meet Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said […]
Steps needed to curb pollution or people will fall sick: SC
During the hearing, the apex court referred to an advertisement on ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ and said it says that India has 13 out of the […]
A growing relationship between the U.S. and India
By Ved Nanda NEW DELHI: I recently came to India to deliver lectures as an honorary professor at the University of Delhi and have met with […]
“South Asia Media Talk” & “Odisha Media Award” on 28 February
Odisha Media Award 2017 to be conferred on Feb 28 23 will be felicitated in 20 categories Journalist & Media Specialists from South Asian Countries […]
India, Cambodia decide to boost defence ties; ink 4 pacts
The pacts were signed after comprehensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Hun Sen, who agreed to further enhance bilateral […]
India’s farmed chickens dosed with world’s strongest antibiotics, study finds
By Fiona Harvey Warning over wider global health impacts after findings reveal hundreds of tonnes of colistin – the ‘antibiotic of last resort’ – are being […]
India’s Preference for Boys Results in 21 Million ‘Unwanted’ Girls
By Ryan General India’s continued preference to have male over female children has resulted in an environment unfair for many growing Indian daughters, a new study […]
21 million ‘unwanted’ girls, 63 million ‘missing’ women – Economic Survey underlines India’s gender crisis
By Renuka Bisht As India grows richer will Indian women gain equality? A key finding in the Economic Survey 2017-18 is that gender indicators are more […]