In view of improper waste management, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to pay Rs 2,232 crore as environmental compensation.
The bench headed by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that compliance with environmental norms on waste management has to be on high priority and it is high time that the union territory of Delhi realised its duty to the law and to citizens.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said several families had cancelled scheduled weddings of underage people as a fallout of the ongoing drive against child marriage by the Assam government and added that the state aims to eliminate child marriages by 2026.
The Delhi government has approved a project worth Rs 23 crore for the beautification and maintenance of a 4.60-km stretch on the Ring Road from the IP flyover to Hanuman Setu.
Leader of the Opposition and former CM Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders in Karnataka Assembly during Budget presentation wore flowers on their ears alleging that BJP govt has cheated people by not fulfilling promises.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday said that the government tackled the matter of the recent leak in the question paper of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission examination with an "iron hand".
On January 25, the government said FCI would offload 30 lakh tonnes of wheat from the central pool in the markets under the Open Market Sale Scheme, within the next two months, for containing the rising domestic prices of the staple foodgrain.
The Income Tax Department gathered several evidences pertaining to the BBC India's operation which indicated that taxes were not paid on "certain remittances" which have not been disclosed as income in India by the foreign entities of the group.
A group of government doctors called off their indefinite strike within a few hours of its start after receiving an assurance that their demands would be met from the Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang, on Friday.
Taking a jibe at the Congress and the National People's Party (NPP), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that former chief minister's of Meghalaya never focused on the welfare of the people, instead worked for their families and 'personal development'.
The Uttar Pradesh government has received investment proposals worth crores of rupees in Azamgarh, Rampur and Lakhimpur Kheri which would benefit thousands of youth by providing employment opportunities.