In 2023, the education ministry issued a directive to states and UTs to admit students to Class 1 only at the age of "6+" years, instead of the earlier practice of "5+" years, as per the provisions of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsor
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to abandon what he called "extremist politics" and return to conventional democratic practices for the betterment of their party, leadership, workers, and the country's political environment, Th
As part of its continuous monitoring and enforcement efforts under the statutory framework of the extant Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) conducted an extensive inspection drive on Friday in Gurugram to review
According to the release, approximately 28 goods-carrying buses, including interstate vehicles, were impounded, and approximately 100 buses have been impounded this month to date for violations of pollution norms.
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has further simplified the procedure for issuing duplicate securities certificates to enhance ease of investment, strengthen investor protection, and promote dematerialisation.
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued Show Cause Notices to 06 coal-based Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) located within a radius of 300 km of Delhi for non-compliance with the mandatory provisions relating to co-firing of pellets or briquettes
Several pollution hotspots included Anand Vihar (466), Chandni Chowk (425), and Ashok Vihar (444), also falling under the 'severe' category across large swathes of the national capital.
As air quality in the national capital continues to deteriorate during the winter months, medical experts are flagging a noticeable rise in neurological as well as respiratory complaints, underlining the urgent need for sustained government action and public cooperation to curb pollution.
The Cabinet approved the continuation of schemes and programmes under 'Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0' for the next five years, in accordance with the norms approved by the Government of India for the period of the 16th Finance Commission from 2026-27 to 2030-31.
"Mining activity in the Aravalli range will only be possible in 0.19 per cent of the area, which is less than one per cent, and even there, no new mines have been opened," Yadav said in an interview with ANI.
Intensifying its zero-tolerance approach towards air pollution violations, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has imposed total fines of Rs 54.98 lakhs against those indulging in biomass burning and illegal dumping of Construction and Demolition waste and other violations during the mon