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Parliament passes the Recycling of Ships Bill to regulate ship recycling
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): A bill that restricts the use of hazardous materials on ships and regulates their recycling was passed by the Parliament, with it getting a nod of Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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'Green Good Deeds' initiative to promote environmental awareness: Environm
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Babul Supriyo in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Monday said that his ministry coordinates a central sector scheme namely 'Environment Education, Awareness and Training' wit
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Value of DRDO's products, systems for Army stands at Rs 2.75 lakh crore: G
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New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Value of systems, products and technologies developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and inducted into the Services or in the process of induction stands over Rs 2.75 lakh crore, the government told Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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Vijay Goel raises Delhi fire incident in Rajya Sabha
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New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): After a massive fire ripped through a Delhi factory killing 43 people on Sunday, BJP lawmaker in Rajya Sabha, Vijay Goel, raised the issue in the House on Monday, stating that "Delhi is on fire today".
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TMC MP gives Zero Hour Notice in RS over name change West Bengal
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New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): TMC MP Santanu Sen has given Zero hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over the name change of West Bengal to 'Bengal.'
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CAB in interest of northeast states and country, will get through both Hou
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New Delhi (India), Dec 9 (ANI): Amidst raging concerns by the Opposition parties over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said it is in the interest of northeastern states and the entire country.
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Vijay Goel expresses grief over fire incident at Anaj Mandi
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New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel on Sunday expressed his sorrow over the fire incident at Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road.
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Bill seeking mandatory disclosure of foreign travel details by MPs moved i
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New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): GVL Narasimha Rao, the BJP lawmaker in Rajya Sabha, on Friday moved a Private Member's Bill in the House seeking to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951 so as to make it mandatory for the MPs to disclose the details of their foreign travel through
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Congress lawmaker urges Uddhav Thackeray to ban Sanatan Sanstha
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New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Congress leader Husain Dalwai on Thursday requested Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to impose a ban on Sanatan Sanstha for allegedly killing activists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare.
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ISRO sets up space technology cells at IITs
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New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set up five Space Technology Cells (STCs) at premier institutions to carry out research activities in the areas of space technology and applications.
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Rajya Sabha condemns Unnao rape survivor incident amid low attendance in t
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New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Thursday condemned the incident of setting on fire the rape survivor in Unnao and called for stringent actions against the culprits.
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Cutting down corporate tax is good reform: Nirmala Sitharaman
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New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that slashing the rate of corporate tax was a good reform and the NDA government in its second term was seeking to bring better changes in the country.
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