ICAR Institutes, State and Central agricultural universities have developed 2,900 varieties of different crops during 2014-2024, out of which 2,661 varieties are climate resilient, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, said in a written reply in Lok Sabh
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to deport 63 declared foreigners within two weeks, expressing strong displeasure over the state's failure to take action and for keeping them in detention centres indefinitely.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced on Tuesday that his government will introduce a climate change policy exclusively for educational purposes, and establish ecology clubs in all schools statewide. He was speaking at the Tamil Nadu Climate Summit 3.0 organised here.
As Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to visit Bihar for the second time in a month, the state's President Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Tuesday stated that the visit is a matter of pride for Bihar.
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday denounced "offensive pressure tactics" by the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi polls. The statement came after the AAP accused the poll body of supporting "hooliganism" against them and protecting the BJP's "wrongdoing."
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the Prime Minister Internship Scheme announced last year was not meant to provide jobs, instead it was to provide exposure and skill to the youth to make them job ready.
After the US government announced a 10 per cent tariff on all Chinese goods exported to America, China on Tuesday imposed additional tariffs on various US goods, including a 15 per cent tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas, and a 10 per cent tariff on crude oil starting from February
US President Donald Trump is anticipated to sign an executive order on Tuesday, formally withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and prohibiting future funding for the UN relief agency UNRWA, Politico reported, citing an official document.
RJD MP Manoj Jha on Tuesday demanded the Election Commission's neutrality amid the row over Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's remarks over the addition of voters to the electoral rolls in Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday said that internet freedom and free expression are gravely threatened by Pakistan's government's recent amendment to the country's cybercrimes act.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday announced that a 5-member committee, under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, has been constituted to prepare the draft for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and create the law.