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No conclusive data to establish direct correlation of disease exclusively due to air pollution: Govt
Air pollution is one of the aggravating factors for respiratory...
Panel comprising RBI academia preparing new base year for GDP
The government has decided to update the base year for compilation...
Anti-pollution measures in Delhi push daily wage workers into livelihood crisis
For Babu Ram, a 63-year-old construction worker, the ban on C&D activities has exacerbated an already dire financial situation. He has a wife, son, daughter-in-law and grandchild to support, besides having to deal with a debt of Rs 3 lakh New Delhi: As authorities...
Heavy rains lash Tamil Nadu, ‘Fengal’ continues to moves towards coastline
Departure and arrival schedule of flights were affected to some extent.The government had already declared November 30 a holiday for educational institutions and requested IT firms to make their employees work from home. Chennai: Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds...
Fair price of vehicles to be scrapped will be decided by market forces, no govt intervention: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways To ease the economic burden on citizens, especially low-income groups, incentives are provided for scrapping vehicles. These include waiving registration fees for new vehicles purchased with a "Certificate...
Govt seeks to overhaul Indian insurance sector with extensive reforms measures
Insurers to be allowed to do certain other business, in addition to insurance business, enabling additional stream of revenue for insurers - like carrying of guarantee or indemnity business, managing and selling property possessed by company in satisfaction of claims,...
Welfare pension fraud: Luxury car owners, affluent individuals found on beneficiary lists in Kerala
This revelation comes amidst widespread outrage in Kerala following reports that nearly 1,500 government employees, including gazetted officers and college professors, had fraudulently claimed social security pensions Thiruvananthapuram: An audit conducted by the...
Social media ban for children under 16 becomes law in Australia
The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts Canberra: With bipartisan...
ADB expands support for Philippines’ Climate Action with $500 million loan
In recent weeks, four strong typhoons impacted the Philippines one after the other, highlighting the country’s vulnerability to increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. Economic damages from climate-related disasters could be as high as 7.6% of...
Existing PAN holders do not need to apply afresh under PAN 2.0: Tax dept
"With existing PAN database of 78 crore PANs and 73.28 lakh TANs, the project addresses the requirements of taxpayers, focusing on consolidation of multiple platforms/portals and efficient services to PAN/TAN holders," Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a...
Labour Min asks EPFO to focus on preparations to launch ELI Scheme
Three schemes for ELI were announced in Union Budget 2024-25 as part of the Prime Minister's package of five schemes and initiatives to facilitate employment, skilling and other opportunities for 4.1 crore youth over 5 years with a central outlay of Rs 2 lakh crore...
Rapid increase of Himalayan glacial lakes, NGT issues notice to Centre others
Taking cognisance of a news report showing about 10.81 per cent increase of the glacial lakes in the last 13 years due to the rising temperatures, Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel said the report had outlined the sudden growth of these lakes...