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NGT issues slew of directives to Himachal Pradesh on gaps in waste management
The bench said the “state’s compliance obligations are to be...
Protecting environment a constitutional obligation, shared moral responsibility: CJI
Surya Kant,Chief Justice of India Referring to Articles 21, 48A and...
US and Israel launch military attack against Iran, could last days
The attack pushes the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dims hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's long-running nuclear dispute with the West. U.S. and Isreal have launched military strikes against Iran on Saturday plunging the Middle...
Climate multilateralism a matter of survival for us: Maldives Minister Muaviyath Mohmed
"For Maldives, multilateralism is not an abstract ideal, but a matter of survival. It is a low-lying country, with more than 99 per cent of the territory comprising oceans. The sea levels could rise by a metre by the end of this century, which can have economic and...
India’s economic growth slips to 7.8%, but still leads major nations, to cross USD 4 trn mark: CEA
``…we are improving our GDP growth outlook for FY27 from 6.8 to 7.2 previously to 7 to 7.4 per cent under the new series…the economy is more likely to achieve a number closer to 7.4 per cent rather than 7 per cent," Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said...
New GDP series to include data on GST, e-Vahan, household services
The GDP data for third quarter (October-December 2025) based on new series will be released on Friday. New Delhi:The new series of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with base year 2022-23 will include data of goods and services tax, e-Vahan and household services provided...
India CV industry jumps 27% (YoY) in January; GST cut drives volume surge: ICRA
For the first ten months of the FY 26 r, domestic CV wholesale volumes grew by 11.3 per cent YoY, while retail volumes registered an 8.5 per cent growth during the same period. Looking ahead, ICRA expects the domestic CV industry to register a moderate YoY growth of...
Guj HC issues notices to Central and state govts on PIL flagging AI misuse for deepfake content
The petitioner requested the high court’s directions to authorities as well as to tech giants Meta, Google and X to immediately prohibit the publication, transmission, and communication of all AI-generated photographs, videos, and digital content of any Constitutional...
Over 1,000 construction sites in Mumbai served stop-work notices: Minister
“We are following a strict escalation matrix for violators. Construction projects failing to adhere to dust-mitigation guidelines are first given a formal intimation, followed by a show-cause notice, and then a stopwork order if they remain non-compliant,” she said....
Issue of shortage of actuaries in industry needs to be addressed urgently:IRDAI Chairman
``The United States has more than 40 fellow actuaries per million people and the United Kingdom more than 250, while India has fewer than one per million. Compounding this, IAI's(Institute of Actuaries) total membership has fallen from around 12,000 in 2011 to...
Various Govt social security schemes enhance confidence among citizens, says PM Modi
``India is going through a period of rapid economic growth and expansion of social security architecture. As India advances towards the vision of Vikasit Bharat 2047, it is important that our efforts remain aligned to widen and reinforce the safety nets available to...
India will be first country in the world making healthcare quite affordable:Devi Shetty
``Believe me, in the next five to seven years time, expenses for the healthcare services can be paid through adequate insurance coverage and other financial mechanisms including Health Savings Accounts. Health savings account is nothing but a zero balance account with...