Delhi set to centralise drug and equipment procurement

The move will help government to regulate the drug prices by ensuring their availability

J&K to get Rs 60,000 crore as BJP-PDP agree on government formation

State allocated maximum amount among 11 revenue deficit states, following recommendations of 14th Finance Commission

Baghjan blowout: NGT directs Assam government to pay aid to affected families

OIL has deposited Rs 90.8 crores with Tinsukia district administration, which may impact 2,195 affected village residents living near the blowout …

Doubling trouble: It’s mid-2022; is it good days yet for farm incomes?

The Union government's claim about being on track to double farmers' income sounds hollow as it has not even spent the allocated budget for …

Second phase of odd-even scheme to be back in April

The government is “seriously considering” making odd-even mandatory for 15 days every month

Mumbai transport department waits for nod to levy additional tax on fuel, cars

Cess was proposed to generate funds for improving public transport and reducing congestion on city roads

‘Need balanced criteria to judge backwardness’

Following Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s campaign for special status for Bihar, a panel of six experts chosen by the Union Finance Ministry …

Time to reveal

Cabinet clears policy that makes it mandatory for departments to share data; civil society sceptical

Rajasthan Locust Attack: Both state, Centre need to shed complacency

Between 1993 and 2020, the governments hardly invested in locust control departments

Odisha report on housing ‘irregularities’ under Centre’s lens

MPs allege that 85% of 1.2 million PMAY-G beneficiaries in state ineligible for scheme

Shameless India

Tax brakes

Poor count

Defining poverty is crucial to make the food security bill effective

Survey highlights gap between climate emergency perception, action in India

73% Indians are optimistic about avoiding climate crisis in their lifetime according to a survey by Epson; 4.1% don’t believe there is a …

The rise of the rurals

The Bharatiya Janata Party's famed "Gujarat Model" gets a rude jolt in the state's recent polls, especially from rural communities in the …

Delhi government bans sale of Maggi in stores

A total of 13 packets were tested and it was found that 10 contained lead more than the prescribed limit of 2.5 parts per million

Norway to curb investments in coal-based firms

Funds from the country’s sovereign wealth fund will not go to companies that draw more than 30 per cent of their revenue or power from coal

AIIMS surgeon enters Limca Book of Records

Conducted maximum joint replacements at highest altitude

2023 in a blink: How did PM Modi’s biggest 4 ‘castes’ — poor, youth, women and farmers — fare this year

PM Modi first made the statement on November 30, 2023 during Opposition calls for nationwide caste census

New draft rules for RTI draws flak

Activists say the rules undermine the spirit of the law

Green light to buffer zones

Centre approves buffer zone around two tiger reserves in Maharashtra

Focus shifts to man-made fibre

Farmers sidelined in draft national fibre policy

Climate change disrupts the goal of doubling farmers’ income

According to the just tabled Economic Survey, the government needs to implement “radical” actions to ensure the Prime Minister’…

Need parking policy to entitle every citizen to dignified life, says Supreme Court

The apex court upholds parking rules as a clean air strategy and asks for its implementation  

For 17 years, govt investment in agriculture dips across the world

In contrast to popular belief, agriculture’s share in global economy has been increasing