India’s plastic waste generation has more than doubled in 5 years: Govt
New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) India's plastic waste generation has more than doubled in the last five years with an average annual increase of...
2 army personnel killed in blast while patrolling along LoC in JK
Jammu, Oct 30 (PTI) An officer and a jawan of the army were killed in a mysterious blast near a forward post along the...
India to make it mandatory for auto makers to offer biofuel vehicles in 6...
Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said India will make it mandatory for auto manufacturers to offer vehicles running 100...
State Education Achievement Survey to be conducted on 3 Nov
NEW DELHI, 16 Oct: The first State Education Achievement Survey will be conducted on 3 November by the national assessment regulator PARAKH and will...
Militant surrenders before BSF in Meghalaya
Khliehriat, 30 Dec: A member of the proscribed outfit, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), on Thursday surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) Meghalaya...
‘India’s textiles exports can touch USD 100 bn from current USD 40 bn in...
New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI)
India’s annual textiles exports can rise to USD 100 billion in the next five years from the current USD 40...
West’s criticism of India for Russian oil imports double standards: Russia
New Delhi, 28 Aug: The criticism of India by the Western countries on its imports of Russian crude oil while exempting themselves from their...
Every nation must give topmost importance to healthcare, says PM Modi in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jun 20 (PTI): Every nation must give topmost importance to healthcare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he inaugurated the Centre...
PM Modi says opposition parties have ‘anti-development’ attitude, can’t digest country’s praise
Gwalior, 2 Oct: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the opposition parties for their "anti-development" politics and said they have no vision or...
Zoramthanga now urges PM to appoint chief secy who knows Mizo language
Aizawl, Nov 30 (PTI) Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appoint a chief secretary in the state, who...
Trade settlement in INR between India-Bangladesh to boost bilateral commerce: CII EXIM committee chairman
New Delhi, 6 Aug : India and Bangladesh commencing cross-border trade settlement in Indian rupee (INR) would promote two-way commerce by reducing transaction cost,...
Infra development, faculty hiring at second generation IITs didn’t correspond with student intake: Par...
New Delhi, 18 Dec: Infrastructure development on campus and faculty recruitment for second generation IITs was undertaken in a phased manner from 2012 but...
Educated voters usually disdain populist leaders, but not in case of Modi: The Economist
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Elites may usually dislike populist leaders globally, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeing increasing support among educated voters,...
India ‘indispensable partner’ for friendshoring: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
Gandhinagar, 16 Jul: United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on Sunday said the US sees India as an “indispensable partner” for friendshoring...
Covid-19 no longer a global health emergency: WHO
United Nations/Geneva, 5 May: Covid-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Friday, in a major move towards...
Pegasus: SC considers SG’s submissions, agrees to hear PILs on February 25
NEW DELHI, 22 Feb: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday instead of Wednesday a batch of pleas, which alleged use of Israeli...
Befitting response given to every ‘misadventure’ from LoC to LAC: President
NEW DELHI, 31 Jan: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the government has been laying constant emphasis on modernising the military as it firmly...
India emerged as consensus builder following its successful G20 presidency: Jaishankar
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) India emerged as a "friend" and "consensus builder" in the world following its successful G20 presidency, External Affairs Minister...
Wherever in world we go, people talk about India’s transformation: Jaishankar
Tilakwada (Guj), 26 May: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said wherever an Indian government delegation goes, people talk about India’s transformation and...
Portal for citizenship under CAA launched
NEW DELHI, 12 Mar: The home affairs ministry on Tuesday launched a portal for people eligible to apply for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship...