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Healthcare and frontline workers will have vaccine priority: V K PaulSubscriber Only
November 07, 2020 03:38 IST
Asked if the coronavirus vaccine will be made available free to all Indians, Dr Paul said: “The vaccine in initial stages, in any country, is not going to be available in unlimited supply because we are zero at the moment... It will take months.”
Sat, Nov 07, 2020
Health Ministry details link between pollution, Covid before House panelSubscriber Only
November 07, 2020 03:33 IST
The Ministry has also suggested that the virus may potentially survive longer in conditions of high air pollution, it is learnt.
Sat, Nov 07, 2020Former petroleum secretary MM Kutty to head new air quality commissionSubscriber Only
November 06, 2020 11:49 IST
The Centre has dissolved the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for the NCR (EPCA) to make way for the functioning of the Commission.
Fri, Nov 06, 2020
Accurate forecast helps farmers, fishermen save crores: surveySubscriber Only
November 04, 2020 03:49 IST
Annual income gained by fisherfolks, meanwhile, is estimated to be Rs 663 crore, and the present value of benefits accruing to these households works out to be Rs 2391 crore over a five-year period, the study says.
Wed, Nov 04, 2020
Jharkhand scholarship scam: Have started probe, says Mukhtar Abbas NaqviSubscriber Only
November 03, 2020 04:22 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express after chairing a high-level meeting to discuss the issue, Naqvi said: “We have initiated an investigation into the matter and are in constant touch with the state government.”
Tue, Nov 03, 2020
Enough laws to tackle pollution, political will lacking: expertsSubscriber Only
November 01, 2020 01:29 IST
With the Centre now bringing in a new ordinance for the setting up of a Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas, a body that will see the EPCA getting dissolved, Mehta says the battle against air pollution lacks not laws or committees, but political will.
Sun, Nov 01, 2020
To fight NCR pollution, a new body under lawSubscriber Only
October 30, 2020 04:34 IST
The Commission, which will monitor and check air pollution levels in the region, will supersede all existing bodies, including the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), as well as state governments in matters of air pollution mitigation.
Fri, Oct 30, 2020
Explained: Powers, functions, composition of Centre’s new clean-air body for Delhi NCRSubscriber Only
October 29, 2020 16:18 IST
As another smog and pollution season settles over North India, the central government has issued an Ordinance to set up a Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas.
Fri, Oct 30, 2020
Once target of mass hunting in Northeast, ‘Birds of God’ are now rare symbol of hopeSubscriber Only
October 27, 2020 04:21 IST
“But what has made the project a true success was the involvement of the community. There has never been such a quick turnaround to a conservation project in India, where one year a species was being hunted and in the next, it stopped."
Tue, Oct 27, 2020
Trump calls India air ‘filthy’, is not entirely off the markSubscriber Only
October 24, 2020 04:54 IST
Trump’s comment on India’s air quality might have been unpalatable, but it is true that over the last few years, Indian cities have been recording some of the highest pollution levels in the world.
Sat, Oct 24, 2020
Tectonic fault line that runs through Ladakh not inactive as was thought, moving north: StudySubscriber Only
October 18, 2020 04:32 IST
The study was conducted in Ladakh from the north of Ladakh’s capital, Leh, to the Tso Moriri lake, a distance of 213 kilometres. A low-intensity earthquake in 2010 near the village of Upshi in Ladakh, which falls on the fault line, can now be attributed to a thrust rupture, the study said.
Sun, Oct 18, 2020
Tired and underpaid, Anganwadi workers feel neglected in Nitish Kumar’s BiharSubscriber Only
October 17, 2020 15:53 IST
Called to election duty, these female foot soldiers had to end a 36-day strike last month.
Mon, Oct 19, 2020
Climate change driving butterflies, moths higher up Himalayas: studySubscriber Only
October 12, 2020 04:27 IST
The findings of the study will be used as a baseline indicator to track the impact of climate change on animal species over the coming decade, officials said.
Mon, Oct 12, 2020
Naga talks may be shifted to third country, Muivah wrote to PMSubscriber Only
October 06, 2020 06:05 IST
He had also demanded that the talks be conducted directly “at a Prime Ministerial level” and without any preconditions.
Tue, Oct 06, 2020
NGOs say change in FCRA clause on funds will cripple projectsSubscriber Only
October 05, 2020 03:30 IST
The amended FCRA, which was notified on September 29 after it received the President's assent, makes sub-granting – a system by which a bigger NGO can pass on funds that it has received from foreign donors to smaller grassroots NGOs – illegal.
Mon, Oct 05, 2020
Only 10% saplings planted on paper found at site, survival rate low: studySubscriber Only
October 05, 2020 01:39 IST
The study, conducted between 2012 and 2016, has been carried out by Himdhara Environment Research and Action Collective and is based on government data and ground research.
Mon, Oct 05, 2020
Hathras case: BJP IT head Amit Malviya tweets her video; illegal if she’s rape victim, says NCW chiefSubscriber Only
October 04, 2020 03:36 IST
Under Indian Penal Code provisions, anyone who reveals the identity of a person who is a victim of sexual assault or suspected to be one can be imprisoned for up to two years.
Mon, Oct 05, 2020
Transgender rules issued: no medical exam needed to declare desired sexSubscriber Only
September 30, 2020 01:40 IST
The Rules, first released as a draft in July, inviting objections and suggestions, had been criticised by the LGBTQ community for “taking away’’ their dignity by mandating that a third person, such as a District Magistrate, would verify, and subsequently certify the gender of a person.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
New science policy: institutes to be rated on support for women staffSubscriber Only
September 29, 2020 04:30 IST
The last science policy was drawn up in 2013, and the new version is expected to be unveiled by December.
Tue, Sep 29, 2020
‘First port of call for many in pandemic’: NGOs urge Kovind not to give assent to FCRA BillSubscriber Only
September 25, 2020 01:52 IST
FCRA regulates acceptance and utilisation of foreign funds by individuals, associations and companies.
Fri, Sep 25, 2020
CPCB analysis finds drastic fall in air pollution levels during lockdownSubscriber Only
September 24, 2020 08:37 IST
While the reduction in PM2.5 levels shows a 16 per cent improvement due to the lockdown regionally, the improvement in air quality was far higher in cities as compared to the rest of the country.
Thu, Sep 24, 2020
Onion, potato, cereals off essential commodities list, amendment Bill passedSubscriber Only
September 23, 2020 04:52 IST
The Bill replaces an ordinance promulgated in June and amends the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
Wed, Sep 23, 2020Oppn to boycott RS till suspension revoked, Govt says ‘express regret’Subscriber Only
September 23, 2020 04:48 IST
With the Opposition deciding to boycott Rajya Sabha, the eight MPs, who held a sit-in next to the Gandhi statue at Parliament through the night, ended their dharna.
Wed, Sep 23, 2020
Manipur cabinet rejig today, 3 BJP and 2 NPP ministers may goSubscriber Only
September 23, 2020 02:34 IST
The NPP, led by Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar, another Biren detractor, had pulled out of the government days before the Rajya Sabha election this year to back the Congress.
Wed, Sep 23, 2020
Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill passed Govt formulating national public health law, says ministerSubscriber Only
September 20, 2020 03:59 IST
When asked for recommendations and inputs on the proposed law, only Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Goa and Himachal Pradesh had responded initially. “Now 10 others have sent their inputs and we will study the recommendations of all 14 states,” he said.
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