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Year later, One Nation, One Ration off to slow startSubscriber Only
May 06, 2021 04:47 IST
A native of Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur, Kumar was preparing for a 25-hour bus ride to his hometown with his family of 10 in fear of a lockdown.
Thu, May 06, 2021
Dr Anthony S Fauci on India’s Covid Crisis: ‘Shut down the country for a few weeks…hang in there, take care of each other, we’ll get to a normal’Subscriber Only
May 01, 2021 04:19 IST
Dr Anthony S Fauci, chief medical advisor to the Biden Administration and who has worked with seven US Presidents, spoke exclusively to The Indian Express on Friday from the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
Sat, May 01, 2021
Study: Migrants who returned earned five-fold of those who stayed backSubscriber Only
April 28, 2021 04:16 IST
The survey, which will be released online Wednesday, shows that only 45 per cent of female migrants returned to their urban workplaces -- 40 per cent of them earned no income across a week in which they were tracked in February 2021.
Wed, Apr 28, 2021
Explained: Amid concerns in India and Brazil, the unused vaccine stockpile in USSubscriber Only
April 26, 2021 01:44 IST
According to Brown University School of Public Health Ashish Jha, the US is “sitting on 35-40 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine Americans will never use”.
Tue, Apr 27, 2021
Climate Summit: PM Modi, Joe Biden launch India-US clean energy initiativeSubscriber Only
April 23, 2021 00:01 IST
The US pledged to cut emissions by 50 to 52 per cent of its 2005 levels by 2030. This is double the 2015 goal set by former President Barack Obama.
Fri, Apr 23, 2021
States brace for migrants’ return; helplines, control rooms start againSubscriber Only
April 20, 2021 04:27 IST
States such as Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Bihar, which were overwhelmed by the massive numbers of returnees last year, are hoping to be able to handle a similar situation better.
Tue, Apr 20, 2021
Covid-19 lockdowns return, with a change: migrants are now mostly single, maleSubscriber Only
April 08, 2021 04:43 IST
While there is no such official nationwide data, experts note that the migration back to workplaces since the end of the first lockdown has been increasingly single, male migration, leaving families behind.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
12 parties unite to oppose as Centre pushes through Delhi Bill; black day: AAPSubscriber Only
March 25, 2021 04:24 IST
As many as 12 Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha and nine in Lok Sabha opposed the Bill.
Thu, Mar 25, 2021
Niti group works on new policy to regulate civil society groups, member says for ‘healthy partnership with govt’Subscriber Only
March 24, 2021 02:13 IST
The working group includes Joint Secretaries of the Financial Action Task Force division of Department of Economic Affairs as well as the Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation Division/Combating of Funding of Terrorist Cell in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
NDMA member highlights need to rethink Disaster Management ActSubscriber Only
March 23, 2021 10:21 IST
“The pandemic has taught us that risk is not confined. Risk ripples across sectors and geographies. We have to address the notion of systemic risk as opposed to silos of different hazards," said National Disaster Management Authority member Kamal Kishore.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
Oppn parties protesting, Bill to amend mining norms clears Rajya SabhaSubscriber Only
March 23, 2021 03:05 IST
The Opposition demanded that the Bill be sent to a select committee. Congress MP Digvijaya Singh moved a motion to do so.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
Rajya Sabha nod to Bill to modify Tamil Nadu SC listSubscriber Only
March 23, 2021 03:02 IST
Mallikarjun Khare, Leader of the Opposition, asked why this was brought up only before the Assembly elections in the state.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
LS nod for Bill to modify SCs list in TNSubscriber Only
March 20, 2021 05:43 IST
Moving the The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Minister for Social Justice Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot said seven sub-castes would be encompassed under Devendrakula Vellalar with the exclusion of the Kadian community in certain listed districts.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
Nirmala Sitharaman says terror incidents down in Valley, Oppn disagreesSubscriber Only
March 19, 2021 01:27 IST
Sitharaman said, “Assembly elections can only be held after the process of delimitation is completed and the decision to hold elections lies with the EC.”
Fri, Mar 19, 2021
10 states/UTs have not sanctioned slum redevelopment housing under PMAY: GovtSubscriber Only
March 11, 2021 02:10 IST
In response to a question in Rajya Sabha, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has given a state-wise breakdown of houses sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) slum redevelopment vertical.
Thu, Mar 11, 2021
Ease of Living Index: Bengaluru ‘most liveable’ city, Delhi at 13th spotSubscriber Only
March 04, 2021 18:58 IST
The Ease of Living Index, according to the government, is an assessment tool that evaluates the quality of life and impact of various initiatives for urban development.
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
Urban Affairs Ministry recommends amending Constitution for greater municipal autonomySubscriber Only
March 04, 2021 15:14 IST
Municipal planning has also been highlighted by the report as having "fallen short".
Thu, Mar 04, 2021
Global freedom watchdog report downgrades India from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’Subscriber Only
March 04, 2021 04:37 IST
India’s score decreased from 71 to 67, with 100 being the ranking for the most free country, and its rank fell from 83 to 88 out of 211 countries
Thu, Mar 04, 2021
Phase 2 of Swachh Bharat Mission to focus on waste segregation at sourceSubscriber Only
March 02, 2021 02:46 IST
The second phase of the SBM, announced in the Union Budget, will be responsible for sewage management in all cities that have less than 1 lakh population.
Wed, Mar 03, 2021
Centre alerts banks on ‘slowdown’ in loans to street vendorsSubscriber Only
February 24, 2021 05:01 IST
In a letter to public sector banks, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has noted that “sanctions and disbursements” of loans for street vendors, as part of a scheme instituted during the Covid-19 lockdown last year, have “slowed down”.
Wed, Feb 24, 2021
Explained: What is NITI Aayog’s draft national policy on migrant workers?Subscriber Only
February 24, 2021 04:15 IST
A NITI Aayog policy draft has proposed the contours of a national policy on migrant workers. Several key recommendations in the draft can be compared to a government working group report from 2017.
Mon, Mar 22, 2021
Enable vote, map skill, inter-state teams: First migrant policy draftSubscriber Only
February 21, 2021 04:30 IST
Last year’s migrant crisis sent 10 million labourers home, according to numbers provided to Parliament by Santosh Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Labour and Employment.
Sun, Feb 21, 2021
Jal Jeevan Mission-Urban: Govt selects 10 cities for surveySubscriber Only
February 17, 2021 07:38 IST
A Pey Jal Survekshan will determine the distribution of water, wastewater, and water bodies in 10 cities: Patiala, Rohtak, Churu, Agra, Surat, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar, Tumkur, Kochi and Madurai. Five of these cities are water-scarce and five are water abundant.
Wed, Feb 17, 2021
Liberal in US, conservative in India: Survey finding on Indian AmericansSubscriber Only
February 10, 2021 03:25 IST
The online survey, conducted in September 2020 by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Pennsylvania, covered 1,200 Indian American adult residents.
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
Migrant workers: Group starts putting umbrella job portal into shapeSubscriber Only
February 07, 2021 03:44 IST
The group, that includes members from each of the ministries, held its first meeting in late December and is considering a blueprint on a 'United Platform for Skill Development and Employment Ecosystem'.
Sun, Feb 07, 2021Journalism of Courage
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