NHRC Special Rapporteur to probe farmer deaths
The National Human Rights Commission has directed East Zone Special Rapporteur to conduct a detailed probe into incidences of farmers’ suicide in Odisha. The order comes in the backdrop of …
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23 Opposition parties move court on EVMs and VVPAT
Opposition parties have moved to the Supreme Court demanding the random verification of at least 50% Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) using Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in every Assembly …
Read MoreGehlot govt. did not send data for PM Kisan
The Rajasthan government has been accused of not providing requisite information about farmers eligible for PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. The scheme was recently launched from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh and …
Read More‘Grounding to cost airlines $4 bn.’
Frost & Sullivan, a consulting firm, has projected that grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes worldwide, could cost airlines a loss of $4 billion. A large number of countries …
Read MoreHimachal avalanche: search ends with recovery of two more bodies
The search and rescue operation for soldiers trapped by as snow avalanche in Kinnaur district Himachal Pradesh has been called off. Soldiers of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles were buried under …
Read MoreEnforce ban on surrogate liquor ads, HC tells UP
The Allahabad High court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government and its Excise Department to enforce the ban on surrogate advertisement of liquor on TV and in cinema halls, newspapers …
Read MoreFire breaks out in Bandipur again
Recently, a fresh outbreak of fire has been reported from Kundkere range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve. In February, Bandipur Tiger Reserve had witnessed a major fire which spread to the …
Read MoreDespite objections, Bannerghatta National Park’s Eco-Sensitive Zone curtailed
The 33rd ESZ Expert Committee meeting of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) has recommended to finalize the draft notification which declared an Eco-sensitive Zone (ESZ) area of 168.84 …
Read MoreWholesale price inflation quickens to 2.93% in February
The Wholesale price inflation has increased to 2.93% in February. The rise has been attributed to high food and fuel prices. Wholesale Price Inflation tracks changes in the price of …
Read MoreKarnataka has most number of stolen artifacts
The Ministry of Culture has said that Karnataka tops the list in India in terms of stolen antiquities. Antiquity is an article or object (example: coin, sculpture, painting or epigraph, …
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