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New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, organised a meeting of the Core Group on Right to Food and Nutrition on the theme 'Tackling Food Adulteration in India: Understanding the Scale, Challenges and Reforms' in hybrid mode at its premises in New Delhi. According to the NHRC, Chairperson, Justice V Ramasubramanian, chaired the meeting, which was attended by Members, Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, Secretary General, Bharat Lal ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday called for a multi-level special task force to curb food adulteration in India. Addressing a core group meeting on the right to food and nutrition, themed 'Tackling Food Adulteration in India: Understanding the Scale, Challenges and Reforms,' NHRC member Vijaya Bharathi Sayani called for a multi-level special task force to curb food adulteration. Advocating mobile food testing in schools and public places alongside monthly checks ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6: The government on Monday said there is no "unusual volatility" in prices of essential commodities on account of the West Asia crisis, and it is continuously monitoring the rates in wholesale and retail markets across the country. The Centre said it has sufficient stocks of wheat and rice to meet the requirements of the public distribution system (PDS) and also any exigencies. It has also asked states to crack down on hoarding and black marketing of essential food items. Whea ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India has retained the percentage limits for foreign portfolio investor (FPI) investments in debt markets for the financial year 2026-27, while increasing the overall investment cap in line with the expansion of the bond market. In a circular released on Monday, the RBI stated that the limits for FPI investment under the general route will remain unchanged. It stated, "The limits for FPI investment in Government Securities (G-Secs), State G ...Read More >
Delivering the First Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture on 'Constitutionalism beyond rights: Why structure matters' at Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) in Patna, Justice Nagarathna stressed that a "mature federation" must prioritise dialogue and negotiation over litigation, warning that the growing tendency of governments to rush to courts reflects deeper structural concerns. "Increase in conflict between the States of the Union or between the Centre and the States does not augur well f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, passed by both Houses of Parliament, amends certain provisions in the health sector aligning with the broader objective of simplifying compliance while maintaining robust safeguards for public health. The Bill reflects the government's commitment to fostering a trust-based governance framework and ensuring proportionate regulation by reducing the compliance burden on individuals and businesses, the Union health ministr ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has proposed raising permissible deviations from sanctioned building plans to 15 per cent from the existing 5 per cent. This move primarily aims to provide relief to lakhs of properties stuck without occupancy certificates (OCs), which subsequently prevented them from receiving utility service connections like power and water. The Supreme Court in December 2024 ordered state governments not to provide water and electricity connections to houses w ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has issued the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, marking a major overhaul of India's waste framework. Published in the Gazette on January 27, the rules take effect from April 1, replacing the 2016 regulations. The revised norms stress circular economy principles and extended producer responsibility, with mandatory four‑stream segregation of waste at source -- wet, dry, sanitary and special care. Bulk waste generators must now m ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the establishment of a dedicated Revenue Judicial Service Cadre for adjudication of land disputes across India. The petition, filed by advocate and social activist Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, calls for structural reforms in the existing system of land dispute resolution. The plea primarily urges the apex court to direct the Centre and State governments to constitute a specialised judicia ...Read More >
New Delhi: LPG production has been increased by 28 per cent through refinery directives in the last five days, and further procurement is actively underway, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said in the Parliament on Thursday. Stressing that the government's foremost priority is that the kitchens of India's more than 33 crore families, especially the poor and the underprivileged, do not face any shortage, Puri said domestic supply is fully protected, and the deli ...Read More >
New Delhi: LPG production has been increased by 28 per cent through refinery directives in the last five days, and further procurement is actively underway, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said in the Parliament on Thursday. Stressing that the government's foremost priority is that the kitchens of India's more than 33 crore families, especially the poor and the underprivileged, do not face any shortage, Puri said domestic supply is fully protected, and the deli ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday described the government's nuclear energy bill as a "dangerous leap into privatised nuclear expansion" without adequate safeguards and asserted that the pursuit of capital cannot be allowed to override the requirements of public safety, environmental protection and victim justice. Participating in a debate on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor ...Read More >
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said India could emerge as a global destination for learning, research and ideas in an uncertain world if the momentum under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is backed by a strong reform push from state governments. Why is global higher education at a turning point? His remarks come as the global higher education landscape is being reshaped, with traditional academic hubs facing demographic decline, fiscal pressures and tigh ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will introduce the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in the winter session of Parliament to set up a commission to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutions "to become independent self-governing institutions and to promote excellence through a robust and transparent system of accreditation and autonomy." The bill, reviewed by HT, says the Commission will have three wings -- the Regulatory Council, Accreditation Council an ...Read More >
Kohima, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday made a strong appeal to all political parties to uphold the dignity of legislative institutions by ensuring their smooth and orderly functioning. He emphasised that democracy provides ample opportunities to raise issues, express concerns, and engage in debates through peaceful, well-organised, and informed discussions. Addressing the 22nd Annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), India Region, Zone -III, Conference ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 28 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on behalf of the Government of India, has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated Government Securities for a total notified amount of Rs 32,000 crore.The auction is scheduled to be held on October 31, 2025 (Friday), while the settlement will take place on November 3, 2025 (Monday).According to the official statement by the RBI, the auction will include four Government Securities with varying maturities and coup ...Read More >
India's economic growth is projected to remain steady in the latter half of the fiscal year, driven by robust domestic consumption and increased government capital expenditure. Despite global trade uncertainties and US tariffs, internal demand provides stability, with festive sales expected to reach a record high. The RBI's measures to ease credit flow further support economic resilience. India's economic growth in the second half of the current financial year is expected to remain steady, with ...Read More >
In a statement issued on Thursday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) also said it acknowledges that changing weather patterns due to climate change The NHRC has urged various states and UTs to take "pre-emptive steps" and implement relief measures to protect the vulnerable segments of the society, especially the newborns, poor, elderly and the homeless who are at risk from the ensuing cold wave, due to "lack of shelter and resources". In a statement issued on Thursday, the National H ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The heavy industries ministry has asked states to secure land and install infrastructure that will enable the rapid deployment of 72,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the country, two people aware of the development said. The push is part of a ₹2,000 crore incentive plan that states can avail funding from under the broader ₹10,900 crore PM E-Drive scheme. "Discussions with state governments have already begun," said one of the persons requesting anonymity. "The aim is to ush ...Read More >
New Delhi: The IT Rules have been changed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to make it clear that only senior officials have the power to issue content take-down notices pursuant to section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act. The updated rule, which will be effective from November 15, is expected to make the content removal process at social media companies more accountable and transparent. So far the junior officers in Central and State governments, such ...Read More >
New Delhi: The continued unhygienic state of washrooms in court complexes across the country constitutes a persistent violation of the fundamental rights and the right to dignity of all users, including judges, advocates, litigants and staff, according to status report filed on behalf of different High Courts before the Supreme Court. The apex court was informed that the poor condition of washrooms, even in High Courts in metropolitan cities, was not an isolated incident but showed a systemic a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre has released an additional instalment of tax devolution of Rs 1,01,603 crore to state governments ahead of the upcoming festival season. In view of the upcoming festive season and to enable states to accelerate capital spending and finance their development/welfare-related expenditure, the Union government has released an additional tax devolution of Rs 1,01,603 crore to state governments on October 1, 2025, the finance ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. This is i ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved a hike in dearness allowance for its employees, increased the minimum support price for key crops, and okayed a mission to boost pulses output in the country, in decisions that will cost the Centre ₹1.2 trillion. In a festival-season bonanza, the Union cabinet approved a 3% increase in the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for central government employees and pensioners. Effective 1 July, the DA stands at 58% of the basic pay, and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the Tri-Services seminar in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence informed through an official social media post. https://x.com/DefenceMinIndia/status/1972864650426667222 Also Read | Tesla Begins Model Y Deliveries in India, Long Range Variant To Follow Soon. "At around 11.00 AM today, 30th September, Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh will address the Tri-Services Seminar in New Delhi," the post from the ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is engaged with the US and other stakeholders over the framing of rules for the Trump administration's move to levy a fee of $100,000 for H-1B visas, with the ministry of external affairs (MEA) saying on Friday that the mobility of skilled Indian talent contributes to innovation and economic growth in both countries. The new fee, announced by US President Donald Trump last week as part of measures to prevent the abuse of the H-1B visa programme -- perceived as a "national secur ...Read More >
India's agriculture sector has achieved a remarkable 3.7% growth in the first quarter of 2025-26, the highest globally, according to Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. This rebound from last year's 1.5% growth underscores the success of farmer-friendly policies. Chouhan emphasized collaborative efforts under the 'One Nation, One Agriculture and One Team' initiative and warned against spurious inputs. India's agriculture sector recorded a growth rate of 3.7 per cent during the first qua ...Read More >
New Delhi: A beggars' home maintained by the state is not a discretionary charity and its administration must reflect the values of constitutional morality, the Supreme Court said while issuing a slew of directions to ensure that dignified living conditions are maintained continuously at such centres. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said all the states and Union Territories are required to institutionalise reforms in beggars' homes and analogous institutions under their contro ...Read More >
The top court says the failure to ensure humane conditions in such homes does not merely amount to maladministration; it constitutes a constitutional breach of the fundamental right to life with dignity A beggars' home maintained by the state is not a discretionary charity and its administration must reflect the values of constitutional morality, the Supreme Court said while issuing a slew of directions to ensure that dignified living conditions are maintained continuously at such centres. A b ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Industry has called for establishing a National Global Capability Centres (GCC) Council through exclusive legislation to develop next-generation Digital Economic Zones, helping unleash the true potential of GCCs that have lately been at the vanguard of creating technology jobs at the country's top outsourcing hubs. The proposed council would help deepen the industry-academia partnership, the apex industry body said, as part of its 'Suggested Framework for ...Read More >
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