Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Congress Rajya Sabha MP and party in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, Syed Nasir Hussain, has reiterated the demand for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfil his commitment. He also raised serious concerns about the ongoing Special Intensive … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Ranchi, July 10 (IANS) Once considered a sanctuary for wild elephants, the Kolhan division of Jharkhand has turned into a graveyard for the majestic creature, with four elephant deaths reported in just the last 35 days. The recurring fatalities have raised serious concerns over wildlife safety and human-animal conflict in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 12 (IANS) Farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district have raised serious concerns over the rampant and illegal dumping of medical waste in agricultural lands and irrigation canals. They have appealed to district authorities and the health department for urgent intervention, fearing both environmental contamination and serious health hazards … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 10 (IANS) A plastic nurdle spill from the sunken cargo ship MSC ELSA 3 has spread into the newly declared Dhanushkodi Greater Flamingo Sanctuary in Ramanathapuram district, threatening one of India’s most fragile coastal ecosystems. The MSC ELSA 3, a Liberian-flagged vessel, sank off the Kochi coast a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday raised alarm over the escalating menace of plastic pollution in the state. While addressing the World Environment Day celebration in Bhubaneswar, CM Majhi stated that the unbridled use of plastic poses a triple threat- climate change, loss of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 29 (IANS) Environmental concerns are mounting following the sinking of the container ship MSC ELSA 3 off the coast of Kerala, as plastic nurdles — tiny pre-production plastic pellets — have begun washing ashore in Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari district and are posing a threat for the eco-sensitive Gulf … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Addressing the convocation ceremony of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday delivered a wide-ranging and impassioned speech that traversed themes of national security, demographic shifts, caste-based enumeration, and India’s civilisational identity. Framing his address in the context of current … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Thursday during its meeting with the visiting 16th Finance Commission led by Arvind Panagariya has raised alarm over reduction in the proportion of grants from the Centre to the states. The grants in aid from the Central government in 2022-23 were Rs … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A video widely circulated on social media platform X, claiming to show a Pakistani attack on an Indian military colony, has been debunked by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). PIB confirmed that the footage is actually from Indonesia and dates back to May 6, 2025, … Read more