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AAP govt in no mood to revive crucial environmental clearance panels in Delhi

Experts fear delay can further risks of environmental hazards, rampant construction works in national capital.

How well do govt schemes on tackling malnutrition work? Centre launches mechanism to find out

According to the Global Nutrition Report 2018, India faces a major malnutrition crisis as it accounts for almost a third of the world's burden for stunting.

India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power

Costs of building large-scale solar installations in India fell by 27 per cent in 2018.

Heatwave pushes Delhi govt to extend summer vacations for a week for students upto class 8

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who is also the education minister, clarified that the order will apply for both government and private schools.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls for district level police teams to ‘instil fear in criminals’

The CM also advised the police department to form anti-Romeo squads under every police station before schools and colleges are scheduled to reopen.

En route from Pakistan, army of locusts are set on their next target – Rajasthan

Higher rainfall, climate change and lack of preventive measures responsible for menace

CAT transfers official who stayed Modi govt’s move to compulsorily retire IRS officer

A.K. Patnaik stayed the compulsory retirement of IRS official G. Shree Harsha on 25 June. He was transferred just a day later to Karnataka.

Not govt staff, minister Javadekar wants consultants to fill up 15,000 DD and AIR posts

The minister has made it clear after taking charge of the ministry that no regular government staff needs to be hired for these vacant positions.

Not just Amarnath Yatra security, Amit Shah showed a lot of interest in corruption in J&K

In his first visit to the state as home minister, Amit Shah has called for strengthening of the recently established Anti-Corruption Bureau.

The IPS class of 1984 that’s all-powerful under Modi govt

After appointment of Samant Goel and Arvind Kumar as chiefs of IB and RAW respectively, one particular IPS batch has taken charge of most key agencies.

On Camera

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?