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Bihar politicians could get to spend more as EC plans to hike poll expense limit by 10-15%

EC's raised limit will apply to all elections during Covid, including MP bypolls. As of now, limit for each candidate is Rs 50-70 lakh for Lok Sabha polls and Rs 20-28 lakh for assembly polls.

New industries in ‘over-exploited’ areas won’t get NOC to extract groundwater, govt proposes

The draft guidelines to regulate groundwater propose levying Rs 1 lakh environment compensation charge, and hefty penalties of up to Rs 10 lakh for violations.

Change in defection law, alternate govt could be key to One Nation One Poll, EC Chandra says

Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra tells ThePrint One Nation One Poll is a ‘desirable idea’, but political consensus for it is crucial since it would require constitutional amendments.

Delhi Assembly to convene special one-day session on 14 September with no question hour

All employees of the Assembly will be tested for Covid in next few days. A testing van will be deployed at the Assembly premises for testing of employees, said a senior officer.

Non-personal data rules draft has ‘grey areas’, data privacy bill architect BN Srikrishna says

Non-Personal Data Governance Framework has been devised by an expert committee led by Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan. It's currently open for feedback.

‘Irregularities’ in lateral entry of 3 joint secretaries — hiring row hits UPSC & DoPT

CAT has asked UPSC to respond to petition alleging irregularities in the appointment of three professionals as joint secretaries through lateral entry.

Begging on trains could soon be decriminalised as railways ministry reviews redundant laws

The Railways ministry is reviewing laws that have seldom been used or are redundant to reduce the burden on the judiciary.

Tensions soar between Assam Rifles & Mizoram govt, force faces apology deadline

There are several reasons behind tensions between Assam Rifles & Mizoram govt, including the state’s accusation that the force is contributing to its rising Covid tally.

Modi govt cut red tape to hire 7 firms for Covid ‘war room’, but data-sharing questions remain

Health ministry RTI reply shows it invoked Disaster Management Act to act quickly, but data is being shared with KPMG, Cisco & Boston Consulting.

Govt approves restructuring of Railways Board, appoints VK Yadav as its first CEO

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the restructuring of the Railway Board, whose strength has been cut from eight to five as part of large scale reforms.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?