In an order delivered on World Disability Day, apex court issues a slew of directions to UPSC to safeguard rights of candidates belonging to PwD category.
While PM2.5 levels saw a clear improvement between 2018 & 2022, they have stabilised at a high-level with no reduction signs since 2021-22 onwards, CSE analysis mentions.
Report by the Centre for Science and Environment calls for creating an industrial waste inventory & provides guidelines for classifying 'green' products to ensure a circular economy.
NCAP focuses only on PM10 reduction, and 64% of all funds are used for dust control measures, finds CSE; recommends green municipal bonds and transparency in SVS ranking criteria.
Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.
Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
I have seen how in a lot of countries there are people who do sign language translations when someone of a status of a CM or PM in those countries address the nation or journalists. I don’t see that in our country where we definitely have a lot of deaf people just because of our population size. I mean only in 2020 we recognized the Indian sign language (the so called “progressive left – Congress didn’t care about it huh ?)
I have never seen that in our country. Most of our footpaths (the ones which are not encroached or in bad conditions) are very unfriendly towards people using wheelchairs.
Our country is very unfriendly towards physically abled people. Now I have seen NGOs and some initiatives from the government but clearly we are very behind because we have still not made the basics accessible to such groups. NGOs can help but can’t build the infrastructure. That’s the job of the government.
I have seen how in a lot of countries there are people who do sign language translations when someone of a status of a CM or PM in those countries address the nation or journalists. I don’t see that in our country where we definitely have a lot of deaf people just because of our population size. I mean only in 2020 we recognized the Indian sign language (the so called “progressive left – Congress didn’t care about it huh ?)
I have never seen that in our country. Most of our footpaths (the ones which are not encroached or in bad conditions) are very unfriendly towards people using wheelchairs.
Our country is very unfriendly towards physically abled people. Now I have seen NGOs and some initiatives from the government but clearly we are very behind because we have still not made the basics accessible to such groups. NGOs can help but can’t build the infrastructure. That’s the job of the government.