As part of the Constitutional Conduct Group, 103 former bureaucrats urged the Finance Commission to recommend compensating these states as their natural resources were essential for India’s economy
The Valley of Words Festival in Dehradun will take place from 25-26 October, celebrating the silver jubilee of the Himalayan state with historian Shekhar Pathak delivering the keynote address.
Against backdrop of Nepal registering protest over India-China trade announcement, ThePrint explains significance of Lipulekh Pass through prism of 1816 treaty, 1991 memorandum & 2019 map.
Pilgrimages like the Char Dham Yatra have continued for centuries without turning into tourism. The extreme greed to extract commercial dividends from religion can be detrimental in the long run.
At the 2024 festival, several speakers emphasised the need to preserve the mountain system, stressing that the key to this is passing down knowledge and traditions through generations.
Droves of Indians are turning to the mountains to escape city life. It’s resulted in a boom in fly-by-night operations that function outside existing regulations.
Gurdial Singh’s iconic headstand at the Trisul summit started ‘the age of mountaineering for Indians.’ The geography teacher inspired many to love mountains and nature.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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