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TopicNational Green Tribunal

Topic: National Green Tribunal

Patron loyalty, ‘police nexus’ — how capital’s hookah scene is thriving despite ban

The serving of hookah is banned in Delhi but regular customers and an unwritten code have helped restaurants overcome it.

Before Mehbooba, social media knew the PDP-BJP split was imminent

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and gov

Frothing lakes of Bengaluru: Civic apathy or government mismanagement?

The National Green Tribunal recently found that not even 1 ml water in the infamous Bellandur lake of Bengaluru is clean. Experts weigh in.

The element behind the Tuticorin fiasco

Even as the Tuticorin protests turn violent and take a political colour in Tamil Nadu, here’s a look at the significance of copper for the Indian economy.

Maneka Gandhi wants J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti to stop the use of horses in Vaishno Devi

Union minister says equines should be instead replaced with battery-operated carts as they are a source of a highly contagious disease called glanders.

NGT’s Amarnath ruling isn’t its first controversial order this year

The NGT’s Amarnath order has raised questions about its jurisdictional limitations. However, this is not the only NGT order that has caused a stir...

Alien paddy is causing stubble burning, but don’t blame Punjab for Delhi smog this time

The paddy being grown in Punjab is alien to conditions in Punjab, and the burning of its stubble has had a big impact on the state’s air quality.

Can’t terrorise farmers with laws to stop stubble-burning. Understand their problem first

The central government’s policy of not allowing Punjab to diversify is resulting in stubble burning which is causing damage to the health of people in faraway Delhi.

Smoke-free Diwali still a pipe dream as fields continue to burn in Haryana

Haryana government says it is trying various options to curb stubble burning, but 672 cases had been registered till two days before Diwali.

Talk Point: What will be the impact of shifting Goa cases from NGT’s Pune bench to Delhi?

This week's TalkPoint discusses the impact of shifting Goa cases from the National Green Tribunal in Pune to New Delhi.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?