CM Mann questioned the centre's decision stating that there was no need since Punjab police was already providing security to the dam, and that he would raise the issue with the PM.
The top court gave the 2 governments a week’s time to prosecute those found guilty of burning crop residue, which is the cause of major pollution in the region, including Delhi.
NASA scientist analysed area of paddy sown in the states using NASA’s MODIS Aqua satellite. He added that proactive measures by govt could reduce number of stubble fires significantly.
Protest leaders say ministers told them offer of legal guarantee of MSP for 5 crops was for all farmers but it later emerged that it was only for those who shifted from paddy cultivation.
After Union govt announces land for Haryana to build new assembly building in Chandigarh, CM Bhagwant Mann requests same for Punjab, but opposition says this weakens state's claim to city.
Besides multiple railway stations across Punjab and Haryana, the protest was also staged at different places in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka, among others.
For decades, India’s defence industry has churned out ‘indigenous’ hardware. Much of it is mere assembly of imported kits or licensed production, masking a deep import dependence.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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