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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicRTI query

Topic: RTI query

Only 24,821 Indians identified as Sanskrit speakers in 2011 Census, reveals RTI query

The information was revealed by the language department of the Union home ministry's Registrar General and Census Commissioner's office, in reply to the RTI. 

‘0.01%’ street vendors from minority communities benefit from Centre’s loan scheme, finds RTI query

A total of 32.26 lakh loans were disbursed under the PM SVANidhi scheme between June 2020 & May 2022, according to data revealed by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Award citations of Army’s elite 10 Para commandos in 1971 war destroyed ‘as per policy’

The Central Public Information Officer said the relevant record of citations have been destroyed and hence not available.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.