Of towns on the Ganges, Varanasi was ranked cleanest in the Swachh Survekshan survey 2023, with Prayagraj and Bijnor finishing a close second and third.
The incident took place near Magdalla Port on Dumas road when a large number of truck drivers blocked the road demanding withdrawal of the new law on hit-and-run cases.
The chaos occurred when passengers were boarding Bihar-bound special train – Tapti Ganga Express – for the upcoming Chhath festival at Surat railway station on Saturday.
At least eight diamond workers in Surat have died by suicide in the past three months with about 15,000 laid off while the industry's losses have increased from 1% to 15-20% annually in the last five years.
India exported lab diamonds worth $216.07 million in financial year 2017-18. The latest numbers – between April 2022 & February 2023 – stand at $1568.55 million.
Traders in Surat say rough diamonds that arrive in India are 'substantially transformed'. Any G7 sanctions on Russian diamonds will negatively hurt industry, they fear.
Surat's diamond industry hit by global slowdown, unrest, and floods in Africa, from where raw diamonds are sourced. Workers union says 20% companies have halted operations.
Arvind Kejriwal's show of support for Rahul Gandhi comes at a time when AAP has been part of Congress-led opposition bloc demanding a JPC probe into the Hindenburg report on Adani.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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