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Topic: Zira

Punjab govt maintains silence in HC on lack of written orders backing Zira factory closure

Punjab Pollution Control Board had withdrawn operational consent to factory for not adequately complying with conditions. CM Mann had ordered its closure via 'video message & tweet'.

‘Saving ecology’ or Jalandhar bypoll? Punjab CM Mann orders closure of Zira liquor factory

Month after clashes between cops & protesters, CM announces factory will be closed to ‘preserve environment’. Decision signals govt’s willingness to reach out to agitating farmers.

Why protesters have gheraoed Punjab liquor factory for 5 months — ‘toxic ash’

Villages allege that interpretation of reports submitted by teams of Punjab Pollution Control Board & NGT was faulty. Court has agreed to get deeper probe provided they end stir.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.