The Victory And The Battle That Rages On
At around 9 a.m. today, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise announcement. In his address to the nation,...
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PM Modi’s Climbdown Is A Surprise Victory For Protesting Farmers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday he would repeal three agriculture laws that farmers have been protesting against for...
5 Sustainable Solutions To Tackle Extreme Heat In South Asia
As the world warms, there is an urgent need to find ways to keep people cool. This year, several deadly...
Will Repeal Controversial Farm Laws, Says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday he had decided to repeal three controversial farm laws against which farmers have...
Gurugram Gurdwara Offers Space For Namaz
The Gurdwara association of Sadar Bazar in Gurugram has decided to offer its premises for Friday prayers following objections over...
Kejriwal Announces Plan To Clean Up Yamuna By 2025
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said his government has prepared a six-point plan to clean the Yamuna river...
COP26 Leaves Young People From Developing Countries Disappointed
It was a tale of contrasts at COP26, the 26th edition of the UN’s annual climate conference which wrapped up...
More Kids In Hospital, Schools Shut As Smog Smothers Delhi
More children are in hospital with breathing problems as pollution levels remain dangerously high in New Delhi, doctors warned on...
Combustion Of Coal Led To Rise In Premature Mortality Rate
The combustion of coal, mainly in power plants, followed by industrial and household settings, has resulted in an increase in...
‘I Lost Career To Racism’: Ex-England Cricketer
Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fought back tears as he told British lawmakers on Tuesday he had lost his career...
Kangana Ranaut Now Slams Mahatma Gandhi
Keeping the controversy cauldron bubbling, actor Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday claimed Subhash Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh got no support...
After COP26: India’s Crucial Decade
The science is clear. For a chance to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius as stated in the Paris...
Dance Reality Show Host’s ‘Racist’ Comments Spark Outrage
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on November 16 said racism should be condemned “unequivocally” after a contestant from Guwahati...
Farmers Shouldn’t Be Blamed For Air Pollution: Rakesh Tikait
Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said farmers or stubble burning should not be blamed for air pollution,...
2006 Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk Probed For Insulting Leader
The Swedish Academy that chooses the Nobel Laureates in Literature said on Monday it was following the case against Turkish...
COP26: Large Compromises Overshadow Small Successes
A COP delayed by the pandemic ended with the Glasgow Climate Pact. Delayed, diluted and disappointing, the consensus left most...
2 Women Journalists, Detained In Assam, Held By Tripura Police
Two women journalists, who had written about the recent communal incidents in Tripura and were detained by Assam police, were...
SC Orders WFH Over Delhi Pollution
The Supreme Court told authorities on Monday to shut offices in the capital and nearby cities, allowing millions to work...
Milind Teltumbde’s Killing A Big Setback For Maoist Movement
The killing of top Naxal leader Milind Teltumbde is a "big setback" to the outlawed Maoist movement in the Maharashtra-Madhya...
COP26’s Bare Minimum Is Still A Ratchet
COP26 is finally over. Green lobbyists have already dismissed the global climate shindig organised by the United Nations as a...
How Enforceable Are Climate Pledges?
All is said and done at the U.N. climate talks, and the ink on the COP26 agreement is dry, but...
COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When it began, almost two weeks...
‘Definition Of Insanity’: What They Are Saying At COP26
COP26, a two-week U.N. conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change, came to an end on...
Delhi’s Smog Worsens, Prepare For Emergency, Says Pollution Board
The Centre's pollution control board on Friday ordered states and local bodies to be in "complete readiness" for emergency measures...
‘Centre Must Take Back Padma Shri And Arrest Kangana Ranaut’
Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on Friday demanded that the Centre must withdraw the Padma...
