NGT seeks pollution status: diesel vehicle won’t cause much pollution, says centre
The National Green Tribunal sought pollution status from the states to access the level of pollution in the worst-hit cities. A NGT bench headed by Chairperson Swatanter Kumar directed the states to submit the detailed...
Petrobras issue continues to stir Brazil; another minister resigns
The Minister on anti-corruption of the newly-appointed Brazil government, Fabiano Silveira, has given his resignation after facing wide outrage. The critics allege that Mr Silveira has tactically tried to foil an investigation over the infamous...
Delhi to seek Japan’s assistance for infrastructure, sewage project
The AAP-led Delhi government is set to invite Japanese assistance for the party’s flagship projects like infrastructure and sewage. The high profile delegates of Delhi government including Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, PWD Minister Satyender Jain,...
Pro-Khalistan activists run militant camp in Canada, plans attack on Punjab
In a shocking revelation about the pro-Khalistan activities, the Indian Intelligence agency revealed that some Khalistan militant activists are running a militant training camp in Canada, and is planning to conduct an attack on...
IOC, WHO should postponed Rio Olympics, demand Scientists
A group of medical experts, comprising of nearly one hundred and fifty top medical researchers including doctors, scientists, and researches, requested the International Olympic Committee and World Health Organisation to postponed the Rio Olympics...
PM insists NITI Aayog to monitor ‘National Building Schemes’
In an effort to ensure the effective implementation of the ‘National Building Schemes’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi insisted ‘NITI Aayog’, an alternative to the ‘Planning Commission’, to monitor the ambitious schemes. At the behest of...
Brexit may affect global growth, warns G7
In a statement published after the industrialist power’s high-level meeting at Japan, the G7 –the US, Canada, Britain, Italy, Germany, France, and Japan- declared Brexit will affect the global growth of the world. They identified...
SC demands ‘feasible policy’ on ‘rape victim rehabilitation’
While hearing a petition filed after the infamous ‘Delhi gang rape case’, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice P C Pant directed that the central government should create a feasible policy to rehabilitate...
Ukrainian ‘firebrand leader’ Nadiya freed from Russian prison
In a rare prisoner swap, Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian firebrand political leader and soldier, who was sentenced to around twenty-two year rigorous imprisonment in Russian, was freed from the jail on last day. As per...
Maneka Gandhi unveils juvenile ‘draft model rule’; no FIR for petty crimes
Several months after the clearance of the controversial Juvenile Justice rule that removed the constrictions to trial the juvenile offenders above 16-year-age under adult laws for serious crimes like rape and murder, the Union...