Govt will soon allow old polluting trucks and buses to be fitted with retrofit emission-control devices NEW DELHI: In a fresh push to curb vehicular pollution, govt will soon allow old polluting trucks and buses to be fitted with retrofit emission-control devices (RECDs) that can reduce particulate matter emissions by up to 90% and nitrogen…
Details have also been sought regarding the regulatory status and obligations of Meta NEW DELHI: National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the ministries of electronics and information technology (MeitY) and information and broadcasting (I&B) as part of the ongoing scrutiny of circulation of child sexual abuse material on Instagram.NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo, whose…
Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Bar Council of India has no jurisdiction to discipline or regulate law students NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Bar Council of India has no jurisdiction to discipline or regulate law students and quashed its letters threatening to debar Nalsar University law graduates from registering as advocates for opposing…
ISRO’s GSLV-F17/EOS-05 mission successfully accomplished SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05, India’s first imaging satellite designed to operate from a geosynchronous orbit, aboard GSLV-F17 in the early hours of Friday.The 51.7-metre-tall, 420.5-tonne, three-stage rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at Sriharikota at 2.55am and placed the around 2,367kg Earth…
India and Belgium signed deals to deepen defence and clean-energy ties and agreed to double bilateral trade New Delhi: India and Belgium signed deals to deepen defence and clean-energy ties and agreed to double bilateral trade within five years as PM Modi held talks with Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever, the first Belgian PM to…
The order stands in stark contrast to the lengthy judgement by a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan on July 21 NEW DELHI: The full benefit of protective provisions of Juvenile Justice Act has not yet been extended to children who generally develop delinquent behaviour due to having grown up in poverty…
Jaishankar’s terse reaffirmation of India’s position that its energy sourcing is driven by national interests The Russia-Ukraine conflict will be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and not by dwelling over who is buying oil from where, said external affairs minister S Jaishankar rejecting the Western narrative that countries buying energy from Russia are bankrolling President…
Border Security Force troops detained a Pakistani intruder JAMMU: Border Security Force troops detained a Pakistani intruder along the international border in Jammu’s Kanachak sector on Thursday morning. Officials said the suspect was currently being questioned.Around 8am, personnel of BSF’s 44Bn spotted the suspect in a forward area near a border outpost and took him…
FARRUKHABAD: Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched a sharp attack on previous governments, alleging that recruitment and employment opportunities for youth were earlier dominated by a “Saifai syndicate”, while asserting that his government would not allow anyone to compromise with the future of young people.Addressing a gathering in Farrukhabad after distributing relief…
Govt proposes phased storage mandate for new solar, wind projects from 2027, starting at 10% capacity with two-hour duration. (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: New solar and wind power projects may have to install battery storage alongside generation capacity from 2027, with govt proposing a phased storage requirement as part of revised technical standards for renewable…
