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The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB—G RAM G BILL, 2025 entails a higher spending by the state governments

The bill adds that the operator shall be liable for damages except those caused by “a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character, an act of armed conflict, hostility, civil war, or terrorism”

Officials said the cable landing station project involves a potential investment of about ₹1,317 crore and is expected to generate more than 1,300 direct and indirect jobs

When it was triggered in 2016, Grap was meant to be used as an emergency measure, while systemic fixes were rolled out to clean the air. It was always a stopgap arrangement, not a solution.

The Bill proposes to set up a commission to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutions to become independent self-governing institutions

“Preliminary assessments suggest that ₹1.5-2 crore was spent solely on interiors," a senior police officer privy to the investigation said

The showers are expected to be most visible overnight between December 13 and December 14 this year.

Known for producing bright, colourful shooting stars and occasional dramatic fireballs, the Geminids are considered the strongest annual meteor shower.

Stage IV of GRAP, classified as ‘Severe+’, is invoked when Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) crosses 450.

Twenty-five people were killed and six injured after a massive blaze ripped through the nightclub — Birch by Romeo Lane — in the coastal village of Arpora in north Goa around 11.45 pm on December 6