India & World

Economists oppose India's VB ‘G RAM G’ Bill, fearing it undermines MGNREGA's job guarantee, calling for protests on December 19 against the legislation.

The SHANTI Bill allows private nuclear energy involvement but restricts sharing of "restricted" info under RTI, raising transparency and public safety concerns.

Over a million West Bengal voters have age discrepancies with parents or grandparents, raising concerns about voter registration accuracy, says EC.

The strict rules come after Delhi registered AQI in 'severe' category for three consecutive days since December 13.

Indian investigators have accused Choksi of six bank frauds between 2018 and 2022 involving amounts totalling nearly ₹13,000 crore

The court noted that air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has become a predictable annual phenomenon, particularly during winter.

The bill proposes the grant of licences to private companies to operate nuclear power plants

A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ordered that the convicts shall not be released on remission until further orders of the court.

Yadav's remarks follow Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's post on X which raised concern regarding the severe AQI in Lucknow

A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant lamented that despite repeated interventions, most measures taken so far to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR appeared to have “failed”.