Rising air pollution can affect unborn babies: Experts
New Delhi: As the air quality deteriorates in Delhi-NCR, health experts are of the view that air pollution can negatively affect pregnancy, possibly leading to preterm birth, a low birth weight, stillbirth, or congenital abnormalities. The AQI is constantly dipping into a very poor and severe category in the capital region, with doctors advising expecting […]
COP27: Fight over human harm, huge climate costs
Sharm el-Sheikh: It was a total loss the type that is usually glossed over in big impersonal statistics like 40 billion in damage from this summer’s Pakistan floods that put one-third of the nation underwater. “We lost everything, our home and our possessions,” said Taj Mai, a mother of seven who is four months pregnant […]
NEP promoting mother tongue, regional languages: Minister
Itanagar: Union Minister Dr Subhas Sarkar on Tuesday said that under the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, the focus is on promoting mother tongue and regional languages. The NEP does not intend to impose Hindi, the minister said while presiding over a meeting at Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh. The Union Minister of State for […]
SC to deliver verdict on pleas challenging Centre’s 10 per cent EWS quota on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Monday its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) persons in admissions and government jobs. According to the causelist of November 7 uploaded on the apex court website, […]
SC upholds validity of EP (Amendment) Scheme of 2014, quashes Rs 15,000 salary limit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme of 2014 but quashed the threshold limit of Rs 15,000 monthly salary for joining the pension fund. The 2014 amendment had capped the maximum pensionable salary (basic pay plus dearness allowance) at Rs 15,000 per month. Prior to the […]
Twitter fires majority of employees in India
New Delhi: Twitter has fired the majority of its over 200 employees in India as part of mass layoffs across the globe ordered by its new owner Elon Musk who is looking to make his USD 44 billion acquisition work. Sources said the layoffs are across engineering, sales and marketing, and communications teams. However, there […]
Direct flights between India, China should start: Chinese envoy
Kolkata: Direct flights between India and China should start, and the governments of the two countries must work together on this, Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Zha Liyou said. Flight services between the two neighbours have been disrupted ever since coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan in late 2019, and subsequently spread across the world. […]
SC’s no to PIL alleging India’s poor global ranking in corruption perception index
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre, states and union territories to set up expert committees to suggest steps for improving India’s “pathetic” ranking on the global Corruption Perception Index. Terming the reliefs sought as “legislative functions”, a bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh […]
Explore how specially-abled people can be put in different categories in civil services: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to examine how people with disabilities can be put under different categories in civil services. A bench of justices S A Nazeer and V Ramasubramanian said sympathy for disability is one aspect but practicality of the decision has also to be taken into account. The top […]
Security clearance not needed for renewal of broadcast licence: TV channel to SC
Says centre doesn't have omnibus discretion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday by Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’ that security clearance from the Centre is not needed for renewal of broadcast licence and the government does not have omnibus discretion to impose any new condition. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli commenced hearing on the […]
