June warmest on record, 12th consecutive month that breached 1.5 deg C threshold: EU agency
New Delhi: With millions of people across five continents experiencing scorching heat last month, the European Union’s climate agency, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), confirmed on Monday that June was the warmest on record. It also marked the 12th consecutive month of global temperatures reaching or breaking the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold. According to C3S […]
We have to ensure JK gets first BJP CM after assembly polls: Raina tells BJP workers
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday urged workers and leaders to work together to ensure that the Union Territory gets its first chief minister from the saffron party by winning the next assembly elections on its own. Addressing hundreds of party delegates attending the two-day ‘Vistarit Karyasamiti Baithak’ that began at […]
Defence production hits record high of nearly Rs 1.27 lakh crore in 2023-24: MoD
New Delhi: India’s annual defence production has hit a record high of approximately Rs 1.27 lakh crore in 2023-24, with the Make in India programme crossing new milestones, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. The value of defence production in FY 2022-23 was Rs 1,08,684 crore. Welcoming the “encouraging development”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Over 7 pc of daily deaths in 10 Indian cities linked to PM2.5 pollution: Lancet Study
New Delhi: On average, 7.2 per cent of all daily deaths in 10 of the largest and most polluted cities in India, including Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai, were linked to PM2.5 levels higher than World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for safe exposure, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Delhi was […]
Govt constitutes cabinet committees on security, economic and political affairs
Allies also accommodated New Delhi: The Modi government on Wednesday constituted various cabinet committees, including the country’s highest decision making bodies on security, economic and political affairs. The members of the cabinet committees included Union ministers from the BJP and its NDA partners like Janata Dal (U), Telugu Desam Party, Janata Dal (S), Shiv Sena […]
Won’t comment on new criminal laws, CJI Chandrachud
New Delhi: Amid a heated debate over the three new criminal laws, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday refused to comment on them, saying the issues arising from these statutes were pending before the Supreme Court. The new laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the […]
Lawyer’s murder: Police remand of JKHC Bar Association ex-chief extended by 6 days
Jammu: The police remand of Mian Abdul Qayoom, former president of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, was extended by six days by a designated NIA court in Jammu on Monday. Qayoom was arrested on June 25 for his alleged involvement in the murder conspiracy of fellow advocate Babar Qadri in 2020. The […]
Div Com holds meeting to address traffic issues at various places in Srinagar City
Sets timelines for completion of upgradation, developmental works on roads SRINAGAR: In view of traffic congestion at different places across city due to the ongoing developmental works on roads, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Saturday convened a high level meeting to address the important issue and remove hindrances in smooth vehicular […]
Nearly 5 billion people endured extreme heat in June; 619 million affected in India: Report
New Delhi: Nearly five billion people globally, including 619 million from India, experienced climate-change-driven extreme heat over nine days in June, according to a new analysis by an independent group of scientists based in the US. The report by Climate Central said that the blistering heat in June impacted 619 million people in India, 579 […]
Bad loans declining to 12-yr low to help sustain growth momentum: RBI report
Mumbai: The decline in bad assets of banks to a 12-year low of 2.8 per cent and strong GDP numbers will help in sustaining the growth momentum and withstanding global shocks, said the Reserve Bank’s Financial Stability Report (FSR) released on Thursday. The real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 8.2 per cent in 2023-24 […]