NEW DELHI: India’s green economy could attract $4.1 trillion (Rs 360 lakh crore) in cumulative investments and create 48 million (4.8 crore) ‘full-time equivalent’ (FTE) jobs by 2047, an independent study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said.The analysis also projects that India could unlock a $1.1 trillion (Rs 97.7 lakh…
No proposal to create an Indian Education Service, says CentreThe Centre has ruled out any proposal to create an Indian Education Service (IES) for appointments to key leadership positions in higher education institutions, including chancellors, vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and registrars.Responding to a written question in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, MoS for education Sukanta Majumdar said there…
Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The joint opposition Wednesday protested at the Parliament entrance against new labour codes and demanded their scrapping, with Congress president and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge targeting the Modi govt as “anti-labour, anti-worker, pro-cronies”.Kharge said the codes pose a “threat to job security”…
MUMBAI: Producing an undertrial prisoner in court was a fundamental safeguard to enable them to air grievances, said Supreme Court as it censured state prison authorities for their failure to produce an inmate on 65% of the court dates.“We are shocked at the conduct of the state authorities,” said the bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah…
Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) JAMMU: J&K CM Omar Abdullah Wednesday said his govt has rationalised the reservation policy in the best possible manner.Talking to reporters after chairing his cabinet meeting in Jammu, the CM said the proposal has been forwarded to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for approval and it would be…
NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress MPs held a protest in Parliament complex on Wednesday over pending Central dues across schemes, including the delay in resumption of MGNREGS in the state and release of funds for the same in West Bengal in compliance with Calcutta high court orders.The TMC MPs gathered near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue…
In a significant move to strengthen the state’s fight against substance abuse, Punjab’s Health Minister Balbir Singh on Friday launched the Leadership in Mental Health Programme as part of the ongoing anti-drug campaign Yudh Nashian Virudh. This pioneering initiative is the country’s first fellowship programme dedicated to reducing substance use and promoting mental well-being. It…
NEW DELHI: A lot can happen over a cup of coffee. But even after two breakfasts between Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar, the question over the chief ministerial post in Karnataka still remains unanswered.As the Congress government reached the halfway mark in the state, reports quoting Congress sources suggested that MLAs and MLCs from…
NEW DELHI: India and Russia are expected to discuss the joint development of advanced variants of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi beginning Thursday. BrahMos emerged as a pivotal weapon for the Indian armed forces during the recent four-day Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. Building on this success,…
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the MCD bypoll results show that public trust is returning to AAP in just 10 months.The AAP, which was eyeing a third term in Delhi, lost to the BJP in the Assembly elections held in February.The MCD bypolls to 12 wards were being considered…