Silicosis
Miners of Ganj Basoda district in Madhya Pradesh appealed to the government for right treatment, instead of being treated for tuberculosis.
Obesity and undernutrition coexist: Study
As per the first-ever national nutrition survey conducted by the Centre, there is coexistence of obesity and undernutrition, among school going children.
Effect of global slowdown in India
As per the IMF, the world economy is experiencing a “synchronized slowdown”.
National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC)
The income tax department rolled out faceless e-assessment scheme that eliminates physical interface between an assessing officer and an assessee.
Canadian-American, Swiss star gazers win Physics Nobel
A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for exploring the evolution of the universe and discovering a new kind of planet, with implications for that nagging question: Does life exist only on earth?
Defence Minister receives first Rafale in France; delivery only next year
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally received the first Rafale fighter jet built for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in France on Tuesday.
India, China relations are of global significance: envoy
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Traffic offences can be penalised under IPC
The Supreme Court has reiterated that a person can be prosecuted under both the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for driving dangerously.
Meghalaya tribes do not want to be excluded from Sixth Schedule:
Organisations representing five minor tribes in Meghalaya have asked Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma to intervene in the move to exclude them from the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Nationwide NRC but Centre has to set cutoff date first
As per senior govt. Official, before rolling out a plan to compile a countrywide National Register of Citizens (NRC) on the lines of the document compiled in Assam, the centre needs to decide a common cutoff date.