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India reaffirms commitment to peaceful nuclear technology at UNGA, highlights South-South cooperation (representative image) India has reaffirmed its commitment to the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), highlighting the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in promoting sustainable…

The findings, published in the IMD’s peer-reviewed journal Mausam. NEW DELHI: A new IMD study finds that northwest India has turned drier, with its dry climate zone expanding from about a quarter to one-third of the total geographical area, whereas the south peninsula became wetter due to a rise in overall quantitative rainfall over the…

The two ECs alleged the changes were made without prior discussion with the commission or officers concerned. NEW DELHI: After election commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi wrote to cabinet secretary TV Somanathan in July objecting to the revised allocation of work among senior commission officers by senior deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) Maneesh Garg…

ITBP chief flags ‘ongoing’ China faceoff along Arunachal border. New Delhi: Following confirmation by ITBP of the continuing India-China military stand-off on the Arunachal Pradesh border, India once again cautioned China that maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas was essential for the overall development of bilateral ties, echoing PM Narendra Modi’s message to…

The two ECs alleged the changes were made without prior discussion with the commission or officers concerned. NEW DELHI: After election commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi wrote to cabinet secretary T V Somanathan in July objecting to the revised allocation of work among senior commission officers by senior deputy election commissioner Maneesh Garg…

That atmospheric conditions regulate pollution levels was always known. (File photo) The winter of 2022-23 was remarkably clean in north India with PM2.5 levels down by up to 30% from the average of the previous three years, while peninsular India was considerably dirtier, with average PM2.5 levels in Mumbai spiking by 45%. The next winter…

EAM S Jaishankar and his counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov agreed to expand cooperation. NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing efforts by both India and Azerbaijan for a reset in ties, EAM S Jaishankar and his counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov agreed to expand cooperation in energy, trade, investment and connectivity in a “very productive” meeting in Baku.Jaishankar’s visit to Azerbaijan…

New norms for cars from 2029: Rear-crashtests, data recorders NEW DELHI: Aiming to prevent fires caused by rear-end collisions, all new cars manufactured from April 2029 will have to comply with a crash-test standard that ensures no fuel spillage or damage to the battery in petrol/diesel and electric vehicles, respectively. The road transport ministry has…

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has called for “intercensal surveys” — surveys between two successive censuses — in India considering that cities and urban settlements undergo major changes in 10 years, and has also recommended review of the criteria for notifying “census towns” to make it more gender inclusive.At present, to qualify an urban area…

Mahasabha national president Harish Chandra Bhati NEW DELHI: The Akhil Bharatiya Gurjar Mahasabha has raised concerns over what it describes as inadequate political and institutional representation of the Gurjar community, claiming that the community has only 20 MLAs among approximately 4,600 legislators in the country and no representation in the Union Cabinet.The organisation said the…