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India sets world records under Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar mission

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The Union Health Ministry has achieved three Guinness World Records titles under the nationwide 'Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan' (SNSPA) campaign, recognising India's comm... Read More


Indian scientists at Cornell University crack code for drought-resistant crops

KOLKATA, Oct. 31 -- In a landmark discovery with significant implications for global food security, a team of researchers at Cornell University has uncovered a new mechanism that allows plants to thri... Read More


Science stream students swept the merit list, with 68 of 69 rankers from science

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) on Friday declared the results of the 2026 Higher Secondary Semester III (Part I) exams, recording a historic 93.72 p... Read More


Stray dogs case: No respect for court's order; chief secretaries to appear physically, says SC

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to exempt the chief secretaries of states and Union Territories from appearing before it physically on November 3 in the stray dogs case, sayi... Read More


'Warfare becoming non-kinetic, non-contact'

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said warfare is becoming increasingly "non-kinetic and non-contact" owing to multiple factors and therefore demands a response that requi... Read More


Capital to grant recognition to pvt schools in non-conforming areas

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The Delhi government has decided to grant recognition to private unaided schools operating in non-conforming areas, paving the way for nearly 20,000 new seats for students from e... Read More


Pollution data cannot be fudged: CM on AAP's charge of manipulating AQI

NEW DELHI, Oct. 31 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday lambasted the AAP and said that pollution data cannot be tampered with and advised the "unemployed" opposition to stick to singing song... Read More


15% of deaths in 2023 linked to air pollution, says report

NEW DELHI, Oct. 31 -- Air pollution remains the single largest health risk for people in Delhi, accounting for nearly 15 per cent of all deaths in 2023, according to an analysis of the latest Global B... Read More


Neeraj Semwal takes charge as MD of Delhi Transco Limited

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- Senior IAS officer Neeraj Semwal of the AGMUT cadre (2003 batch) has recently assumed charge as the Managing Director of Delhi Transco Limited. An alumnus of Garhwal University,... Read More


PWD plans 2nd automatic misting proj in RK Puram to tackle Delhi's road dust

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- With Delhi facing persistent smog-like conditions, the PWD has launched its second project to install automatic water misting systems along city roads, officials said on Friday. ... Read More