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Delhi government announces major rooftop solar subsidy but experts question insufficient budgetary allocation

New Delhi, May 21 -- In a bid to promote clean and affordable energy in the national capital, the Delhi government has made a major announcement for domestic consumers. In a cabinet meeting held on Ma... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 19, 2025)

New Delhi, May 21 -- Farmland degraded by municipal waste A poor Odisha farmer's land has degraded due to the discharge of municipal waste by the Belpahar Municipality and the state authorities have f... Read More


How India moves: Chennai's suburban trains affordable & save time but haven't eased congestion

New Delhi, May 21 -- Durga quickened her pace as she got off the bus at Chennai's Guindy neighbourhood and walked towards the Guindy railway station to catch a suburban train to reach her office locat... Read More


How India moves: Rise in privately owned vehicles, poor public transport and air pollution cook up perfect recipe for a mobility crisis in Dehradun

New Delhi, May 20 -- Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun is no longer the paragon of a touristy city nestled within the Doon valley. Instead, long traffic jams, air pollution and rising heat have annoyed t... Read More


WHO member states approve resolution calling for pandemic treaty

New Delhi, May 20 -- Members of the World Health Organization (WHO), who met on May 19 in Committee A of the World Health Assembly, approved a resolution that called for the adoption of an historic gl... Read More


MGNREGA struggles to deliver jobs despite surge in registrations: Report

New Delhi, May 20 -- Despite a rise in household registrations under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the rural jobs scheme failed to generate adequate employment ... Read More


Conference to boost transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa begins in Zimbabwe

New Delhi, May 20 -- More than 500 delegates from 16 African countries are meeting in the Zimbabwean capital Harare for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Transfrontier Conservation Are... Read More


How India moves: Itanagar's twin city Naharlagun is facing unprecedented challenges in urban management, infrastructure capacity, and land use

New Delhi, May 20 -- Naharlagun and Itanagar are commonly known as the twin capitals of Arunachal Pradesh and fall under the administrative jurisdiction of the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR). Naharlagu... Read More


Britain anticipates its driest spring in 100 years as 'medium' risk for a summer drought hovers over the island

New Delhi, May 20 -- In the wake of an adversely changing climate, news headlines around the world are replete with superlatives like hottest, warmest, wettest and driest. Likewise, the latest additio... Read More


How India moves: Chennai bus riders face long wait times, overcrowding as city's bus fleet meet only half of the demand

New Delhi, May 20 -- Mythli, a student at a coaching centre in Saidapet, South Chennai, typically waits several minutes at the bus shelter for her evening commute home. However, on May 17, 2025, her w... Read More