- 2nd May, 2022 The Tribune India
- Managing waste
Landfill sites are the last resort for waste which cannot be recycled. In India, these are considered the ultimate waste management solution, but in the absence of a system of sorting and recycling, all types of trash are dumped. Amid the heatwave, Delhi’s three humongous landfill sites at Bha - Rosatom installs reactor vessel for third nuclear plant
Though the West is withdrawing from its dealings with Russia, its civil atomic energy company Rosatom reached a milestone by installing the crucial reactor vessel at the third nuclear power unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. The first two units are already generating electricity. - PM Modi greets Gujarat, Maharashtra on statehood day
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people of Gujarat and Maharashtra on their statehood day and lauded their accomplishments in diverse fields. Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed after the enactment of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. TNS - Only 1.3% transgenders issued IDs in three years
Three years after it was passed, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, is yet to achieve even its basic objective. Activists have unveiled details of the progress made under the law that mandates identity cards for all of them to avail benefits under various government schemes. - India calls for ending hostilities in Ukraine as PM Modi leaves for Europe
India on Sunday once again called for the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and resolution of the conflict through dialogue just before Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a tour of Germany, Denmark and France, all of which have high stakes in the final outcome. - GST collection touches all - time high of Rs 1.68 lakh crore in April
The GST collection in April touched the highest-ever level of Rs 1.68 lakh crore (approximately), Rs 25,000 crore more than Rs 1,42,095 crore mopped up in the previous month. During the month, 1.06 crore GST returns from GSTR-3B were filed, of which 97 lakh pertained to March 2022. - Venkaiah Naidu: National Education Policy - 2020 is game - changer
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu today said the National Education Policy (NEP) and its thrust on imparting education in one’s mother tongue will revolutionise the country’s education landscape. “The NEP’s emphasis on imparting education in one’s mother tongue will prove t - No fourth wave, only local spike: ICMR ICMR Additional DG Samiran Panda
Days after IIT-Madras experts ruled out the fourth Covid wave despite the R-factor crossing 2 in New Delhi and cases surging in some other cities, the ICMR has described the current case rise as a localised trend rather than a fourth wave. - Expect relief from heatwave in Northwest, central India: IMD
Heatwave conditions will continue over Northwest India, including Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, and over central India during the next two days and abate thereafter, the weather office said on Sunday. - Patiala clash: Key accused arrested; Centre keeping watch
Even as the police on Sunday arrested Barjinder Singh Parwana, the main accused in the Patiala violence, government sources said the Centre was keeping a close watch on the situation in Punjab. - Centre asks states, UTs to review health facility preparedness amid rising temperature
Amid rising temperature and heatwave across the country, the Centre has urged states/UTs to review their health facility preparedness for availability of adequate quantities of essential medicines and all necessary equipment while ensuring sufficient drinking water and continued functioning of cooli - PM participates in unveiling of Sardar Patel?s statue in Canada
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday night participated virtually at an event in Canada’s Markham where a statue of Sardar Patel was unveiled at the Sanatan Mandir Cultural Centre. - Billionaire Elon Musk shares long - term investment advice
Elon Musk, who is the richest man in the world, on Sunday shared some investment advice on when to buy and sell stocks. - Punjab Congress chief Raja Warring slams CM Mann for not visiting Patiala after violence
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday slammed Mann for not visiting Patiala after a violence there when he should have been “most visible”. - IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants take a step towards play - offs as Mohsin, Rahul star in six - run win over Delhi Capitals
Unheralded Uttar Pradesh left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan put up an exceptional bowling performance as Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six runs on Sunday, thereby taking a giant stride towards qualifying for the IPL play-offs. It was skipper KL Rahul’s 77 off 51 balls and newly promoted
- 1st May, 2022 The Tribune India
- Heatwave abates in northwest India, 5 days of relief predicted
A fresh western disturbance provided much-needed respite from the oppressive heat in northwest India on Sunday but parts of central India and west Rajasthan continued to reel under a scorching heatwave, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. - Sufficient stock of edible oils in India; monitoring prices, supply situation: Food Ministry
The government on Sunday said the country has sufficient stock of edible oils and it is keeping a close watch on the price as well as supply situation. - Moon not sighted, Eid to be celebrated on Tuesday
Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Tuesday as the moon was not sighted on Sunday evening. - Peak shortage shoots up to 10.77 GW this week, deepens power crisis
Peak power shortage rose swiftly this week from single digit of 5.24 GW on Monday to touch double digit of 10.77 GW on Thursday showing affects of various factors like low coal stocks at generation plants, heatwave and other issues on deepening electricity crisis. - Will hire male cabin crew once we reach certain operational scale: Jet Airways
Jet Airways will operate flights with female cabin crew members in its start-up phase and hire male cabin crew members once it reaches a certain operational scale, the airline said on Sunday. - Indonesia?s ban on palm oil exports a concern but impact to be transitory: FMCG industry
Indian FMCG players, particularly food and snacks manufacturers, have said they are concerned about Indonesia’s move to ban exports of crude palm oil, though some of them expect the decision is likely to have only transitory impacts on a short-term basis. - 3 close aides of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar arrested from Bathinda; 4 pistols, ammunition recovered
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab Police on Sunday arrested three close aides of jailed gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Canada-based Goldy Brar from Bathinda. - Nature of things
WHEN the heat and general misery around the world gets to me, I turn resolutely away from the human world and look to nature for sustenance. And as I gaze at the riot of colour now in our public parks and colonies, I marvel at the eternal cycles of the seasons that no war, riots or hate campaign can - Delhi: Fine up to Rs 10,000, jail for those found plying transport vehicles sans fitness certificate
The Delhi Transport Department has warned of action including fine up to Rs 10,000 and even imprisonment to the owners and drivers of transport vehicles, including those of government departments, found plying without a valid certificate of fitness. - Residents gasp for clean air as fire at Delhi?s Bhalswa landfill site rages on
The fire at north Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill site that has been raging for the last six days has upended lives and livelihoods of people living in adjoining areas and left them gasping for breath.
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