The Asian Green City Index examines the environmental performance of 22 major Asian cities in eight categories: energy and CO2, land use and buildings, transport, waste, water, sanitation, air quality and environmental governance.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com lists 11 Modi flagship schemes that may have been gamechangers in the Lok Sabha election.
Highly-placed party sources gave this warning in the context of Kamat reportedly sulking over not not being made a Cabinet minister in the reshuffle of portfolios on Tuesday.
'Despite expanded testing the incidence remains low.' 'Therefore, the focus should be on specific districts where we need to improve the testing.' 'We should have a district-centric strategy.'
The op-ed ends with a call to the world to work shoulder to shoulder to end hate, violence and suffering.
By focusing only on urban India, the government is not only making the situation of villagers worse, it is also putting extra pressure on cities.
'It is a travesty that I have to prove my commitment to Gandhi and to this country.'
He made a reference to the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley in June this year. "What our jawans can do, what the country can do, the world has seen in Ladakh," he said.
Declaring that the time had come to reopen Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday evening, "Self-employed people like technicians, plumbers, electricians, mechanics, sanitation workers, domestic helps, and people involved with laundry and ironing are allowed to work."
Ankit Kawatra was one of three Indians to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II.
It said there is no part of the country that he did not visit during the 125 days between December 25 and May 1 as he crisscrossed from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Jamnagar to Silchar, while speaking to students to scientists, farmers, entrepreneurs, foreign heads of state and political workers.
Against the backdrop of the opposition closing ranks on the CAA issue and the BJP faring poorly in several state elections recently, the 2022 electoral battle is unlikely to be a cakewalk for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.
Various facets of Mahatma Gandhi's life journey were displayed by the 22 tableaux that rolled down the Rajpath during the 70th Republic Day Parade.
Receiving a rock star welcome and hobnobbing with Hollywood celebrities like Hugh Jackman and rapper Jay-Z, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed his fans at the 'Global Citizen Festival' at Central Park in New York.
To press for farmers' demands, including pension and interest free loan, Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sabha will launch a nation-wide stir on September 1.
Besides salaries and arrears, the employees are seeking regularisation of contract-based employees and unification of the three corporations.
The country's new economic roadmap highlights the importance of creating a virtuous cycle of investment, savings and exports in order to sustain rapid economic growth over the next five years.
'You can only see it when you look for it. Seek and you shall find.'
'Lifting of lockdown should be very gradual. Some facilities should remain closed through the month of May like schools, colleges, malls, cinema halls, religious places and markets'
Authorities faced double-barrel challenge -- strengthening its check and prevention mechanism, and addressing public panic, leading to hoarding of essential items.
The incident took place a day after a policeman was sacked and arrested for hitting a woman with a brick.
Curfew in many parts and separatist-sponsored strike disrupted normal life for the 30th straight day on Sunday in Kashmir Valley where violence has so far left 54 persons dead and more than 6000 others injured.
The Planning Commission is expected to take a call soon on the expenditure, which will be a component of the health ministry's 12th plan allocation. The ministry is expected to pitch for doubling the allocation for the overall health sector, it is learnt.
From conserving water to fighting for the rights of the disabled, the seven women who were given access to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media accounts have made significant contribution in various fields.
While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 6,039, as many as 515 people have been cured and discharged, and one had migrated, it said. The total number of cases include 71 foreign nationals.
As the people of Egypt are finding out, the Net is about freedom -- to share creative ideas, to express dissent and oppose repression, says Rajni Bakshi.
The Bollywood brigade is out on the streets for a noble cause.
On World Health Day, Bollywood stars posted pix and videos with beautiful messages and stories.
The additional finance will also help the government focus on improving the quality of water supply.
Lives "will once again be at risk" if funding is not urgently secured, United Nations officials have said on the eve of the first anniversary of a military crackdown that forced them to flee their country.
An NSSO survey has revealed that some are using the new toilets as store rooms.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 72nd Republic Day.
The ministry said that states can also develop their own protocol with regards to quarantine and isolation as per their assessment.
Urban Development Ministry had in June last year released the guidelines.
Gadkari said that the MSME sector contributes significantly in pushing the country's economic growth and creating employment.
The major initiatives of the Modi government have been launched to ensure cleanliness across the country
'The human tragedy in Gorakhpur has left me jolted,' he said.
Big banners bearing messages like 'Dhanyawad Dilli' along with the image of the Aam Aadmi Party supremo were put up on Saturday in and around the venue ahead of the mega function which is 'open to public'.
Maintaining the balance of disappointment within the two communities at the present level is the best of a bad bargain.
Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have announced a lockdown of educational institutions, malls and other places that attract people in large numbers, even as some of them have been reporting increase in positive cases.
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