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India, Russia to form aftersales support groups
India and Russia on Wednesday agreed to form specific working groups for aftersales support of key defence platforms and intensify efforts to finalise a cooperation programme for 2021-2030.
SC has asked the govt. to look beyond retired bureaucrats
An unwanted booster dose for vaccine hesitancy
The unchallenged spread of misinformation from a UN-based platform could affect the global vaccination programme
After RCEP opt-out, the challenge of a shape-up
India must shed its defensive mindset in trade deals and, instead, work on creating globally competitive sectors
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Rs. 25,000-cr. fund to help housing sector
The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) of Rs. 25,000 crore to provide last-mile funding for stalled affordable and middle-income housing projects across the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Wednesday.
Prepare schemes to stop stubble burning: SC
Bench sets three-month deadline for the Centre to wean farmers off the practice that is choking Delhi
NGT issues ultimatum to ban certain RO systems
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given a “last opportunity” to the Union Environment Ministry to issue notifications pertaining to prohibition on the use of RO (reverse osmosis) systems, which result in wastage of almost 80% of water.
Most of the people at risk from coastal flooding live in Asia’s developing countries like India and China
