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At OIC meet, India flays terror funding
In a speech at the inaugural plenary of the 46th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj stressed that the anti-terror fight was not a clash among civilisations.
Order on surveillance meant to protect privacy, govt. tells SC
The government was responding to a PIL filed by advocate M.L. Sharma, challenging the December 20 notification as a violation of the fundamental right to privacy that its notification allowing 10 central agencies to snoop on people is in fact a measure to protect citizens’ privacy.
Ayushman Bharat cover for Uber cab drivers
The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has joined hands with Uber to extend health cover to their driver and delivery partners.
Ensure a minimum income for all
A basic income scheme will deliver benefits to the poor only if it comes on top of public services.
The mixed signals from Pakistan
One can get a fair idea of the Pakistani military’s thinking by analysing the politicians’ statements and actions
J&K quota ordinance will benefit 36 lakh, says Centre
The Home Ministry has said the Union Cabinet’s ordinance on reservation in Jammu and Kashmir cleared on Thursday will benefit around 36 lakh people in the State.
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Fires are a crucial component of some forest systems, says group of scientists
a group of scientists is asking a question that would seem almost unbelievable under the current circumstances: are some forest fires necessarily as bad as we make them out to be?
Drought situation ‘grim’ as 156 taluks in Karnataka face water crisis
The government has described the drought situation in the State as “grim and devastating” as 156 of the total 176 taluks have been reeling under severe water crisis owing to deficient rainfall during kharif and rabi seasons in 2018–19.
Assam to be oil exporting hub for Southeast Asia
Assam is slated to soon become one of India’s major oil exporting hubs catering to the eastern neighbours of the country and Southeast Asia, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday.
Scientists divided on causes of Palghar quake
Palghar district has seen thousands of small earthquakes since November 2018, but Friday’s quake measuring 4.3 on the moment magnitude (Mw) scale was the first time the magnitude crossed 4 here. Scientists, however, are divided on the primary cause of this phenomenon.
Changing the stripes of conservation
Was the ‘man-eating’ tigress Avni that was killed in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district a casualty of rising man-animal conflict, or was some other dynamic at play? Serish Nanisetti on how development projects in tiger habitats and the fragmentation of migration corridors call for a rethink of conservation policies.
Hizb was backed by JeI: Centre
A day after it banned the Jammu and Kashmir-based group Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) under the anti-terror law, the Centre said the organisation was responsible for the formation of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), the largest terrorist organisation active in the State.
‘High GST rate hit housing sector’
Uneven diligence by NBFCs added to cash crunch: economist Indira Rajaraman
