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Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC orders audit of 30 lakh NGOs: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to audit nearly 30 lakh NGOs which received public funds but consistently failed to explain how they spent the money. NGT panel to inspect major waste generators: The NGT expressed concern that public authorities lacked…

Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL As EC seeks view, Govt calls Budget session: The government on Saturday convened the Budget session of Parliament from January 31 even as the Election Commission sought a response from the Centre on petitions seeking that the Budget presentation be deferred in view of the upcoming Assembly elections. Anger…

Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL GDP growth expected to be slower at 7.1% this year: India’s gross domestic output is expected to grow at a slower pace of 7.1 per cent in 2016-17 compared to the 7.6 per cent clocked in the previous year, Chief Statistician TCA Anant said. Aadhaar now mandatory for EPF…

Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL NGT raps Environment Ministry: A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that the MoEF had not “applied its mind” while amending a notification published on December 9, 2016, exempting construction projects from the process of environment impact assessment (EIA) and prior environmental clearance. Ban on import…

Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC schedules day-to-day hearings on Cauvery appeals from Feb 7: The Supreme Court asked Karnataka to continue releasing 2000 cusecs of Cauvery water to neighbouring State of Tamil Nadu while posting appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal‘s decision on water-sharing for…

Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC extends judicial review powers: In a blow to Ordinance Raj, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court widened the boundaries of judicial review to the extent that it can now examine whether the President or the State Governor was spurred by an “oblique motive” to bypass the legislature…

Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Pak. endorses China’s block on Masood Azhar: Pakistan on Sunday endorsed the block that China has imposed on India’s campaign at the United Nations Security Council to blacklist a Pakistan-based terror group chief. Editorial/OPINION Playing the angles, with Russia: If Donald Trump succeeds in what Barack Obama failed to do,…

Archives Leave your New Year Wishes Here  Happy New Year 2017 🙂 The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Delhi Lieutenant-Governor takes charge: Anil Baijal was sworn in as the new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi. Decide on safety sealing in six months: HC to Centre: The Bombay High Court recently gave the Union government six months’ time to take…

Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Railways may bring in cess on tickets again: The Railways may bring back a cess on tickets to finance its proposed Rs.1 lakh crore Rail Safety Fund after a rise in derailments this year. China again stalls India bid to blacklist Azhar: India’s international counter-terror campaign suffered a setback on…

Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Ordinance to end RBI’s liability: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the promulgation of an ordinance to help extinguish the Reserve Bank of India’s liability towards currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000, which were withdrawn on November 8. New draft could help India’s NSG entry: A new draft…