World Desertification Day: ‘More than 12 breaches in Aravalli, Thar dust blowing across North India
If the Aravallis disappear, North India could gradually turn into a desert, environmentalists warned on World Desertification Day on Wednesday.
If the Aravallis disappear, North India could gradually turn into a desert, environmentalists warned on World Desertification Day on Wednesday.
"No more paper leaks, no more broken dreams - just a fair chance that every student deserves".
Work is set to resume on the much-awaited 422 MW Kishau Hydropower project after an eight-year deadlock was broken.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reviewed the National Cyber Crime Helpline 1930 at a high-level meeting in the national capital and directed officials to make the system even better.
The rebellion by six MPs of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena is not only a betrayal of Uddhav Thackeray and his Shiv Sena, but also an attack against the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) opposition, Maharashtra State Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal said here on Wednesday.
Stone pelting, arson, and vandalizing of vehicles and shops, forced the administration to impose Section 144 and deploy additional police forces to bring the situation under control in Tarana town of Ujjain district.
He also questioned the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, asking whether the Constitution was not in danger when an Act of Parliament was being openly defied by State Assemblies.
The BJP said that it is laughable when he speaks about Sanatan culture.
Priyanka, incidentally, is the Congress MP from Wayanad in poll-bound Kerala. Signalling a high-stakes push in the key northeastern state, she was recently appointed Chairperson of the Screening Committee for Assam—a state also due for polls along with Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry in 2026.
On the outreach of the scheme, the Minister said that applications were received through the Ashirwad portal from 12 districts, including Faridkot, Ferozepur, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Patiala, SBS Nagar, Sangrur and Tarn Taran. “An amount of ₹13.05 crore has been sanctioned to cover all eligible beneficiaries from these districts.”
