Press Trust Of India
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Green India Mission Fell Short By 98% In Increasing Forest Cover: CAG
The forest cover increased by only 0.03 million hectares (ha) against a target of 1.4 million ha between 2015-16 and 2024-25 under the Green India Mission, according to a new report by the CAG, which pointed to a shortfall of 97.57 per centfrom the target.
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Man Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Kill Hemant Soren
A man was arrested on Friday for allegedly threatening to kill Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren during the protests over the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Ranchi, police said.
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Census 2027 To Collect Mobile, Aadhaar, Bank Account Details
The questionnaires from previous Censuses, from 1872 to 2011, available on the Census Department's website, do not include questions seeking details of such documents held by respondents.
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Homoeopaths Can't Practice Other System Of Medicine: Homoeopathy Panel
The regulation states that "a Homoeopathic practitioner shall not practise any other system of medicine other than Homoeopathy." At the same time, the proviso to the regulation makes a specific exception for practitioners working under government programmes.
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AI Must Not Replace Human Consciousness: Allahabad High Court Judge
Addressing a dialogue on "Human Consciousness in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" here, he said excessive dependence on AI could weaken essential human abilities.
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UGC-NET 2026 Answer Key To Be Released On August 16: Testing Agency
The NTA said the provisional answer keys for CSIR-NET and ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE (PhD) 2026 will also be published on the same day on its website.
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India Says Examining Bangladesh's Request for More Fuel Amid Energy Crisis
"We have an ongoing arrangement with Bangladesh for the supply of diesel. Insofar as the request for additional supplies is concerned, it will be examined keeping in mind our own requirements," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
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Girl Falls Into Water While Filming Reel At Dam, Friend Jumps In. Both Die
A group of around 15 students of a pharmacy college visited the dam after their college hours. Of these students, Mohini Gautre and Amruta Khedkar, both aged 21, were standing on the dam wall taking selfies and shooting a reel on their mobile phones, the police said.
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India Ushers In 80th Independence Day, PM Modi To Address Nation From Red Fort
For the first time, the National Song, 'Vande Mataram', will be rendered during the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort.
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In A First, India Post Delivers National Flag By Drone In Himachal Pradesh
The initiative was carried out virtually by the Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on the eve of Independence Day, an official release said.
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"Huge Disparity" In Private Hospital Fees: Allahabad High Court Flags Lack Of Regulation
A Lucknow bench of justices Rajan Roy and Manjive Shukla passed the order on a public interest litigation filed by local NGO We The People. The matter will next be heard on September 21.
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India Slams Norway's Kashmir Remarks, Says Focus Should Be On PoK Terrorism
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal trashed the Norwegian foreign minister's remarks and said the whole of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of India.
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Tamil Nadu Cricketer Escapes Ban After Texting Girlfriend During Match. Fined Rs 1 Lakh
Initially, a much harsher punishment was in store for the 26-year-old as TNCA was mulling a two-year ban but since the offense isn't of grave nature, he was let off with Rs 1 lakh fine.
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Ather Energy Shareholders Approve Rs 1,200-Crore Preferential Issue
The preferential issue, together with the recently completed Rs 1,300 crore qualified institutional placement (QIP), takes Ather Energy's total fundraise to about Rs 2,500 crore.
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Lok Sabha Seeks Rahul Gandhi's Reply On Privilege Notice Over Amit Shah Remark
Jaiswal, who is also the chief whip of the BJP in the Lok Sabha, shared a copy of the Lok Sabha secretariat's communication to Gandhi as well as his complaint against the LoP, alleging that the Congress leader's remarks made in the House against Shah during the debate were "unparliamentary".
