FERTILITY RATE FALLS TO BELOW REPLACEMENT LEVEL Coming on the back of a sustained family planning programme spanning decades, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), or the average number of children per woman, has declined further from 2.2 reported in 2015-16 to 2.0 at the all-India le
PAKISTAN TO ALLOW INDIA TO SEND WHEAT TO AFGHANISTAN: IMRAN Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Monday that his govt will allow India to send a humanitarian shipment of 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat to neighbouring Afghanistan through its territory after finalisation
RAJNATH'S VEILED ATTACK ON CHINA AT INS VISAKHAPATNAM'S COMMISSIONING Taking a veiled dig at China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said 'some irresponsible nations' for the sake of their narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies are coming up with inappropriat
PM MODI ANNOUNCES DECISION TO REPEAL FARM LAWS A year since farmers first showed up at the gates of Delhi to protest against three new agriculture laws which were later put on hold by the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Friday that the laws will be repealed
PM MODI ANNOUNCES DECISION TO REPEAL FARM LAWS A year since farmers first showed up at the gates of Delhi to protest against three new agriculture laws which were later put on hold by the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Friday that the laws will be repealed
‘BUREAUCRATIC INERTIA’ ON POOR AIR QUALITY DRAWS FLAK FROM SUPREME COURT The Supreme Court on Wednesday refrained from passing any harsh directives on the worsening air pollution in the NCR and deferred the hearing on the issue to November 24 after the Centre said th
NCR SCHOOLS, COLLEGES SHUT, CONSTRUCTION AT A HALT TILL NOV 21 The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region and adjoining areas Tuesday directed closing of all education institutions, including schools and colleges, till further notice, a halt
SUPREME COURT ASKS CENTRE TO HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING ON CONTAINING AIR POLLUTION The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday to take measures such as stopping non-essential construction, transport and power plants and implementing work
CBI, ED CHIEFS' TENURES CAN BE EXTENDED UP TO 5 YEARS The tenure of the Directors of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate can now be extended by up to three years after the mandated term of two years, according to two ordinances brought in by the government on Sunday.
CBI, ED CHIEFS' TENURES CAN BE EXTENDED UP TO 5 YEARS The tenure of the Directors of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate can now be extended by up to three years after the mandated term of two years, according to two ordinances brought in by the government on Sunday.
