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"FloodWatch" offers users comprehensive information about flood situations nationwide, presenting an easy-to-use interface that enhances awareness and reduces risks during flood occurrences.
The Knight Frank Affordability Index indicates the proportion of income that a household requires to fund the monthly installment (EMI) of a housing unit in a particular city.
The state has been hit by 113 landslides in the 55 days since the monsoon began, causing losses of ₹ 2,491 crore to the Public Works Department (PWD) and ₹ 1,000 crore to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the 'PM-eBus Sewa' scheme under which 10,000 electric buses will be provided to 169 cities under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Globally, around 4 billion people, or half the world's population, experience water stress for at least one month annually, a number projected to rise to nearly 60% by 2050.
In a foreword to the book, CJI Chandrachud said, “The handbook aims to assist judges and the legal community in identifying, understanding and combating stereotypes about women.”
The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) is officially renamed the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society effective from Monday.
The Haryana sports department suspended a woman athletic coach who accused a state minister and ex-captain of the Indian hockey team of sexual misconduct.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing to locate survivors and retrieve bodies from the wreckage of collapsed homes scattered across various areas.
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to file a comprehensive affidavit on the progress of investigation in 183 encounters that have taken place in the state since 2017.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had halted the demolition of "illegally-constructed" buildings in Muslim-dominated Nuh, questioning whether a particular community was targeted after communal violence broke out.
"AI will put even more pressure on fact-checkers, journalists, and the few resources they have to do their work. So media literacy will rise to the forefront as an important approach to address misinformation" says Alex Mahadevan, Director of MediaWise on the importance of media literacy.
On Wednesday, a large gathering of khaps, farmer unions, and religious leaders from Haryana held a 'Mahapanchayat' in Hisar to condemn the violence and called for maintaining peace and harmony in the region.
The Meitei and Kuki MLAs of Manipur have written separate letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and made conflicting demands over the presence of Assam Rifles in the ethnic strife-affected state.
This is for the first time that doctors will have the right to refusal of patient treatment to unruly and violent patients and it is aimed at discouraging violence against doctors.
A ‘mahapanchayat’ was organised in Baas village of Hisar district on Wednesday, where people from different faiths, farmer outfits and khaps talked about strengthening bonds among communities.
The draft guidelines, released on Wednesday, encompass a multifaceted approach that includes private-sector partnerships for funding, a revamped faculty ranking system, and the establishment of what is referred to as "emotional infrastructure".
The Supreme Court of India engaged in a deliberative session on Wednesday to discuss the nature of Article 370, which granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir
Rajya Sabha member and former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi's remarks on the Delhi services bill during the debate on August 7 found mention in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
The state government on Monday added 4.13 lakh beneficiaries under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY) after receiving approval from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan made it clear that agitations and society’s outcry will not have an effect on its decisions and that it will go only by the law.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued an alert about a batch of common cold syrup manufactured in India, saying that it was of substandard quality.
According to reports, IT firms have notably curtailed their recruitment efforts during the ongoing fiscal year, with the potential for a comparable trend in the times ahead.
The court expressed concerns about whether the demolitions were being carried out under the pretext of law and order issues while potentially constituting an exercise of ethnic cleansing. In response, the division bench issued a stay order against further demolitions.
Vantara, translating to 'Star Of The Forest,' is located within Reliance's Jamnagar Refinery Complex, also known as the Green Belt Of Gujarat. The Vantara ecosystem encompasses a 3,000-acre Elephant Centre, which serves as the residence for over 200 rescued elephants.