Month October 2015

    India to cut emissions intensity  –    (Environment) On Thursday midnight, the Union Environment Ministry submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), committing to cut the emissions intensity of…

    Swachh Bharat: plan to produce power, compost from solid waste  –    (Environment) On the first anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission, the Urban Development Ministry on Thursday announced some crucial policy changes since it is planning to generate…

    India to hold G20 Chair in 2018, Delhi may play host  –   (International Relation) India is set to be the G20 Chair in 2018, and New Delhi could host the prestigious annual G20 summit. The G20 member…

      Capital spending shows pick-up  –    (Economics) When Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lands in the U.S., he will be able to present a healthy picture of India’s growth to investors. The Union government’s Plan capital expenditure…

    SC imposes green charge on commercial vehicles entering Delhi  –    (Environment) Declaring that controlling Delhi’s pollution had become the “requirement of the day”, the Supreme Court agreed to formalise in a judicial order a series of directions…

      Empower intelligence agencies  –   (Secuirty) If national security requires greater intrusion into the lives of citizens, that is a price we need to pay. However, it should be accompanied by a strengthening of the oversight mechanism.…

    Minister decries cow slaughter  –    (Indian Polity) The outcry over the Dadri lynching notwithstanding, the NDA government seems determined to prioritise its ideological stand on banning cow slaughter and beef consumption in the country. Minister of State…

      Security agencies suspect NSCN (I-M) is regrouping  –    (Security) A series of developments in the north-east, especially in Manipur, since the August peace accord between the Centre and the Naga rebel group NSCN (I-M), have raised…

    Chemistry Nobel for mapping how cells repair damaged DNA  –   (Science and Technology) Tomas Lindahl, Paul L. Modrich and Aziz Sancar were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for having mapped and explained how the…

    Vodafone wins Rs. 3,700 cr. income tax demand case  –  (Economics) In a major relief to British telecom major Vodafone in the transfer pricing case, the Bombay High Court on Thursday ruled in its favour, setting aside a…