Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed solidarity and assured complete support to the state of Assam, as deluge affected 54 lakh people over 30 districts, while 81 people have lost their lives. The Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal said in a tweet that "PM took stock of the contemporary situation regarding floods and Baghjan Oil well and assured all support to the state".
The Punjab cabinet, by amending the Punjab Excise Act, 2014 has initiated death penalty provision for those selling spurious liquor in the state. Amending various sections, the act makes culprit liable for death penalty or life imprisonment… read-more
TAGS: Punjab, Liquor, Punjab Excise Act, life imprisonment, Death Penalty
A recent report revealed that extreme weather poses a risk of over Rs 6.19 trillion at the Indian banks. The report cites major allocations by the banks to cement, coal, oil and power sector business which face peril of being affected by climate… read-more
TAGS: CDP, STATE BANK OF INDIA, Climate Change, Debts, Axis Bank
IT giant Infosys and consulting company Accenture PLC have announced to bear the cost of COVID-19 vaccination to be provided to their India-based employees. Infosys' COO Pravin Rao stated to inoculate employees’ immediate families as well.… read-more
TAGS: Infosys, Accenture, Covid Vaccine, IT sector, Covid-19
Taking inspiration from the Chipko Movement, a Uttarakhand-based farmer Jagdish Kudiyal has incredibly revived a dead spring by planting saplings. Reportedly, Jagdish hired several labourers to dig pits near the fountain that ultimately revived… read-more
TAGS: Uttrakhand, Mann Ki Baat, Narendra Modi, Chipko movement, Jagdish Kudiyal
The Election Commission has invalidated disqualification claims against 12 Manipur BJP MLAs in a 2018 'office of profit case,' owing to their additional position as parliamentary secretaries. Earlier the state Congress, citing Manipur High Court'… read-more
TAGS: Election Commission, BJP MLA, Manipur, Office of Profit, Congress, Najma Heptulla
Chaos broke out at the Taj Mahal premises on March 4 after the Uttar Pradesh Police received an anonymous call claiming about a bomb planted inside the monument. The security personnel, including the Agra Police and the CISF, launched an… read-more