Brussels, Nov 2 : One hundred youth climate activists have written a letter to EU leaders demanding that they withdraw the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) voted by the Parliament last Friday. The letter was released online on Sunday, and has now been signed by over 50,000 people. It has a […]
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30 Indian cities face water risk within decades: WWF
New Delhi, Nov 2 : Thirty India cities, including Jaipur, Amritsar, Kolkata, Mumbai, Kozhikode could dramatically face increased water risks -- unless urgent action is taken to mitigate and adapt to climate changes, a World Wide Fund study says. With water crises already plaguing many of the w […]
More anti-human trafficking units for UP districts
Lucknow, Nov 2 : The Uttar Pradesh government has notified the Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTU) as police stations in the state. The state has AHTU in 35 districts, including Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Lucknow. Last month, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avanish Awas […]
'Ill-provided Delhi Police, lacking leadership led to 1984 riots'
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Oct 31 : "Inadequate leadership" of an "extremely ill-provided" Delhi Police resulted in the failures that led to the anti-Sikh riots in the national capital following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984, a top police officer who was […]
Rajasthan directs 30-40% cut in school fees
Jaipur, Oct 29 : Bringing cheer to the parents amid Corona pandemic, the Rajasthan government has directed the CBSE affiliated private schools to slash the tuition fees by 30 per cent for class 9 to 12, while the schools affiliated with the state board have to reduce their fees by 40 per cent for th […]
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