NITI AAYOG REPORT GRAPHIC Bengaluru: India may be producing more research papers, patents and startups, but scientists are still spending too much time navigating the system meant to support their work.A new NITI Aayog report on the Ease of Doing Research & Development lists procedural problems researchers face, from repeated grant applications and delayed funds…
Chennai: The state information panel has warned state human rights commission (SHRC) for not complying with the provisions of the Right To Information Act to furnish reply to RTI queries within the stipulated time.Chief information commissioner Atulya Misra, while disposing of a plea filed in 2024, censured SHRC’s public information officer and said public authorities…
T accounts for nearly 70% of serious coal mine accidents in India Hyderabad: Telangana accounted for nearly 70% of all serious accidents reported in coal mines across India in 2025, raising concerns over safety practices in the state’s mining operations, according to data recently tabled in the Lok Sabha.Of the 119 serious accidents recorded across…
The resolution includes a resident consent declaration supporting the decision to withhold maintenance-related payments until the handover process begins and disputed charges are rolled back Gurgaon: Months after the builder raised upkeep fees, residents of BPTP Park Serene in Sector 37D have decided to withhold future common area maintenance (CAM) payments and stepped up their…
CM Suvendu Adhikari and defence minister Rajnath Singh at the Garden Reach programme Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced that the Bengal govt has reserved 20% posts in the police, fire brigade, forest and civil defence departments for retired Agniveers and also hinted at the reintroduction of NCC in schools and colleges in the…
Untreated effluents enter Hindon near Sidhdharth Vihar Ghaziabad: The National Green Tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to disclose the names and full particulars of officers against whom complaints have been filed over violations linked to Hindon pollution.The direction came after UPPCB filed an affidavit on Aug 14 before the tribunal stating that…
Goalkeeper Som Kumar is playing regularly in the second tier of Slovenian football Panaji: Som Kumar could have easily opted for the comfort of Indian football after signing a four-year contract with Kerala Blasters FC in 2024.Still a teenager, the youngster had made a name for himself playing for youth teams in Europe and invited…
Gorakhpur: A 25-year-old man who jumped into the Rapti river was rescued by personnel of the 26th Battalion PAC’s flood relief team in Gorakhpur on Sunday morning.Resident of West Champaran district in Bihar, Laddu Manjhi leapt into the river near Ramghat in the GIDA police station area around 9 am. Witnesses said he began drowning…
India’s water-security challenge needs to be addressed through a combination of policy reforms, technology, sustainable finance and community participation, experts said at a two-day national conclave on water management that concluded in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Ahmedabad: India’s water-security challenge needs to be addressed through a combination of policy reforms, technology, sustainable finance and community participation,…
The current vacancy figure shows an improvement over the previous academic year, when approximately 250 seats remained vacant. Ludhiana: A total of 200 seats out of 1,000 remain vacant at the Senior Secondary Residential Meritorious School in Ludhiana, even after the completion of the final round of counselling in the first week of August.The institution…
