Air pollution | Supreme Court asks NHAI, MCD to consider shifting or closing 9 toll plazas at Delhi borders

New Delhi, 17/12: Taking a serious note of the severe air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions and asked the NHAI and the MCD to consider either temporary closing or relocating the nine toll plazas at borders of the national capital to ease usual massive traffic congestion.

Read More

Lok Sabha passes bill to open up nuclear sector for private companies

New Delhi, 17/12: Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its target of 100 GW atomic energy generation by 2047. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear…

Read More

Bengaluru lawyer files complaint against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for grabbing woman’s hijab

Bengaluru, 17/12: A Bengaluru-based advocate on Tuesday filed a complaint seeking registration of a Zero FIR with Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) M A Saleem against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after he was seen grabbing a woman’s hijab. Advocate Owaiz Hussain S also marked the complaint to the Bengaluru police commissioner…

Read More

Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa apologises for air pollution, blames previous AAP

New Delhi, 16/12: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday apologised for the air pollution crisis in the national capital and acknowledged its impact on children’s health. He asserted that it was the result of the policies pursued by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. Addressing a press conference, Sirsa said the current…

Read More