SC DECLINES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF PACKAGED DRINKING WATER
NEW DELHI: Observing that a significant section of India’s population, particularly in rural areas, still lacks access to basic drinking water, the Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a public interest petition seeking the adoption of international quality standards for packaged drinking water, terming the issue as one of “luxury litigation.” A Bench comprising […]
UNEASE IN TDP OVER ELEVATION OF NITIN NABIN IN BJP
NEW DELHI: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is keeping a close watch on rapid internal developments within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the appointment of Nitin Nabin as the party’s new working president—an organisational move that has quietly sent ripples across the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). […]
G RAM G CLEARS LOK SABHA AMID UPROAR, OPPOSITION TEARS COPIES
NEW DELHI: The G Ram G Bill, which will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), was passed in the Lok Sabha amid a massive protest by the Opposition MPs Thursday morning. Members of the Opposition, who wanted the Bill sent to a standing committee, protested in the Well and tore up […]
HAIR CAN CAPTURE RECORD OF POLLUTION EXPOSURE
NEW DELHI: New research shows that hair can capture a chemical record of human exposure across days, weeks, and even months. So far urine or blood tests were done to assess the pollution, but they are limited to the pollution during the day at the most. Anna Neville was still a student in Pawel Misztal’s […]
