Month: December 2024

India’s green cover increased by 1,445 sq km from 2021 to 2023: Government report

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India’s green cover increased by 1,445 sq km from 2021 to 2023: Government report

Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan recorded the largest gains in forest and tree cover while Mizoram, Gujarat and Odisha showed the highest increases in forest cover specifically. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s total forest and tree cover has increased by 1,445 sq km since 2021, reaching 25.17% of the total…

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We miss Ashwin, but there is opportunity for youngsters, says Ravindra Jadeja

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We miss Ashwin, but there is opportunity for youngsters, says Ravindra Jadeja

Ravichandran Ashwin being greeted by Ravindra Jadeja. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI After a long stint at the nets followed by a workout in the gym, Ravindra Jadeja gulped a beverage and had a tiny bite of a savoury to fortify himself. He then walked towards the assembled media personnel on the fringes of…

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GST Council meet to decide on lower taxes on insurance policies, ATF inclusion

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GST Council meet to decide on lower taxes on insurance policies, ATF inclusion

Several proposals of Fitment Committee, comprising officials from the Centre and States GST Department would come up for review before the Council. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The 55th GST Council meeting which is expected to decide on reducing tax rate on health and life insurance, besides considering rate rejigs on 148 items began…

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Ravindra Jadeja Slammed For Speaking Hindi In Australia By Media Outlet. Report Termed As ‘Hypocrisy’

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Ravindra Jadeja Slammed For Speaking Hindi In Australia By Media Outlet. Report Termed As ‘Hypocrisy’

India vs Australia: File photo of Ravindra Jadeja© AFP The India vs Australia Test series recently witnessed an off-field controversy when Virat Kohli asked a reporter to not take picture of his family at the airport. Now, another controversial incident has happened involving Ravindra Jadeja. The left-arm spinner addressed a press conference on…

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Virat Kohli’s Bengaluru Pub Gets Civic Body Notice For Fire Safety Violations

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Virat Kohli’s Bengaluru Pub Gets Civic Body Notice For Fire Safety Violations

In July, an FIR was registered against One8 Commune for operating past the 1 a.m. deadline (File) Bengaluru: Civic body Bengaluru Bruhat Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has issued a notice to cricketer Virat Kohli’s pub ‘One8 Commune’ over alleged fire safety violations. The restaurant, located on the sixth floor of Ratnam’s Complex on upscale M. G….

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Biden approves $571 million in defence support for Taiwan

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Biden approves 1 million in defence support for Taiwan

This handout photo taken and released on December 16, 2024 by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence shows a U.S.-made M1A2 Abrams battle tank rolling down from a trailer at an army armour training centre in Hsinchu County, Hsinchu. | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday (December 20, 2024) agreed to provide $571.3…

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Case Against IIM Bangalore Director For Discrimination Against Dalit Professor: Cops

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Case Against IIM Bangalore Director For Discrimination Against Dalit Professor: Cops

Gopal Das alleged that 8 people deliberately revealed his caste at workplace, say cops (Representational) Bengaluru: A case has been registered against the director and seven professors of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM) for allegedly discriminating against a Dalit associate professor on the basis of his caste, police said on Saturday. Based on…

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Border Gavaskar Trophy: India at the nets prior to fourth test

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Border Gavaskar Trophy: India at the nets prior to fourth test

Devdutt Padikkal doubled up as the extra off-spinner and gave company to Washington and Ravindra Jadeja after R. Ashwin announced his retirement. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Past the statues of Dennis Lillee and Shane Warne frozen in their bowling actions, and fringed by lush foliage, the Melbourne Cricket Ground is a pretty sight. There…

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Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district

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Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Incessant rains caused untold miseries for paddy farmers with the lack of storage facilities for the crops in Vizianagaram district. Thousands of farmers are in distress with the financial loss owing to the damage to the standing crop with the change in its colour. The district…

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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act rights a decades-old disparity, though it will also put further strain on Social Security Trust Funds. File | Photo Credit: AP The Senate passed legislation early Saturday (December 21, 2024) to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through…

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