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The Budget session of Parliament is likely to commence on January 28 and the Union Budget is set to be tabled on February 1, a Sunday | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on January 28 and continue till April 2, 2026, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on…
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The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), through the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), conducted field surveys along India’s coastline between 2022 and 2025 to assess microplastic and marine debris levels. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The major sources of ‘microplastic’ pollution along India’s coasts are “riverine inputs” and abandoned, lost, and…
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The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to review the new Income Tax Bill 2025 proposed by the government has retained the provisions in the new Bill empowering tax officials to access, forcibly if necessary, the social media and private emails of people they are conducting search and seizure operations on. The Income Tax Bill 2025 was…
Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav speaks in the Lok Sabha on February 11, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) said that the Union Budget was “only for the rich people of the country”, and had failed to provide any roadmap for ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed…
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Organised to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda, the Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0 programme will have workshops and sessions, a guided tour of the new Parliament House, Samvidhan Sadan, Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, and Rashtrapati Bhavan for the participants offering them a deeper understanding of India’s legislative process and the functioning of democratic…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on December 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (December 17, 2024) said the lower-than-expected GDP growth of 5.4% in the second quarter was a “temporary blip” and the economy will see healthy growth…
In this combo photo, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge speak in the House on July 24, 2024. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI In both Houses of Parliament, the Opposition attacked the government, accusing it of presenting a “discriminatory budget” that excluded the non-National Democratic Alliance…
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The shift to renewable energy could lead to new vulnerabilities in the supply chains for solar panels and critical minerals, the Economic Survey 2023-24 said. File (representational image) | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar India’s path to sustainable development is fraught with challenges, as the country grapples with the twin imperatives of meeting burgeoning energy…
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The agriculture insurance sector is likely to register growth from 2024 onwards. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri The agriculture insurance sector is likely to register growth from 2024 onwards, with an average real premium growth of 2.5% over the medium term, according to the Economic Survey 2023-24. Also Read:Economic Survey 2023-24 LIVE updates The…
The concept of green steel promotes the production of steel using green energy sources and minimizing the usage of fossil fuels. File (representational image) Green steel will play an important role in reshaping the future of the industry as the world moves towards a low-carbon economy, the Economic Survey for 2023-24 said. The concept of…
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