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Issue guidelines to check pollution by education institutions: NGT to MoEF

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Taking note of violation of environmental norms by educational institutions across the country, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to issue guidelines in this regard. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel expressed concern over air and noise pollution caused by schools and other such institutions in contravention to green laws and asked the ministry to look into it. “We consider it appropriate to direct the Secretary, MoEF, to have an interaction by way of video-conferencing or otherwise with…

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SC expresses dissatisfaction over Centre’s response on Lokpal matter

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The Supreme Court today expressed dissatisfaction over the Centre’s response on appointment of search committee members for a Lokpal. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi and Navin Sinha asked the Centre to file a fresh affidavit giving relevant details of the search committee. During the hearing, Attorney General K K Venugopal submitted an affidavit and said a meeting of the selection committee was held but the names for the search committee were not finalised. He said another meeting would be held soon for appointing members of the search…

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Indian money in Swiss banks fell 34.5% in 2017: Goyal

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Indian deposits in Swiss banks fell by 34.5 per cent in 2017 and by 80 per cent since the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said today, citing data from the global body of central banks, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). He said this in Parliament rebutting reports last month, which quoted the Swiss National Bank, the country’s central bank, as saying in its annual report that Indian deposits had risen by 50 per cent in 2017. He told Rajya Sabha during question…

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RBI has wide ranging powers to deal with various situations facing banks: Govt

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The Reserve Bank has “wide-ranging and comprehensive” powers to address various situations in banks, the government said today against the backdrop of RBI Governor Urjit Patel seeking more powers to deal with the problem of bad loans at public sector banks. Listing out RBI’s powers to deal with banks, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said the central bank can inspect the lenders, examine on oath any officer, direct special audit and give directions to banks. Also, whole-time directors of nationalised banks and State Bank of India are…

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‘Hundreds missing in Laos after dam collapse’

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Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam in southeast Laos, state media reported today. The accident happened at a dam in southeastern Attapeu province late yesterday, releasing five billion cubic metres of water with “several human lives claimed, and several hundreds of people missing,” Laos News Agency said. The dam is being built by Xe Pien-Xe Namnoy Power Company, or PNPC.

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PM Modi leaves for Uganda after concluding two-day Rwanda visit

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Uganda after concluding his two-day visit to Rwanda during which the two countries signed a defence cooperation agreement and India extended a USD 200 million lines of credit to the East African country for its economic development. “I thank the wonderful people of Rwanda for their warmth and affection. This visit adds tremendous strength to closer economic and cultural relations between India and Rwanda,” Modi tweeted just before his departure. Prime Minister Modi arrived here yesterday on the first leg of his three-nation…

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BJP consulted on AP special status, expected Modi to fulfil commitment: Manmohan

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Former prime minister Manmohan Singh today said he had expected his successor Narendra Modi to fulfil the UPA government’s commitment on special category status to Andhra Pradesh as it was a promise made after consulting BJP leaders. Addressing the Rajya Sabha during a debate on Andhra Pradesh, Singh said he had made a “solemn commitment” on the floor of the House as prime minister of India on February 20, 2014. The assurance on special category status to the “successor state” of Andhra Pradesh was given after discussing the issue with…

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Lynching won’t stop unless cow gets status of ‘Rashtra Mata’: BJP MLA

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Incidents of lynching will not stop till the time cow gets the status of “Rashtra Mata”, a BJP MLA from Telangana has said, amid the outrage over the killing of a Muslim man over suspicion of being a cow smuggler in Rajasthan’s Alwar. T Raja Singh Lodh, the BJP MLA from Goshamahal here, said in a video message on a social networking website on Sunday he does not want “khoon-kharaba” (bloodletting) on the issue, but if it has to stop, cow must be declared the Mother of the Nation. In…

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न्यायाल हिंदी न्यूज़ 

रीति-रिवाज और धार्मिक परंपराएं संविधान के सिद्धांतों के अनुरूप होनी चाहिए: न्यायालय

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उच्चतम न्यायालय ने आज कहा कि प्रसिद्ध सबरीमला मंदिर में 10-50 साल के आयुवर्ग की महिलाओं का प्रवेश वर्जित करने जैसे रीति रिवाज अथवा धार्मिक प्रथाओं को संविधान के सिद्धांतों के अनुरूप होना होगा। प्रधान न्यायाधीश दीपक मिश्रा की अध्यक्षता वाली पांच सदस्यीय संविधान पीठ ने संविधान के अनुच्छेद 25 और 26 का हवाला देते हुये कहा कि किसी भी व्यक्ति को सिर्फ ‘‘ सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ , सार्वजनिक व्यवस्था और नैतिकता ’’ के आधार पर रोका जा सकता है।संविधान पीठ के अन्य सदस्यों में न्यायमूर्ति आर एफ नरिमन , न्यायमूर्ति ए…

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एंटरटेनमेंट हिंदी न्यूज़ 

जिंदगी के इस बड़े फैसले से बेहद खुश हैं अनुष्का शर्मा, नए वीडियो शूट में दिया ये मैसेज

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बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस अनुष्का शर्मा ने कहा है कि मांसाहारी से शाकाहारी बनने का फैसला उनकी जिंदगी के अच्छे निर्णयों में से एक था. अनुष्का ने कहा कि वह पिछले तीन साल से शाकाहारी हैं और वह इस खाद्य पदार्थ से अच्छा और स्वस्थ महसूस करती हैं. उन्होंने कहा, “शाकाहारी होने का फैसला अब तक मेरे द्वारा लिए गए अच्छे निर्णयों में से एक है. मैं ज्यादा ऊर्जावान और स्वस्थ महसूस करती हूं. मैं खुश हूं कि मेरे भोजन के लिए किसी जीव की जान नहीं जा रही.” अभिनेत्री ने हाल…

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