Yearly Archives: 2018

Swachh Bharat: Corpn. gears for STAR ranking

Coimbatore Corporation, which has been participating in the Central Government’s survey of ranking cities on cleanliness, is now gearing up to participate in its STAR ranking system, which starts from August 2018. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Government’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has introduced STAR ranking to …

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Centre is pulling out FRDI Bill

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has written to the Joint Parliamentary Committee studying on the controversial Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, stating his intention to withdraw it. The Joint Parliamentary Committee has also reportedly given its approval for the withdrawal of the Bill, following which the government will …

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No illegal immigrants in Tripura

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Tuesday said his State does not face the problem of illegal immigrants. Mr. Deb, who was in Nagpur to meet Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, claimed 98% people of Tripura have Aadhaar cards. “The remaining people will also get their Aadhaar numbers soon. …

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States told to count Rohingya

The Union Home Ministry has sent an advisory to State governments to enumerate, observe and collect biometric data of Rohingya migrants living in India, and told the Lok Sabha that the government had received reports of their involvement in illegal activities. The government also made it clear that Rohingya were …

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Allergies on the rise with more pollution

Study claims increase in cases of chronic cough and asthma among children Multiple studies have documented the toll that poor air quality takes on our lungs and overall health. In Bengaluru, rising air pollution has resulted in an increase in the prevalence of chronic cough among children and teenagers under …

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TS clocks highest power demand on Tuesday

Telangana recorded its highest, to date, power demand of 10,429 mw on Tuesday with the consumption by the agriculture sector witnessing a sharp increase due to dry spell for over a week now. It eclipses the previous high load of 10,284 mw met on March 8 this year after the …

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Set procedure to vet NRC claims: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed authorities not to initiate any ‘action’ against 40 lakh persons left out of the draft Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on July 30. The Bench ordered the government, in consultation with State NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela, to frame a ‘fair’ standard operating …

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