The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved development of Container Terminal at Tuna-Tekra, Deendayal Port on Build, Operate & Transfer (BOT) basis under Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode. The estimated cost of Rs 4,243.64 crore will be on the part of the Concessionaire and …

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved a new Scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) for the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission from 2022-23 to 2025-26. The new Scheme, PM-DevINE, is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% Central …

Our history books offer little to read about ancient Tamil kingdoms such as the Cholas which are much in discussion now. When monumental eras like the Cholas are missing from the pages of history, the best option to know more about the ancient civilisation is to read from the available …

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered States and their police forces to stop prosecuting free speech on social media under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act which was declared unconstitutional by the court in a judgment seven years ago. The court found it both “distressing” and “terrible” that the …

India and China on Tuesday held consultations on bilateral relations in Beijing, days ahead of the Chinese leadership convening for a once-in-five-years Communist Party Congress that will set policies for the coming decade. India’s Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat held talks with Liu Jinsong, Director-General of the Department of …

In September, a study published in the journal Science said earth may have already passed through five dangerous tipping points due to the 1.1°C of global heating caused by humanity to date. Calls for developing and transferring technologies to support action on climate change have become louder worldwide. Technology has …

Once again the collegium of the Supreme Court of India is in the news, and once again for the wrong reasons. This time, it is because of the difficulty that its five judges have in getting together for one meeting. The Chief Justice of India, Justice U.U. Lalit, assumed office …

A group of explorers recently stumbled upon a waterfall that was hitherto unheard of, hidden in the forests of MuluguVenkatapur in Warangal district of Telangana. So far, the presence of the waterfalls has been known only to the tribal people living there, who call it Kothikuntala due to the presence …

In a first in the country, the Tamil Nadu government notified the Kaduvur slender loris sanctuary, covering 11,806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts. Slender lorises, which are small nocturnal mammals, are arboreal as they spend most of their life on trees. The species acts as a biological predator of …

Retail inflation accelerated to a five-month high of 7.41% in September, from 7% in August, as food inflation surged sharply to 8.41% last month — the steepest level in 22 months. September’s retail inflation was the highest since April, when price rise quickened to an almost eight-year high of 7.79%, …