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India’s groundwater revival: progress and future measures

India has recorded notable progress in groundwater management and conservation. In 2024, total annual groundwater recharge increased by 15 Billion Cubic Meters (BCM), while annual extraction reduced by 3 BCM compared to the 2017 assessment. This deve...

January 6, 2025 5:51 PM

Indian student in UK criticises “biased” investigation of his allegations, says major campuses “hijacked” by left

Satyam Surana, an Indian student in the UK, has criticized what he calls a "biased" investigation into his allegations of hate campaigns and smears against him during college elections at the London School of Economics (LSE). Surana accused the insti...

January 6, 2025 5:32 PM

Astronomers discover new Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy forming 430 million light years away

In a new discovery, astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and their collaborators have found a new ultra-diffuse galaxy forming 430 million light years from Earth in the constellation Leo. This nascent galaxy is located at the ...

January 6, 2025 5:21 PM

Eight policemen, driver killed in Maoists attack in Chhattisgarh

At least eight policemen and a driver were killed in a bomb blast set off by Maoist rebels in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday. The police vehicle in which the victims were travelling was hit by a blast in the Bijapur ...

January 6, 2025 4:23 PM

France’s Sarkozy goes on trial over alleged Libyan campaign financing

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will go on trial on Monday charged with receiving millions of euros in illegal financing from Libya's late strongman Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential bid. Sarkozy has always denied the accu...

January 6, 2025 4:20 PM

India condemns Pak airstrikes on Afghanistan, says ‘old practice’ to blame neighbours for internal failures

India on Monday condemned the recent Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, emphasizing that it is Islamabad's "longstanding pattern" to blame its neighbours for its internal failures. "We have noted media reports of airstrikes on Afghan civilians, in...

January 6, 2025 4:23 PM

‘Historic Day’: Jitendra Singh praises inauguration of Jammu Railway division

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh, hailed the inauguration of the Jammu Railway Division on Monday, calling it a "historic milestone" for In...

January 6, 2025 4:03 PM

Wonderful to see Indian Railways’ transformation in last 10 years: Erik Solheim

Erik Solheim, former Minister of Climate and Environment of Norway, said on Monday it has been wonderful to observe the improvement of Indian Railways in the last 10 years under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the government laid the f...

January 6, 2025 4:00 PM

A Global Call for urgent action—and the challenges

The World Day of War Orphans calls for collaborative global efforts to ensure these children are provided with essential care, education, and protection. Yet, despite this call, the international community has often failed to meet the growing needs o...

January 6, 2025 3:27 PM

Russia says it captured Ukrainian town; fighting continues in Kursk

Russia said on Monday it had made an important advance in eastern Ukraine but Russian war bloggers said Moscow's forces were continuing to fend off a major Ukrainian attack inside western Russia. The Russian defence ministry said its forces had capt...

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