GST rejig a major push towards advancing India’s climate goals: Centre

IANS | September 16, 2025 2:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) In a significant development, the GST rationalisation is set to provide a major push towards advancing India’s climate goals by making renewable energy, waste management, biodegradable products, and green mobility more affordable and within reach, the government said on Tuesday.

One killed, three missing as heavy rains lash Hyderabad

IANS | September 14, 2025 11:56 PM

Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) A person died and three others feared washed away in three separate incidents as heavy rains lashed Hyderabad and outskirts on Sunday evening, throwing the normal life out of gear.

Great Nicobar Island project will transform region into major maritime hub: PM Modi shares column

IANS | September 12, 2025 2:34 PM

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared an article on the Great Nicobar Island Project, highlighting its significance and also the strategic edge that the mammoth project will bring to the region in the Indian Ocean. The ambitious scheme has drawn sharp criticism from Congress, which has described it as a 'major threat' to the ecological balance of the region.

India creating vital mechanisms to meet $10 trillion target for Net-Zero goal by 2070: Minister

IANS | September 11, 2025 11:37 AM

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) India will require over $10 trillion by 2070 for achieving its Net Zero ambitions and towards this, the country is fostering vital blended finance mechanisms that leverage public money to de-risk and accelerate private investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric mobility, waste-to-wealth and nature-based solutions, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday.

‘Man-made climate collapse, not natural’: Acharya Prashant on North India’s floods

IANS | September 7, 2025 9:04 AM

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) As relentless rains batter North India, philosopher and author Acharya Prashant has called the devastation “a mirror to our misplaced idea of progress”. Speaking on the eve of the launch of his forthcoming HarperCollins book 'Truth Without Apology' at India International Centre, New Delhi, he warned that calling floods and landslides ‘natural calamities’ is a dangerous denial of their man-made roots.