New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) In a major overhaul of India’s rural employment framework, the Centre has introduced the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, replacing the two-decade-old MGNREGA.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Air pollution is no longer just an environmental concern; it is steadily shortening life expectancy, reducing productivity and quality of life, said health experts here on Thursday, even as the national capital has been witnessing deteriorating air quality for over a month.
Dharamsala, Dec 18 (IANS) At the Norbulingka Institute, a significant centre of Tibetan Buddhist culture, identity, learning and craftsmanship located in the heart of Kangra Valley amidst the Himalayan landscape and once envisioned as a living canvas, the colours are alive, but quietly thinning with youngsters in exile drifting away.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Cyber Cell of the Crime Branch, Delhi Police, has busted an illegal international call centre operating from Gujranwala Town in North Delhi that was impersonating Apple Technical Support to defraud US citizens, officials said on Thursday.
Muscat, Dec 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted that India has gone through a phase of transformational changes in the fields of infrastructure development, manufacturing, healthcare, green growth, and women's empowerment during the last 11 years.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita held a meeting with Fiji's Minister of Health and Medical Services Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu in New Delhi on Thursday, discussing ongoing health and medical cooperation between both countries.
Kabul/New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Minister of Public Health, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, held a meeting with Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda in New Delhi, discussing ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the healthcare sector.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) India’s passenger vehicle industry posted strong year‑on‑year gains in wholesale and retail volumes in November 2025, driven by sustained post‑festive demand, recent GST rate cuts and the winter wedding season, a report said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday urged employers to avail of its special enrolment scheme which provides a six-month compliance window to voluntarily enrol eligible employees who were left out of EPF coverage in the earlier period from July 1, 2017 to October 31, 2025.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) More than 1,000 crore litres of ethanol have been blended during the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2024-25, thereby achieving an average blending of 19.24 per cent ethanol in petrol, while in October, ethanol blending of 19.97 per cent has been achieved, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.
