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Centre steps up efforts to help farmers in rain-deficient districts

IANS | July 21, 2026 7:51 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday directed officials to continuously monitor agricultural activities in the country’s 270 sensitive rain-deficient districts in close coordination with the states and ensure timely availability of fertilisers and seed to farmers across the country, according to an official statement.

UN climate chief praises India’s clean energy growth

IANS | July 21, 2026 7:40 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) India’s clean energy growth is like cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, and rolled into one: a stellar record, but the story is just getting started -- and “if India keeps doubling down on renewables and clean tech, the next chapters promise to be truly extraordinary”, remarked UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, on Tuesday.

Minister slams Rahul’s ‘flip-flop’ over stir at PM’s house, assures govt’s readiness to debate NEET, other issues

IANS | July 21, 2026 7:32 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday lashed out at the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi over alleged flip-flops pertaining to the protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence, stating that he first agreed to end the Congress stir after the government’s assurance but then went back on his words – a trait unbecoming of his stature.

Gujarat cuts nearly 50 million tonnes of carbon emissions in FY26

IANS | July 21, 2026 7:28 PM

Gandhinagar, July 21 (IANS) Gujarat prevented an estimated 49.79 million tonnes of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere during the 2025-26 financial year, the state's highest annual reduction to date, while renewable energy generation reached a record 67,655 million units, according to information released by the state government on Tuesday.

Police evict Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav from dharna near PM's residence

IANS | July 21, 2026 7:21 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Police forcibly removed Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and several opposition MPs from their dharna site near Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence in New Delhi on Tuesday, after they marched towards Lok Kalyan Marg demanding action over alleged examination paper leaks and police action against student protesters.

EAM Jaishankar to visit Manila for ASEAN and Quad meetings

IANS | July 21, 2026 5:56 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit the Philippines on July 22–23 to attend the ASEAN framework discussions as well as participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the United States.

MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh meets Rahul Gandhi as Cong leadership protests outside PM’s house

IANS | July 21, 2026 5:48 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The dramatic turn of events outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on Tuesday saw top Congress leadership staging a sit-in dharna and subsequent outreach by the government, as Minister of State (MoS) in the PMO Dr Jitendra Singh reached the protest site to hold talks and address their grievances, purportedly pertaining to paper leaks and police crackdown on protesting students.

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