Issues of drugs in Punjab de-addiction centres, addiction of schoolchildren in dry Bihar raised in RS

IANS | December 3, 2025 3:09 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) During a hard-hitting supplementary question at Question Hour, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal accused the Punjab government of gross misuse of Central funds meant for fighting the drug menace in the state. The House also took up the grave issue of drug abuse among schoolchildren in Bihar despite the state’s complete liquor prohibition policy.

'Will continue to make agriculture productive, sustainable': PM Modi on India's push for natural farming

IANS | December 3, 2025 3:02 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday commended India's advances in natural farming, pointing to the Centre's initiatives such as the National Mission on Natural Farming, measures encouraging exports, and the significant expansion of institutional credit through the Kisan Credit Card, along with PM-Kisan, which together have strengthened farmers engaged in natural farming practices.

BARC begins work to develop small modular reactors: Minister

IANS | December 3, 2025 2:21 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The government informed the Parliament on Wednesday that Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has initiated design and development works on small modular reactors (SMRs), including 200 MWe Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-200), 55 MWe Small Modular Reactor (SMR-55), and up to 5 MWth high temperature gas cooled reactor meant for hydrogen generation.

Reserved-quota students now dominate Indian higher education enrollment: Study

IANS | December 3, 2025 2:12 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A new analysis of India’s higher education landscape reveals a dramatic shift in caste-wise enrolment patterns over the past decade, with Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) now forming the overwhelming majority of students across the country’s universities and colleges.

IMF’s grading of India's data overlooks key points: Report

IANS | December 3, 2025 2:02 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Article IV annual assessment of India’s economic framework released last week states that the country’s strong economic performance has benefitted from sound macroeconomic policies and earlier structural reforms. It further states that despite external headwinds, growth is expected to remain resilient, with inflation remaining subdued.

Faridabad module wanted to replicate Hamas' attack on Israel but could not connect with terror group's drone experts

IANS | December 3, 2025 1:44 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Investigating agencies have learnt that the members of the Faridabad terror module which executed the Delhi Red Fort blasts, were trying to get in touch with members of the terrorist group Hamas. The probe shows that multiple attempts were made to get in touch with Hamas as the members of the module were trying to replicate what the terror group did in Israel.