Centre issues revised guidelines for waste-to-energy projects

IANS | June 28, 2025 9:38 AM

New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Centre on Saturday said it has released revised guidelines for the waste-to-energy programme under the National Bioenergy Programme., which aims to foster a more efficient, transparent, and performance-oriented ecosystem for bio-waste to energy deployment in India.

'Kaanta Laga' star Shefali Jariwala dies at 42

IANS | June 28, 2025 9:03 AM

Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Shefali Jariwala, widely known for her breakout performance in the iconic 2002 music video 'Kaanta Laga', passed away in Mumbai late on Friday night. She was 42.

Kirti Vardhan Singh in Zimbabwe, discusses bilateral cooperation in environmental protection

IANS | June 28, 2025 8:30 AM

Harare, June 28 (IANS) In a significant step toward enhancing India-Zimbabwe relations, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh met with Zimbabwe’s Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife, Evelyn Ndlovu, in Harare. The two leaders discussed expanding bilateral cooperation, particularly in the areas of environmental protection and wildlife conservation.

Jharkhand: PM Matsya Sampada Yojana transforms lives of farmers, makes them 'self-reliant'

IANS | June 28, 2025 12:21 AM

Hazaribagh, June 28 (IANS) Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), one of the flagship schemes of the Narendra Modi-led Central government, has brought transformational changes in the lives of farmers living in the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand by practicing fish farming, which has become a profitable source of income and made them 'aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant).

Total business of public sector banks surges to Rs 251 lakh crore in 2024-25

IANS | June 27, 2025 10:32 PM

New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The total business of public sector banks has surged from Rs 203 lakh crore in FY 2022–23 to Rs 251 lakh crore in FY 2024–25 while the net non-performing assets (NPAs) have declined from 1.24 per cent to 0.52 per cent during this period, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was informed at the annual review meeting with bank chiefs here on Friday.