India will host the 12th regional 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) and Circular Economy Conference in Asia and the Pacific in Jaipur from March 3-5, Union Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced in New Delhi on Monday (February 24, 2025). The event will centre on the theme of “Realizing Circular Societies Towards Achieving Sustainable Development … Read more
Hurriyat Chairman and chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. File. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday (November 30, 2024) asked the elected government in Jammu and Kashmir to take measures to stop the “injustice” of dismissing employees over alleged terror links and reinstate all those who have been terminated … Read more
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, founded by actor Vijay, will organise its first public rally on October 27 in Vikravandi in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. In a statement on September 20, 2024, Mr. Vijay said he would announce the leaders that his party would follow, its ideological moorings, and its policies during the rally. Vijay’s party Tamilaga … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Supreme Court has directed the Maharashtra home secretary to apprise why video conferencing facilities are not being used for the production of the accused in court to record evidence. A Bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and R Mahadevan asked the secretary to file an affidavit in this … Read more
Pulmocon Silver 2024, the silver jubilee national conference of the Academy of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, was inaugurated by High Court Judge Devan Ramachandran. Highlighting the complexity of medical decision making, he spoke of the difficult choices healthcare professionals must often face. “While choosing between treatment options, weighing risks, or making lifestyle recommendations, doctors are … Read more
Dr Ranga Reddy Burri, Chairperson of G-SPARC conference along with R Govind Hari, Co-Chair, addressing the media in Hyderabad on Monday. While COVID-19 had a clear beginning and an end, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) does not follow the same pattern, according to Dr. Ranga Reddy Burri, President of the Infection Control Academy of India. Speaking to … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the second Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation in the National Capital on Thursday (September 12, 2024) where he will proclaim the adoption of a roadmap to elevate the region’s aviation sector. The two-day conference, which started on Wednesday, … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday (September 8, 2024) said the Assembly polls are not just about forming a government or adjusting leaders in the dispensation but about “restoration of Statehood and powers of the Assembly” as well as “our lost dignity”. Mr. Karra was also non-committal on whether the Chief … Read more
The 45th annual conference of the Travancore Coir Factory Workers Union will be held at Sugathan Memorial Hall near Kommady in Alappuzha on August 29 and 30. It will be inaugurated by Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary Binoy Viswam on Thursday. Agriculture Minister P. Prasad, CPI leaders Panniyan Raveendran, K.P. Rajendran and others … Read more
At a round table conference on ‘Violence Against Dalit Adivasi Women and Girl Children’ organised by the Dalit Sthree Sakthi, in Vijayawada on February 24 (Saturday), cases of 29 victims were represented before a jury of retired district judges Jay Raju and Jesu Ratna Kumar, A.P. State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) Chairman … Read more