The government has made it mandatory for OTT platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as a prominent static message at the bottom of the screen during the period of a tobacco product being displayed or used in a programme, the Rajya Sabha was told on July 25. The government notified the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products … Read more
Home Minister Amit Shah tells Lok Sabha that the government is ready for discussion Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on July 24 that the government was ready for a discussion on Manipur on the floor of the House as the country needs to know the truth about the sensitive situation in the State. Union … Read more
The Indian government may postpone its plans to sell its stake in Hindustan Zinc until a turnaround in the industry’s fortunes, following advice from merchant bankers, two government sources told Reuters. The government though, still hopes to push through the long-delayed sale this financial year, one of the sources said. The government plans to sell … Read more
Jagdish Fofandi, a Gujarat-based seafood exporter, is in a quandary. Just ahead of the new fishing season, which begins next month, there’s been a rise in rejection of export consignments by Chinese authorities, who have cited the presence of Covid-19 residues in packing materials. The processing unit of Fofandi’s family-owned Deepmala Foods, in the fishing … Read more
(Left) Sitala Mata and (Right) Mariamman Devi’s iconography By Pranay Lal With the government largely absent from the pandemic scene, suffering masses are returning to temples to find solace. In Dausa, Rajasthan, a 17th century temple dedicated to Sitala mata (from Hindi, the cool mother, or one who cools the hot pox boils that surface … Read more