Morning Digest | Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on Sept 5; EC to visit Bhopal today to inspect poll measures, and more

Morning Digest | Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on Sept 5; EC to visit Bhopal today to inspect poll measures, and more

Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge during a press conference after the bloc leaders meeting, in Mumbai on Friday | Photo Credit: ANI Mallikarjun Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on September 5 ahead of Parliament’s Special Session Ahead of the Special Session of Parliament, floor … Read more

With more fuel, fail-safe measures, Chandrayaan-3 to leap towards moon on July 14

With more fuel, fail-safe measures, Chandrayaan-3 to leap towards moon on July 14

The Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) M4 vehicle with Chandrayaan-3 being moved to the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota. File. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s third lunar mission, set for launch on July 14, is loaded with more fuel, a slew of safety measures and a bigger landing site, with ISRO saying … Read more

Nagaland CM tables bill to regulate fire safety measures in state

Nagaland CM tables bill to regulate fire safety measures in state

Chief minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio. File Photo | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Nagaland government on Friday introduced a bill in the assembly seeking to regulate and operate fire and life safety measures in the northeastern state. Introducing the Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services Bill, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said there is absence of … Read more

Tamil Nadu will look for GST compensation period extension, industry-related measures

Tamil Nadu will look for GST compensation period extension, industry-related measures

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan. File photo | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan The Union Budget 2023-24, to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, would be keenly watched in Tamil Nadu for announcements on the extension of the GST compensation period, besides industry-related measures. At a pre-budget meeting chaired by … Read more

Cyclone Mandous | T.N. has recovered quickly because of precautionary measures taken by the State, says CM

Cyclone Mandous | T.N. has recovered quickly because of  precautionary measures taken by the State, says CM

TN CM M.K. Stalin visited coastal areas in Chennai on Saturday and distributed relief material to residents affected by the cyclone | Photo Credit: Karunakaran M Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who visited cyclone-affected areas in Chennai on Saturday, said the State had recovered quickly from the effects of Cyclone Mandous, thanks to the precautionary measures … Read more

Permanent safety measures at Kallar

Permanent safety measures at Kallar

An all-party meeting chaired by G. Stephen, MLA, in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday decided to put in place permanent safety measures to avoid frequent accidents in the Kallar River. In the first phase, safety arrangements would be set up without posing any difficulties to the tourists visiting the destination. Further, as many as 14 stretches in … Read more

China Has Passed U.S. On Several Key Science Measures

China Has Passed U.S. On Several Key Science Measures

Jan. 25, 2022 — China has passed the United States in global scientific leadership in several key areas, according to a new report from the National Science Board. The board, under the National Science Foundation, prepares a report for the president and Congress on even-numbered years that details where the U.S. stands globally in scientific … Read more