In majority of high-rise buildings, power supply distribution and meter panels are located in the basement floors making them vulnerable to fire mishaps, writes Avala Buchi Reddy

Amid a steadily swelling subscriber base, how the NPS can build on the momentum to reach its full potential

Governance, compliance in focus as RBI cautions lenders against lapses

Residents grapple with respiratory, cardiac, and other ailments as the air thickens

There is unbelievable pressure on entrepreneurs as they work hard non-stop to create bigger, better, faster businesses

AAP govt. yet to implement at least 5 programmes it announced over the past two years to curb air pollution; these include using drones to map bad air sources and making PUC mandatory to buy fuel; our plans have been stopped by Centre: AAP

Will continue to attend JPC meetings, says Opposition after submitting memorandum to Birla

Delhi’s air quality remains “very poor” with some areas in the “severe” category, despite a slight improvement

The minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 18.0 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches warmer than usual.

Despite the reduction in stubble burning over the years, farmers say the lack of incentive, plus the high cost of machines, pushes them to set fields on fire after harvesting paddy at the start of every winter.  The Hindu reports on the practice in Punjab and Haryana that causes smoke to drift across north India’s Gangetic plain

Diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2021, IPS officer Nidhin Valsan resurrected himself by competing the Ironman triathlon and writing his memoir because he hopes to be a good influence on other cancer patients

Meanwhile, a thick layer of morning mist and smog blanketed the city as the minimum temperature dropped to 18.1 degrees Celsius, 3.8 degrees above normal; AQI stood at 387

Delhi’s air quality reaches severe levels, blamed on stubble-burning, Diwali fireworks, and low wind speed

The two incidents of firing in northeast Delhi leave one dead and one injured; three suspects apprehended by police

The National Capital wakes up to toxic air with AQI at 334, ‘very poor’ air quality due to stubble-burning, Diwali fireworks, and low wind speed

Delhi’s air quality persists in the ‘very poor’ category more than a week post-Deepavali

The Supreme Court wondered why the Delhi Government delayed imposition of the ban on firecrackers till October 14, when the order of ban was issued

On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI, activated San Nicolas Island, IOTA NA-066. At 61 miles, San Nicolas is the most remote of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California and is owned by the US Navy.

Now, weather permitting, Will Costello, WC6DX, has been authorized to be active from San Nicolas Island November 8 - 12, 2024. He is tak...

India’s unique ethos will help it navigate the choppy waters of global diplomacy, writes Jaishankar

The book covers Wipro founder Azim Premji’s journey without pulling any punches

Merit is not as meritorious as it seems; luck plays a bigger part

The book unravels how people rationalise facts to fit them into their perceptions

An anecdote filled book records a life well travelled

A book that focuses on an oft neglected aspect — soft skills

Amartya Sen’s book does not focus enough on his towering academic and professional life

Lessons from the exciting success stories of social media influencers

The issue was raised during the 14th India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum meeting here on January 12.

Shobha Karandlaje inaugurates ‘Women Agricultural Entrepreneurship Sector Conference 2024’

Some trivia from prisons across the country

Using a method called accelerated anaerobic composting, a demonstration plant installed in a gated community in Hyderabad is turning dry leaves into bio-manure with recommended nitrogen and carbon content

The total amount of aquatic animals captured in the wild fell to 91 million tonnes and the global production rose to 94.4 million in 2022, the FAO said

What started as a cattle fair, is at present, a market for agricultural produce and products from cottage industries

Products like coconut oil, handmade scented soaps and face creams, value added products of millets, nutritional laddu, bakery products, ready to cook powders and mixtures and pickles were also popular among the visitors. 

Recently, the dairy industry has experienced a decrease of ₹5 per liter in the milk price, causing concern among the predominantly women farmers involved in the sector. 

Union Budget 2024 unveils nine priorities for this financial year as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers her seventh budget speech in Lok Sabha

English fruit trees were imported to the Nilgiris as soon as the first Europeans settled there. But no systematic record survives of the varieties that were tried or the success each achieved. The first person to succeed in cultivating apple was John Davison, a gardener trained at Kew in England. He was also said to have introduced pippin