Wildlife cameras installed in Corbett misused to surveil women

Cameras and drones originally planted in Corbett National Park for conservation activities, such as monitoring animals, are being deliberately misused by local government officials and men to......

Smog engulfs Delhi as air quality drops to 'very poor'

A thick layer of smog enveloped Delhi on Tuesday morning as the city's air quality deteriorated to the 'very poor' category with 27 monitoring stations falling in the red zone, the Central......

Israel Surrounds Gaza City

Caution: Graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.   IMAGE: A view of military action at a location given as Gaza in this handout image. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via......

Delhi's air quality likely to dip, anti-pollution plan kicks in

Amid a likely increase in pollution levels, the Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport......

Households must prepare for hefty rise in LPG prices

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cut fuel subsidies while slapping additional fuel taxes on unblended transport fuels in the latest Union Budget. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhury/Reuters The......

Only 61% homes used LPG as of Dec 2018

Only 48.3 per cent of the rural households used LPG, while the figures were much higher in urban areas at 86.6 per cent, according to a NSO report. About 61 per cent of total households in India......

RBI hikes agri loans limit, expects 7.4% GDP growth in FY20

Here are the key decisions announced by the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday. Photograph: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday raised the limit of collateral-free agricultural loans to......

Solar lighting could create as many as 2 million jobs!

  In Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, India, Indonesia, and Kenya, fuel-based lighting is not particularly 'job-intensive.' Switching from fuel-based lighting -- such as firewood and kerosene......

Can Mirabai overcome injuries to lift Paris Oly gold?

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu’s rags-to-riches story remains an inspiration for others. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters Mirabai Chanu believes she will need to lift at least four times her current......

Mirabai Chanu: A big dreamer with humble beginnings

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu celebrates after winning gold in the women's weightlifting 48kg category. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Commonwealth Games 2018 gold medallist Mirabai Chanu had......

Mary Kom and Sarita Devi: The untold story

'Mary just stopped talking to me. Maybe she did not like the fact that she was the gold medallist, but it was me (Sarita), not her, who was getting all the attention.' They came from similar......