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Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is at the centre of controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams conducted by it. Amid the raging row over the recently conducted NEET-UG and......

'You are ruining an entire generation'

'We are calling companies to set up assembly plants for mobile phones while all the components are imported.''Only the last turn of the screwdriver is done here. And you call it self-reliance,......

India saw 23.5 lakh pollution deaths in 2019, highest in world

India saw over 23.5 lakh premature deaths due to pollution of all types -- including 16.7 lakh fatalities caused by air pollution -- in 2019, the highest among all countries globally, according to......

'Why India MUST send an Indian into space

'When the Americans are talking about colonising Mars by 2030, India cannot be lagging behind.' IMAGE: Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to travel to space, spent eight days on board......

Free public discourse from violence: Prez Mukherjee in last address to nation

In his farewell address to the nation, Pranab Mukherjee emphasised that the soul of India resided in “pluralism and tolerance. READ THE FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH HERE IMAGE:......

'Vested interests want private players in space'

'ISRO facilities are very expensive and any damage caused by these start-ups can create havoc to our space programme.' In a major policy decision, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday allowed the......

Modi govt's real agenda: It's not economic reforms

It is time to reset expectations as government will move with alacrity on social policy, not on economic reforms, notes Mihir S Sharma. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Reuters......

Mumbai, Kolkata most vulnerable to climate change: Govt

India's populous coastal cities Mumbai and Kolkata are most vulnerable to loss of life and properties due to coastal flooding in the second half of the century, the government has said quoting a UN......

What the Sino-US climate deal means for India

While India will be pushed to keep a tight lid on its own carbon discharges, slow and low emission reduction by major polluters will cause an acceleration of climate change, says Rajni Bakshi. The......

Rich should degrow so poor can prosper

Current forms of economic growth are widening disparities, leaving hundreds of millions of people to live in poverty, says Rajni Bakshi. In the first week of September 3000 people gathered......

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Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

'You are ruining an entire generation'

India saw 23.5 lakh pollution deaths in 2019, highest in world

'Why India MUST send an Indian into space

Free public discourse from violence: Prez Mukherjee in last address to nation

'Vested interests want private players in space'

Modi govt's real agenda: It's not economic reforms

Mumbai, Kolkata most vulnerable to climate change: Govt

What the Sino-US climate deal means for India

Rich should degrow so poor can prosper

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