New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) As the Centre reportedly prepares to introduce two key bills in Parliament to operationalise one-third reservation for women in legislative bodies, female MPs across party lines have welcomed the initiative, highlighting its significance for empowerment and inclusive development in the country. According to reports, in an effort to build a wider political consensus for amending the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the government is seeking to delink the implementation of …
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New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil on Sunday hosted the World Water Day Conclave 2026 here, joining discussions on innovation and collaboration for sustainable water management and judicious industrial use. Themed “Industry for Water,” the conclave sought to position industry as a key driver of water-use efficiency, recycling, reuse, and innovation.The event brought together policymakers, industry leaders, academia, startups, MSMEs, and young innovators to co-cr…
Islamabad, March 12 (IANS) Millions of children in Pakistan are being left behind by the slow invisible erosion of chronic undernutrition. The crisis unfolding is related to 40 per cent of children in Pakistan aged below five years who are stunted, the nearly 10 million impacted by chronic growth failure and the millions more whose brain development is compromised during the most important phase of human life, resulting in Pakistan’s already strained systems facing further pressure, a report h…
Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) Telangana Commission for Backward Classes on Wednesday said that the Census in Telangana should be initiated only after the Central government includes 40 castes in the Central OBC list.Commission Chairman G. Niranjan has written a letter to Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao requesting necessary action to include the 40 Backward Class castes of Telangana State in the Central OBC list.As part of the Central Census programme in Telangana, house listing will be conducted …
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) In its 250th year, the United States is witnessing a rare reversal. More Americans moved out than moved in last year, a shift not seen since the Great Depression, a major financial daily has reported.The US experienced net negative migration in 2025, with an estimated loss of about 150,000 people, according to calculations by the Brookings Institution. The outflow is expected to increase in 2026. Total in-migration fell to between 2.6 and 2.7 million in 2025, down from …
Bhopal, Feb 22 (IANS) The first phase of the vulture census in Madhya Pradesh has recorded 1,127 vultures in the South Panna forest division and 735 in Shivpuri district, indicating stable populations and continued conservation success, forest officials said on Sunday.Officials said the census in the South Panna division was carried out by forest personnel and volunteers, who documented vultures across multiple forest ranges and cliff habitats known for nesting.In Shivpuri district, forest offic…
Bhopal, Feb 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday said the census is the country’s largest and most important data process on the basis of which the strategies are prepared to take development to the last person in society.Chief Minister Yadav made this statement addressing the state-level conference at Kushabhau Thakre Convention Centre in Bhopal, which was attended by senior bureaucrats including Chief Secretary Anurag Jain and Additional Chief Secretaries and many othe…
Gandhinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) The Gujarat government, on Wednesday, approved a major infrastructure initiative aimed at improving road connectivity in the state’s tribal regions under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar.Addressing the media after the meeting, state government Spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said that 1,614 tribal hamlets that have never been connected by roads will …
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcoming the Union government’s decision to conduct a caste-based census alongside the upcoming national population census and urging the formation of a high-level advisory council comprising chief ministers and representatives of states and Union Territories.In his letter dated January 10, 2026, CM Stalin said the decision to include a caste census with the national enumeration would help …
Guwahati, Jan 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday, reiterated his assertion that demographic changes in the state could significantly alter its population profile, claiming that “Bangladeshi Muslims” may account for nearly 40 per cent of Assam’s population in the next Census. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a government programme, CM Sarma said the forthcoming Census exercise would bring “unfortunate news” for Assam, alleging that the population of Muslims of…