India has lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000, equivalent to a six per cent decrease in tree cover during this period, according to the latest data from the Global Forest Watch monitoring project.

India is among the twelve countries responsible for 60 per cent of the planet's mismanaged plastic waste, though the fast-developing South Asian nation's per capita plastic waste production is among the lowest in the world, according to a new report.

India secured the third position globally in terms of funding raised for the fintech sector in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, a report showed Friday.

Retail inflation declines to a five-month low of 4.85 per cent in March mainly due to cooling food prices.

India’s industrial production growth accelerated to a four-month high of 5.7 per cent in February 2024, mainly due to the good performance of the mining sector, according to official data released Friday

The Special Relief Commission (SRC) in Odisha Friday put several districts on alert in the wake of the IMD forecasting return of heatwave conditions in parts of the state from April 15, officials said.

Ahead of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections Odisha, which will be held amid expected hot and humid conditions in May-June, the state government Friday said polling officials who suffer from heatstroke will receive cashless treatment in private hospitals under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY).

The Allahabad High Court has held that in the absence of any rule or regulation in Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Society Employees Service Regulation, 1975 and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sahkari Bhumi Vikas Bank Employees Service Rules, 1976, neither a show-cause notice can be issued nor departmental proceedings can be initiated against an employee after his retirement.

Domestic air passenger traffic is likely to have witnessed an annual growth of 13 per cent at around 15.4 crore in 2023-24 and the aviation industry’s net loss is expected to have declined to `3,000 to 4,000 crore during the same period, says a report.

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed ‘severe displeasure’ over the Election Commission (EC) not furnishing a reply to an RTI plea that had asked the poll panel about the action taken on a ‘representation’ given to it by eminent citizens, raising questions on the credibility of EVMs and VVPAT machines during elections.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet the AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail April 15, officials said Friday.

A Delhi court Friday sent Bharat Rasthra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha to CBI custody till April 15 in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

A US carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as US President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House.

The defence ministry has issued a tender to state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for procurement of 97 light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1A) Tejas for the Indian Air Force, officials said

The Election Flying Squad officials seized ₹ 1 crore in cash from a house at Ettarai village in Tiruchirappalli on Friday night, in the first such seizure ahead of polling for the Lok Sabha in the state

The Chhattisgarh Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offences Wing (ACB/EOW) has arrested the former special secretary of the state's Excise Department in connection with the alleged liquor scam.

Announcing unconditional support to the INDIA bloc candidates in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday said that these elections are being held to "save democracy" and end an "autocratic government".

India continued their dismal show in the crucial tour Down Under, losing 1-3 against Australia to suffer their fourth consecutive defeat in the five-match men’s hockey Test series, here Friday.

A disappointed Rajasthan Royals will have to focus on better execution of their strategies for a swift turnaround when they face a highly inconsistent yet capable Punjab Kings in their IPL match here Saturday.

A special court in Mumbai on Friday acquitted fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim's nephew and two others who were booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in a 2019 extortion case.