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The unfulfilled solar promise of India and Germany
Mehreen Amin is studying in the fourth semester at the Government Degree College for Women in Zakura, Srinagar. Ms. Amin recently completed an intensive solar technical programme through a Kashmir-based training institute registered with the Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ). When the institute was initially mobilising students in her community, she felt an instinctive…
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Environmental groups seek wider probe into Wayanad tunnel project clearances
While welcoming the State government’s decision to appoint an expert committee to investigate the debris slip near the entrance to the under-construction Wayanad tunnel road project at Kalladi, the Wayanad Prakruthi Samrakshana Samithi (WPSS) and the Coexistence Collective have urged the government to broaden the panel’s mandate to include an inquiry into how statutory clearances…
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El-Nino, below normal monsoon pose risk for growth, inflation outlook in FY27: HDFC Bank MD
HDFC Bank’s MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The global macroeconomic environment remained challenging as the lingering impact of the West Asia conflict could weigh on global growth & inflation and the turn towards monetary tightening by major central banks remained a risk for global liquidity and growth, said India’s biggest…
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What’s China’s new ethnic unity law? | Explained
China officially recognises 56 ethnic groups. According to the 2020 census, the ethnic minority population crossed 125 million, or 8.89% of the national total. This includes around 11 million Uyghurs and 7 million Tibetans. | Photo Credit: Reuters A new ethnic unity law, the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, came into effect in…
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Over 2.31 lakh complaints on crimes against women, children received on help desks in Punjab
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, Gaurav Yadav. | Photo Credit: ANI More than 2.31 lakh complaints related to crimes against women and children have been received through Women Help Desks set up at police stations across Punjab, with the initiative helping make police stations more accessible and women-friendly, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader pledges revenge for slain father and predecessor
A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran. File | Photo Credit: West Asia News Agency/Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday (July 11, 2026) that avenging his slain predecessor and father was “the demand of the nation” and “must certainly”…