Press Trust of India (PTI), headquartered in New Delhi, is India’s largest news agency. It was registered in 1947 and started operations in 1949. PTI has more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers, who generate more than 2,000 stories and 200 photographs every day. Subscribers to PTI’s feed include the mainstream media, research groups, specialised presses, companies, government organisations and NGOs.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to submit a report, on the constitution of Biodiversity Management Committees at the local level in every state, within three … READ FULL STORY
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police, on April 12, 2019, arrested a real estate developer from Ahmedabad Airport, in a Rs 50-crore forgery case, an official said. Yusuf Lakdawala had allegedly … READ FULL STORY
Traffic-related pollution caused asthma among 3,50,000 children in India in 2015, second only to China, according to a Lancet study unveiled on April 11, 2019 that analysed 194 countries and 125 major cities worldwide. … READ FULL STORY
The ATS Group, which has forayed into the project management consultancy (PMC) business, said that it has bagged three stalled projects – Logix Blossom Greens, Logix Blossom County and Logix Blossom Zest in Noida, … READ FULL STORY
After repeated nudging by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the nation’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), on April 9, 2019, followed its smaller peers to lower the lending rates by a … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra, a state with the largest economy, has the highest number of polluted river stretches in the country, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said, while directing the chief secretary to submit a quarterly … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on April 8, 2019, stayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order imposing a penalty of Rs 5 lakhs each on educational institutions in the national capital, for failing to install rainwater … READ FULL STORY
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has prepared a five-year vision document, which seeks to take up a number of initiatives, including creation of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to execute redevelopment works through alternate … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on April 5, 2019, stayed the Delhi High Court order asking Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) to vacate the National Herald House building in New Delhi. A bench headed by chief justice … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on April 4, 2019, cut the benchmark interest rate by 0.25% for the second time in a row, to bring the interest rate to the lowest level in … READ FULL STORY
The Bombay High Court, on April 3, 2019, directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs 15,000 per month as rent to people who were rendered homeless after their dwellings, located near a key water … READ FULL STORY
A 37-year-old builder, identified as Yogesh Kumar Bhati, a resident of Sultanpur village in the national capital, was arrested on April 2, 2019, for selling the same property through sale deeds to different persons … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on April 2, 2019, asked the centre and the parties that have challenged the validity of various provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, to consensually frame the questions of law to … READ FULL STORY
