Indigenous communities of Jharkhand have long defended their native forests from exploitation.

Environment Ministry seeks to justify its star rating for green clearance

First it offered star rating as an incentive to promote ease of doing business and now the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has justified/clarified it as a further step "for encouraging the efficiency, transparency and accountability" in states' functioning. Jan 25, 2022
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Apple fined $5.6 mn per week over Dutch dating apps row

The Dutch consumer watchdog has announced to penalise Apple 5 million euros (nearly $5.6 million) per week for failing to make necessary changes in its App Store policies regarding payment systems for dating app providers. Jan 25, 2022
OnePlus 9RT review

OnePlus 9RT review: Too (similarly) good

OnePlus 9RT is a solid smartphone from the company's stable that is competing against just as able phones. The question is if it has what it takes to impress buyers? Jan 24, 2022
Nirmala Sitharaman

What to expect from Rail Budget 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her fourth budget on February 1 and according to sources, the Central government is going to increase the outlay for the rail budget this time by 15-20 per cent. Jan 23, 2022