Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who comes from an agricultural background, will now be the face of a water conservation campaign, which is an initiative by the Central government. He was approached by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga …
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Rahul Rawail: Calls to boycott IFFI madness
Filmmaker Rahul Rawail, who is the acting jury head of the Indian Panorama section of the 48th IFFI after Sujoy Ghosh resigned in the wake of the exclusion of two jury-suggested films in the final list, says calls to boycott …
Read More »HC questions 12% GST on sanitary napkins
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the central government’s decision to impose 12 per cent tax on sanitary napkins under the GST regime, saying it has exempted “bindi, kajal, sindoor” which seem more essential than sanitary napkins. The court …
Read More »Ministry calls for short-term measures to improve air quality
The Union Environment Ministry on Friday held a meeting with the neighbouring states of Delhi and directed them to urgently implement short-term measures to improve the air quality of Delhi and NCR. During the meeting, chaired by Environment Secretary C.K. …
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