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Chilling details of sexual exploitation and human trafficking have come to light after a 12-year-old girl elaborated how these young girls were sold to ‘powerful guests’ for entertainment. After the Muzaffarpur shelter case brought to light how women were drugged and raped in locked rooms, cut themselves to avoid sexual exploitation, concerns around these so …

Taking note of several reports which indicated a decrease in the recruitment of women workers owing to an increase in maternity leaves, the government has decided to pay 50 per cent of the salary of 14 weeks to women on maternity leave. Earlier, under the Maternity Benefit Act, women were given paid leave for 12 weeks which was extended to …

On paper, open burning of crop residue is an offence punishable by a fine of Rs 2,500 per acre for stubble burning. And in Punjab alone in one month, the Pollution Control Board had imposed a fine of Rs 8,92,500 as “environmental compensation cess” on framers caught burning the stubble. AP But, despite an NGT ban, heavy fines and awareness …

The first image of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Statue of Unity is out and it’s breathtaking. An American company has taken a stunning image of the world’s tallest statue from space. The 597-feet Statue of Unity of India’s “Iron Man” has been shared by the American Constellation of Satellites owned by Sky Lab. The image shows the statue built alongside the …

Shrouded in smog, clean air has become a luxury in NCR, and stepping out for a movie or a nightout means battling the air pollution. In such a situation, increasing number of restaurants and cinema halls in the NCR are adding ‘purified air’ to the list of services they offer their patrons. While around seven-eight restaurants have already installed air …

India’s first hospital dedicated to elephants has opened in Mathura at Farah block’s Churmura village. The first-of-its-kind hospital has unique facilities including wireless digital X-ray, laser treatment, dental X-ray, thermal imaging, ultrasonography, hydrotherapy and quarantine facilities.  The hospital is strategically located near elephant conservation and care centre. It is designed to treat injured, sick or geriatric elephants and is equipped …

The California fire continues to rage in the hills and it isn’t dying anytime soon. United States President, Donald Trump said on Monday that he had approved a request to delare the California fire as a major disaster, making people affected eligible for various types of federal government support. 42 people have been gutted by the camp fire which has …

The first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh turned out smoothly and witnessed a huge turnout of voters on Monday. However, voters in Dantewada were seen removing the ink mark on their fingers right after casting their votes due to a threat issued by naxals. Naxals in the region near the Indrawati River of Dantewada had threatened to chop off the …

Over one lakh farmers will congregate in the national capital – the fourth time this year – on November 29 and 30 to protest against the Centre’s ‘anti-farmer’ policies. Leaders of some parties have also been invited to rally for the farmers’ cause. The protest is a culmination of different initiatives over the past two years, including introduction in Parliament …

Delhi is the world’s most polluted city. In fact India is home to 10 of the most polluted cities in the world.  The air quality levels in most of the big cities in India is well over the WHO’s unsafe mark.  AP According to CPCB’s daily AQI bulletin that covers around 70 cities, almost all cities from north to south …