Environment: A casualty of overtoursim
The future of India's tourism sector depends on a delicate balance between ecological integrity and economic growth, but it needs to be addressed now Recently the Mayor of the picturesque Santorini Island in Greece had to declare an emergency as 17000 tourists descended on the island in one day. The beleaguered...
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The dark side
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Automation vs authenticity: Can AI replace the writer's soul?
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The crisis of residential colonies in Punjab
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Relationships and spirituality
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Seizing the opportunity in global defence supply gaps
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Battle for MCD ward committee elections begins
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19 cyber criminals from seven States arrested in special drive
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Repeated rape incidents call for strong ecosystem to punish culprits: Dhankhar
Describing the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Hospital as a “painful” incident, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday here called for a deterrent ecosystem to punish the perpetrators for such crimes. Referring to President Droupadi Murmu’s statement on the incident, he reiterated her...
Appointment letters to 629 newly recruited Govt employees distributed
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday distributed appointment letters to 629 newly recruited employees of Delhi Government and Delhi Development Authority (DDA), including 27 doctors, in a function held at Vigyan Bhawan. Saxena took to X and shared, “Privileged to have distributed letters of appointment to 629 Government employees, including...
Minor girl abducted for ransom by relatives rescued from Indo-Nepal border
The Delhi Police has rescued a six-year-old girl from the Indo-Nepal border, who was kidnapped for ransom by her relatives in Central Delhi’s IP Estate. According to the police on Friday, they arrested five accused in connection with the kidnapping of a minor girl on August 27. “On August 27, an...
Dismiss city Govt, take immediate action to restore constitutional order in Delhi: BJP to Prez Murmu
Members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, led by Opposition Leader Vijender Gupta, have formally appealed to President Droupadi Murmu for urgent intervention in the ongoing constitutional crisis plaguing Delhi. The delegation met the President and submitted a memorandum highlighting a series of grave concerns about the functioning of the Aam...
DU appoints CEO for conducting students’ union elections
The Delhi University has appointed Satyapal Singh, a Professor with its Department of Sanskrit, as the Chief Election Officer for the conduct of the students’ union polls for the year 2024-25, according to an official notification. Other office bearers and members of the Central Council of Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU)...
World Bank discusses financing of RRTS corridors
A high-level delegation from the World Bank visited the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) corporate office to discuss ongoing and future collaborations in urban transit. The primary focus of the discussion was on financing the upcoming Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) corridors. The delegation, led by Pankaj Gupta, Regional...
Drone survey soon to curb land encroachment
In an effort to combat land encroachments in the national capital, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), steered by Lt Governor/Chairman, DDA V K Saxena, on Thursday signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding(MOU)with Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), and Survey of India (SoI) to carry out drone survey to determine current status...
