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Pollution levels in Delhi-NCR continued to soar way above safe limits on the second day after Diwali. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 335 as of 9 am on Wednesday, placing it in the ‘very poor’ zone, according to the data by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The Kerala government has officially enrolled in the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme of the Central government after almost two years of opposition to the scheme alignment with the National Education Policy ( NEP 2020 ).
In the high-profile surrenders that augur well for a less bloody future, some prominent Maoist cadres on Thursday surrendered to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Gadchiroli. The surrender, which officials described as a “major breakthrough,” is yet another blow for the dissolving Maoist movement in the state’s red corridor.
In a major political tremor in Andhra Pradesh, ex Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy finds himself at the center of a fraud. A CID investigation into an alleged ₹3,500-crore liquor scam has reported that Jagan received large monthly kickbacks during his time in office — though he hasn’t been officially named as an accused yet.
In a significant development Telengana and Andhra Pradesh reached several crucial agreement towards solving long-standing interstate water disputes, the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana reached a series of key agreements during a high level meeting convened by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti.
A law is soon to be implemented amid the rising beef smuggling case in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government will soon bring a law to curb this beef smuggling cases. Minister of State, Home (Rural) Pankaj Bhoyar said, the repeat offender will be slapped with the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
The Maharashtra Assembly has passed the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, aimed at tackling the rise of “urban Naxalism” or extreme left-wing ideology. The bill allows the state government to label certain organisations as illegal, and take action that could lead to 2–7 years of jail and fines up to ₹5 lakh.
Now books penned by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will find their place in the school libraries across the state.
The Calcutta High Court has MGNREGA scheme in West Bengal from the 1st of August, finally ending the three year suspension.
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