As per the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry, 61 state transport undertakings (STUs) operate 1,45,747 buses, among which only 51,043 are equipped with boarding and deboarding facilities for persons with disabilities (PwDs). At least 12 state transport agencies do not have a single bus for specially-abled persons, and around 65 per cent of public …
It’s the law: California limits climate pollution and each year the limits get stricter. California claims to know how much climate-warming gas is going into the air from within its borders. It’s the law: California limits climate pollution and each year the limits get stricter. The state has also been a major oil and gas …
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A video of a man dressed like Yamaraja to highlight the issue of potholes in Bengaluru has gone viral on the internet. Bengaluru: Potholes are a common sight on Indian roads and they especially increase in number and size during monsoon, causing a lot of problems for the common man. Frustrated by the menace, a man …
Tens of millions of Americans already baking in a scorching heat wave braced Saturday for record-setting temperatures to climb, while a major fire ravaged part of California. The country’s central and northeast regions face the brunt of the extreme temperatures, which are not expected to peak until Sunday at the earliest and have sent public …
Droupadi Murmu began her political career as a councillor in Odisha and will be written into history as India’s first tribal President and the second woman in the post. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thuresday congratulated Droupadi Murmu on winning the presidential election. “India scripts history,” PM Modi wrote on Twitter on Murmu becoming the …
