The National Green Tribunal approves the 508km transit link after mandatory subterranean tunneling and wildlife overpass mandates are codified into core contractual obligations.
Cross-party legislative report flags non-compliance in district mineral foundation utilization and demands mandatory radar spectrum checks across deep-pit leases in Odisha and Jharkhand.
Across western Madhya Pradesh, three consecutive post-monsoon dry spells have triggered a historic re-evaluation of borewell infrastructure. Where four-inch submersibles once pumped freely at 300 feet, syndicates now face water table collapses exceeding 900 feet in basaltic bedrock.
Average yield fell from 12,000L/hr to 6,800L/hr in 14 taluks.
Acreage shifted from summer soybean toward dryland chickpea.
With verified emission certificates set to trade on power exchanges, manufacturing clusters in Coimbatore and Ludhiana face compliance costs.
A clause-by-clause assessment of the bilateral management pact bypassing traditional maritime choke points along the INSTC freight corridor.
Residual soil moisture across Haryana and Punjab delays seedbed preparation, squeezing critical grain-filling windows.
Special correspondent boards an Eastern Fleet patrol vessel to examine radar stations and submarine acoustic monitoring buoys guarding the Ten Degree Channel.
Mist envelops the Western Ghats rail survey team as core geological testing proceeds at dawn.
Photo: Satish Pillai / BureauThe grand committee room in Parliament House during the cross-party mineral concession review.
Photo: A. Sharma / BureauGantry cranes against the evening skyline at Tuticorin port as second-stage terminal bids are scrutinized.
Photo: R. Sundaram / BureauDeep basalt drilling rigs operating under searing conditions across the drought-prone Malwa plains.
Photo: Manish Trivedi / BureauThe continuous expansion of non-shareable cesses undermines the fundamental constitutional compact between the Union and the States.
Fellow, Economic Statecraft
Tariff walls cannot substitute for systemic port logistics and technical workforce training.
Former Judge, Supreme Court
Admissibility of parsed metadata demands robust statutory safeguards against state surveillance overreach.
Director, Urban Habitat Council
Devolution of property tax powers and empowered directly elected mayors are overdue for climate resilience.
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