Grievance redress rules for job scheme drop key provisions

The Grievance Redressal Rules under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gra-min), or VB-G RAM G, which were notified by the Union Ministry of Rural Development on Monday, dropped several provisions that had figured in the draft rules circulated in May, some of which were also part of the previous rural employment pro-gramme which the current scheme replaced earlier this year.

How 'Murasu' became the first Tamil name for a tropical cyclone

A name rooted in Tamil's cultural past is now travelling far and wide. As a severe cyclonic storm advances towards the Indian coast, 'Murasu', a Tamil name suggested by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), has found a place in the region's meteorological history.

'Murasu' is a traditional Tamil percussion instrument. The name was cho-sen from the second list of names for tropical cyclones over the north Indian Ocean that was pre-pared by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) panel.

Clean energy softened global crisis impact on India: Modi

The impact of the West Asia crisis on India would have been more severe than the rest of the world had the country not made invest-ments in renewable energy over the last decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the inauguration of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo (2026) in New Delhi on Monday.

Defence Ministry signs 53,866-cr. deal for corvettes

The Defence Ministry on Monday signed contracts worth 53,866.50 crore with Garden Reach Ship-builders & Engineers (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the construction of eight Next Generation Corvettes (NGCs) for the Indian Navy, in a major boost to indigenous warship building capabilities.

Govt. plans foreigners' registration offices in all State capitals by 2027

The Union government plans to establish Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) in all State capitals by 2027, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Monday. Since 2025, five new FRROs have been established, including two this year. The move is part of a wider effort to strengthen the institutional frame-work for managing foreign nationals visiting India.

Ajit Doval holds security talks during Vietnam visit

National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval on Mon-day held discussions with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, General Phan Van Giang, in Hanoi, reviewing the progress of bilateral de fence cooperation.

Milky Way grew by devouring galaxies, leaving ghost stars

They are evidence of a kind of snowball effect that characterises the formation and evolution of galaxies, which scientists believe are the result of a series of violent collisions. As galaxies fall into one another, the smaller ones are ripped apart by tidal forces of the larger, leaving behind streams and clusters of stars that don't move in lockstep with the rest of the galaxy. They also stand out for their chemical compositions, which allow astronomers to group stars that were born together and piece back their rough ages.

Cascading effect

The bureaucratic impetus for the 11.2-GW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in Arunachal Pradesh purportedly comes from China's aggressive development of a 60-GW megadam in Tibet, stoking anxieties among Indian authorities over 'weaponised' transboundary waters. Beijing may be able to divert flows in the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India, to cause drought downstream or release water en masse to trigger catastrophic floods in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

What is the role of Legislative Councils?

• Legislative Councils were envisaged as revising chambers to check hasty legislation by State Assemblies, but their creation and abolition have often been driven by political considerations

• Though the Constitution provides for their composition, tenure, and role, Legislative Councils have limited legislative powers and can only delay the passage of bills

• The Second Administrative Reforms Commission recommended transforming them into councils of local governments, with members elected solely by local body representatives, to strengthen local self-government