Iran to hold nuclear talks with European powers in Geneva

Iran will hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on November 29, the Iranian foreign ministry said, days after the UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran.

Iran reacted to the resolution, proposed by the UK, France, Germany and the US, with what government officials called various measures such as activating numerous new and advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium. 

In the meantime, our elected leaders are busy in a blame game rather than finding a sustainable solution.

Almost every November, Delhi and its surrounding areas have become a gas chamber.

With the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing the 400 mark, it becomes difficult to even breathe.

In the meantime, our elected leaders are busy in a blame game rather than finding a sustainable solution. 

House committee to examine 'lateral entry in civil services'

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has decided to examine "lateral entry in civil services" during its tenure 2024-25, according to the Rajya Sabha secretariat.

The panel will also examine the filling up of vacancies in the Central government. 

Municipal corps' revenue struggle mirrors faltering urban development agenda

If Municipal Corporations (MCs) across most of urban India struggle to level potholed roads or un-clog drains, there is good reason for that. 

Urban India may well be contributing almost 60 per cent of the country's economic output, but municipal corporations - essential service providers in urban areas - are faced with debilitating financial constraints, with property tax revenues mobilisation pegged at an abysmally low 0.12 per cent of GDP. 

WHY SATELLITE SPACE JUNK MAY BE BAD NEWS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

More than 10,000 active satellites are in orbit around the planet. This number is estimated to shoot up to more than 100,000 by the 2030s, and possibly half a million in the decades to follow.

Most satellites, at the end of their life- cycle, fall to a fiery death through Earth's atmosphere. As they disintegrate, however, they leave all kinds of pollutants in the upper atmosphere. As

As the number of satellites goes up, so will this pollution. And some scientists are very worried.

Treaty to Tackle Plastic Pollution

more than 170 countries will converge in Busan, Republic of Korea, to negotiate a new legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution, including marine pollution.

This is the fifth (and final) round of talks since 2022 when the UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA) agreed to develop such a treaty by the end of 2024.