Beijing, The Yangtze River conservation law took effect on Monday amid China's intensified efforts to protect its "mother river".

With 96 provisions in nine chapters, it is the country's first legislation on a specific river basin, reports Xinhua news agency.

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Amaravati, Whale shark conservation along Andhra Pradesh coast and similar efforts on Asian elephants, tigers, olive ridley turtles and king cobras among others are some of the topics the state forest department will deliberate, commemorating the World Wildlife Day on Wednesday.

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New Delhi, Tightening its noose in the Handwara narco-terror case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested four more drug traffickers from Jammu and Kashmir.

An NIA spokesperson here said that the anti-terror probe agency arrested four drug traffickers -- Altaf Ahmed Shah, Showkat Ahmad Parray, Mudasi

Guwahati, A rights body on Monday has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking apposite legal aid for those left out in the Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, released on August 31, 2019.

The Mumbai based Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) after conducting a survey of 10 District Legal Servic

Dharwad (Karnataka), Amid fears of rise in Covid-19 cases in the last couple of days, Karnataka Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar announced on Monday that the Class X (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) board examinations would be held in the state from June 21 to July 5, which is a week's difference com

New Delhi,  The vaccination drive against coronavirus for people above 60 years of age and those over 45 years with comorbidities began on Monday with many facing a tough time at several government hospitals in the city. Senior citizens who turned up to get vaccinated at the centres without prior registration expressed

New Delhi,  After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah is another prominent face from the central government to take the Covid-19 jab on Monday.

Shah, 56, took the vaccination on Monday under supervision of staff from Medanta The Medicity.

By getting the j

Chandigarh,  To eradicate the menace of illicit and spurious liquor in the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday gave its approval to amend the Punjab Excise Act of 1914 and to introduce a Bill in this regard in the ongoing Budget session of Vidhan Sabha.

This decision was taken during a meeting chaired by

Mumbai, In a shocking revelation, the Maharashtra government on Monday said that the massive and unprecedented power blackout that paralysed Mumbai and surroundings for several hours on Oct. 12 2020, was caused by a suspected cyber-attack originating in China.

"I feel the media reports that have emerged in th

Gandhinagar,  Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday addressed the Assembly on the first day of the budget 21-22 session, which will continue for the month. Devvrat expressed condolences over the deaths in Gujarat due to Covid-19. Condolences over the passing away of members of the Assembly, including former Chief