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December 27, 2025 8:26 AM

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President will be on 4-day visit to Goa, Karnataka, and Jharkhand beginning today

President Droupadi Murmu will be on a four-day visit to Goa, Karnataka, and Jharkhand beginning today. The President will leave for Goa this evening. Tomorrow, President Murmu will take a sea sortie in a submarine from Karwar Harbour in Karnataka. On Dec 29, the President will grace the centenary ce...

December 26, 2025 9:30 PM

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Indian Coast Guard Conducts Regional Pollution Response Exercise in Mumbai

The Indian Coast Guard conducted a Regional Level Pollution Response exercise (RPREX-2025) today in Mumbai to fight against the oil pollution at sea. In the exercise, a situation was developed wherein a distress call was received from a Motor Tanker vessel reporting an oil spill due to a hole onboar...

December 26, 2025 7:09 PM

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Indian Railways to double originating train capacity in 48 cities by 2030

The Indian Railways has planned to double originating train capacity in 48 major cities by 2030 to address rapidly growing travel demand. These cities include Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Patna, Bhopal and Puri. The Railway Ministry said, this will help in meeting the traff...

December 26, 2025 7:01 PM

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Centre Simplifies Coal Mine Approvals, Scraps Prior Permission Requirement

The government has notified the Colliery Control Rules (Amendment) 2025 to simplify the approval process for opening coal mines.   According to the Coal Ministry, the amendment removes procedural redundancies and enables faster operationalisation of mines, while ensuring continued regulatory ov...