NEW DELHI, May 20 (Reuters) Nearly 60% of Indian districts, home to three-quarters of the population, face a high to very high risk from extreme heat, with rising night-time temperatures and humidity compounding the health impact, a study has found. The report, published on Tuesday by the New Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) think tank, analysed climate, health, and infrastructure data to calculate a heat-risk score. About 57 per cent of Indian districts, home to 76 p

New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday said the pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Acts constitutional validity will now be taken up by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B R Gavai on May 15 as the incumbent CJI will be demitting office on May 13. As soon as a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan assembled for the hearing, the CJI said, There are certain aspects which you (Centre) dealt with, but that r

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Feb 21 (PTI) Maharashtra government undertaking MSRTC is facing losses of Rs 3 crore per day due to discounts offered to women and senior citizens in its bus services, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Friday. Talking to reporters in Dharashiv, the minister said the situation had made it unfeasible for Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation to think of any fresh discount for new segments. Women were given 50 per cent discount in bus fares. The elder