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Mumbai is losing its public land to private luxury developments, with government-owned plots being converted into high-end residential complexes instead of spaces meant for ordinary citizens. According to The Hindu, several pieces of municipal land across the city have been handed over to developers who build luxury apartments, shopping malls, and private facilities on what

India has the highest number of children in the world without sanitation services at school. This is according to a new report by the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme. The report is called “Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools 2015-2025.” It says 244 million children worldwide had no sanitation service at their school

The price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has gone up by Rs 62.50. In Delhi, it will now cost Rs 2,810 from October 1. The hike comes at the start of the festive season. This is when hotels, restaurants, eateries and caterers usually see more demand. It is likely to raise their running costs.

NCERT’s new class nine social science textbook says many Indian kings and princes received swords from goddesses like Kali, Durga, and Bhavani. The textbook says this happened to help them resist invasions from the seventh century onwards. The book is called “Understanding Society: India and Beyond – Part 2.” Its first part came out in

The Central Secretariat Library (CSL) needs a new home. But no one knows where it will go. The library was set up in 1891. It moved to Delhi in 1911, along with the capital. It has been in Shastri Bhawan since 1969. Now Shastri Bhawan is being torn down as part of the Central Vista