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The Media Association of Assam (MAA) and the Guwahati Press Club have condemned Assam minister of Public Health Engineering Jayanta Malla Baruah's “insulting” remarks about a journalist. 

This week’s host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Basant Kumar.

Nikhil

Air conditioner manufacturer Johnson Controls-Hitachi, now owned by the Bosch group in India, has allowed bids from recyclers far below the government-mandated floor price for e-waste, copies of internal records seen by Newslaundry show.

India emits the highest amount of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) in the world and is the second-largest emitter of ammonia (NH₃), according to a new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The report warns that these gases are forming toxic secondary pollutants, particularly ammonium sulfate, which…

Every day, thousands of patients come to AIIMS in Delhi seeking treatment. For many of them, clean air is crucial. But they are often exposed to toxic air as they wait along the road or under the underpass.

The Press Club of India and 21 media bodies have submitted a joint memorandum to the Union Minister for Electronics and Information and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging the government to exclude the professional work of journalists from the ambit of the contentious Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

Rafa

Over the past four years, there has been an unprecedented surge in right-wing populist victories across the globe. From the US and El Salvador to Italy, Hungary, and even India, populist leaders have either returned to power or have emerged with strong mandates. 

A delicate ceasefire appears to exist between Israel and Iran after an intervention by the US in what president Donald Trump called the “12-day war”.

India’s housing dream has been slipping out of reach for a while – but now the story seems to be becoming true even for the richie-rich.