 | 'Will always push content envelope', says Ayushmann; only Indian chosen for TIME 100 Impact AwardsKhurrana has carefully curated a filmography that seamlessly switches between light-hearted commercial hits and films that critique the social mores of India's conservative middle class, TIME said. |
 | Centre sets up new committee to replace SC's watchdog panel on forest, environmental issuesThis development comes shortly after the passage of the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which critics argue weakens existing safeguards in Indian forest law. |
 | Climate change: Cases of lightning strikes across India up 53 per cent in four yearsThe lightning strikes have increased from 1.38 crore in 2019-20 to 2 crore in 2022-23. Lightnings can be Inter-cloud or cloud-to-ground. |
 | Big rainfall deficit may stoke food inflation furtherThe immediate impact of a weakening monsoon will be lower farm produce and could make essentials such as sugar, pulses, rice and vegetables more expensive. |
 | International tennis player Debasis Sahoo to get Ekalabya Puraskar 2023Debasis, a rising tennis talent has four international and 11 titles at the national level to his credit. He will get a cash award of Rs 5 lakh along with a citation at the Ekalabya Puraskar ceremony. |
 | Will plant 75 saplings in every village to combat carbon emission: ThakurCynthia McCaffrey, representative of UNICEF India, highlighted the necessity of involving youth in decision-making processes. |
 | Environmental clearance a must for sand mining in AP: National Green TribunalOn March 23, the NGT issued directions to stop the mining activity, following which the SEIAA – Andhra Pradesh issued a stop notice to all the sand reaches. |
 | AI anxiety: Workers fret over uncertain futureThe launch in November 2022 of ChatGPT, the generative AI platform capable of handling complex tasks on command, marked a tech landmark as AI started to transform the workplace. |
 | Student ‘impact’ gets global praiseSreehari Rajesh's short film 'Hutch' reveals the profound impact that the lockdown had on individuals, prompting them to reconsider their own sense of freedom as well. |
 | Study impact of phone, cyber crimes on students, Karnataka State Commission tells Minister MadhuEducation department sources confirmed that a meeting was held to discuss the possibility of conducting a state-wide study on the impact of excessive mobile use on students. |
 | Rs 75.95-crore special kuruvai package welcome, but ensure subsidised seeds reach on time, say delta farmersSeeds will be given at a subsidy of 50 per cent for a total of 1.24 lakh acres of area. |
 | Ensure Cauvery water reaches tail-end, announce kuruvai package: TN delta farmersThe organisations have also urged the state government to announce the Kuruvai package for the season without delay. |
