-The Times of India NEW delhi: Preparing to tide over another year of shortage in availability of pulses, particularly arhar dal that triggered a crisis, private importers have informed government of their intention to import nearly 5.5 million tonnes (MTs) of pulses next year in comparison to about 4.5 MTs in 2015. Government will also increase the import besides carrying out direct procurement from farmers to create a stock. Sources said private importers...

-The Hindu The restrictions on private vehicle usage may have got most of the media coverage, but are by no means the only steps the government has announced. Nationally, over 35 per cent of urban households own a motorised two-wheeler and just under 10 per cent own a car, jeep or van. In delhi, where per capita incomes are among the highest in the country, these proportions are much higher: nearly 40...

-The Indian Express Open agricultural burning, a common practice in north and northwest India, releases black carbon due to insufficient combustion. The burning of agricultural waste around delhi that is causing air pollution in the capital is also contributing significantly to the melting of glaciers in the Himalayas, a new study has suggested. Open agricultural burning, a common practice in north and northwest India, releases black carbon due to insufficient combustion. These...

-The Times of India NEW delhi: The total period of trial in corruption cases will not exceed four years with a special judge initially required to wind up proceedings in two years itself. Thereafter the trial can be extended, subject to six-month extension, states the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2015 currently before the Rajya Sabha. The bill also stipulates recording of reasons for any delay in trial beyond two years and includes...

-The Telegraph New delhi: A 98-year-old father's determination to will a share of his property to his daughter has led to the repeal of a 150-year-old notification that stood in the way. P.F. Pinto had told his four sons that after dividing his coffee plantations and giving them their share, he planned to will his share to his lone surviving daughter, Arlene. That was three years ago. The sons dug up a little-known...