Jammu And Kashmir News
Hajj 2025: J&K pilgrims to Saudi Arabia drop 70% in two years. What’s behind the decline?
Hajj 2025: Officials cite a combination of factors, including the rising cost of travel after the removal of government subsidies, the absence of foreign airlines in this year’s Hajj operations, and unbearable temperatures in Saudi Arabia, as reasons.
2 min read11:27 AM ISTIGNOU professor claims assault by troops in J-K’s Rajouri; Army orders probe
The Indian Army has launched an inquiry after a professor accused soldiers of assaulting him in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. An FIR has been filed against unidentified personnel.
3 min read19 Apr 2025‘Fanatical mindset’: India slams Pakistan for reference to Jammu and Kashmir in UNGA, says, ‘it’s in their habit’
India criticized Pakistan for its unjustified comments on Jammu and Kashmir at the UN, asserting that such remarks won’t legitimse Pakistan’s claims or excuse cross-border terrorism.
1 min read15 Mar 2025New Lithium deposits discovered in Rajasthan after J-K | Mint Primer | Mint
Unearth the transformative power of a recent discovery that could dramatically reshape India’s Electric Vehicle market and push the country closer to energy independence. Larger lithium reserves, now discovered in Rajasthan’s Degana region, have the potential to meet about 80% of India’s lithium demand. This element is essential for EV batteries and the country’s ambitious goal of 30% EV adoption by 2030. These significant findings, coupled with the first major mineral discovery in India’s Jammu and Kashmir, were possible due to the Mines Ministry’s renewed focus on rare earths.
16 May 2023The big lithium find: Risks and rewards
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3 Apr 2023The big lithium find: Risks and rewards | Mint Primer | Mint
The discovery of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium in Jammu & Kashmir is a major boost for India’s electrification plans but mining is a high-risk, high-reward game in the ecologically sensitive Himalayas
3 Mar 2023Internet shutdown: Nearly half of global blackouts happened in THIS country
Digital rights advocacy group Access Now recorded 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, and nearly half of those blackouts happened in this country.
1 min read1 Mar 2023J-K: 13 houses damaged in Ramban district due to landslides
IMD has also predicted light rainfall/snowfall for Jammu and Kashmir in the coming days.
1 min read20 Feb 20233.6 magnitude earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra
Jammu and Kashmir: The epicenter of the earthquake was 97 kilometers east of Katra.
1 min read17 Feb 2023Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared