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Tenth Schedule
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Tenth Schedule

Science & Tech 17/01/24 06:28 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker has refused to disqualify 40 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde faction after recognising it as the real Shiv Sena.' The anti-defection law punishes individual Members of P Read More...

Shankaracharyas & Adi Shankara
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Shankaracharyas & Adi Shankara

Science & Tech 16/01/24 06:49 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The four shankaracharyas have said that they will not attend the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.' The shankaracharyas head the four Hindu mathas (monasteries) — in D Read More...

2023- Warmest year
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2023- Warmest year

Science & Tech 16/01/24 06:42 AM IST
by Mahesh

'2023 was the warmest year since records began in 1850, beating the previous record of 2016, Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said recently.' Temperatures in 2023 likely excee Read More...

Shree Mandira Parikrama project
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Shree Mandira Parikrama project

Science & Tech 16/01/24 06:34 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Odisha government, is set to inaugurate an ambitious temple project of its own — a Rs 800-crore heritage corridor around Puri’s renowned Jagannath Temple, aimed at improving infrastru Read More...

World Economic Forum
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World Economic Forum

Science & Tech 16/01/24 06:23 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The World Economic Forum (WEF) is holding its Annual Meeting from January 15 to 19 in Davos, Switzerland.' German professor Klaus Schwab founded the WEF. From 1972 to 2003, Schwab was a professor Read More...

Need of Global surgery
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Need of Global surgery

Science & Tech 15/01/24 12:47 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Global surgery is the neglected stepchild in global health.' Like most low-and middle-income countries, India lacks access to surgical care. More than 90% of rural Indians are estimated to not Read More...

Medical care on India’s trains is running late, with passengers at risk
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Medical care on India’s trains is running late, with passengers at risk

Science & Tech 15/01/24 07:03 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian Railways transports more than 2.3 crore passengers daily – roughly twice the projected population of Uttarakhand state in 2022.' Catering to the health needs of this population is Read More...

Quantum gates
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Quantum gates

Science & Tech 15/01/24 06:47 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Information technology (IT) has become essential to communication, banking, business, health, education, entertainment, and many other walks of our lives.' Its prevalence makes us wonder if societ Read More...

Regulating India’s online gaming industry
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Regulating India’s online gaming industry

Science & Tech 15/01/24 06:07 AM IST
by Mahesh

'As With a staggering 692 million Internet users, India has the world’s second-largest Internet user base and ranks eighth globally in terms of time spent on mobile apps.' The average daily Read More...

Complaints about Digi yatra
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Complaints about Digi yatra

Science & Tech 14/01/24 09:59 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The security and personal staff at airport entry gates are now capturing facial and other personal details of passengers and enrolling them into DigiYatra without their consent.' The passengers, Read More...