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Pegasus spyware
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Pegasus spyware

Science & Tech 29/12/23 12:54 PM IST
by Mahesh

'In the wake of the ‘Pegasus Project’ revelations, activists filed several petitions with the Supreme Court alleging a mass surveillance exercise by the government to muzzle free speech a Read More...

Press and periodicals Bill 2023
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Press and periodicals Bill 2023

Science & Tech 29/12/23 12:39 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023 was passed by the Parliament recently.' It replaces the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, which governed the registration of print and Read More...

Indian organisations at very high risk of cyber attacks, says survey
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Indian organisations at very high risk of cyber attacks, says survey

Science & Tech 29/12/23 07:17 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The PwC's 2023 Global Risk Survey- India edition said that 38 percent of all the respondents of the survey felt that their company is highly exposed to cyber threats.' The survey results show tha Read More...

Women participation in NREGS continues to rise, 59% this fiscal
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Women participation in NREGS continues to rise, 59% this fiscal

Science & Tech 29/12/23 07:00 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has witnessed a significant surge in women's participation, marking a historic high in the current financial year of 2023-24.' Read More...

Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)
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Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)

Science & Tech 29/12/23 06:47 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements Central Sector Scheme namely Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA). ' The scheme is b Read More...

Strategy and foreign affairs for India in 2024
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Strategy and foreign affairs for India in 2024

Science & Tech 28/12/23 13:19 PM IST
by Mahesh

'In 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Vladimir Putin that “this is not the era of war”.' Yet, 2023 became a year of wars: fighting between Russia and Ukraine could soon Read More...

Huntington’s disease
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Huntington’s disease

Science & Tech 28/12/23 07:04 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Every month, the medical genetics clinic in the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, sees about three to four people with Huntington’s disease.' The numbers might appear s Read More...

SLIM lunar landings
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SLIM lunar landings

Science & Tech 28/12/23 06:52 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Japan launched its lunar exploration spacecraft aboard a homegrown H-IIA rocket, clearing a path to become the world's fifth country to land on the moon early next year.' Dubbed the "moon sniper Read More...

Making health our top priority in 2024
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Making health our top priority in 2024

Science & Tech 28/12/23 06:43 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The 2023 Navaratri festivities in Gujarat were overshadowed by the news that 10 people had purportedly died of heart attacks in a span of 24 hours.' What is even more disconcerting is that the vic Read More...

Child Malnutrition- WHO standards versus India crafted
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Child Malnutrition- WHO standards versus India crafted

Science & Tech 28/12/23 06:22 AM IST
by Mahesh

'High levels of child undernutrition have been a persistent problem in India.' It is well recognised that the determinants of undernutrition are multiple, and include food intake, dietary diversi Read More...