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Arought grips the Amazon rainforest
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Arought grips the Amazon rainforest

Science & Tech 20/10/23 06:57 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Amazon rainforest is reeling from an intense drought.' Numerous rivers vital for travel have dried up. As a result, there is no water, food, or medicine in villages of Indigenous communities l Read More...

Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman is awarded EU human rights prize
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Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman is awarded EU human rights prize

Science & Tech 20/10/23 06:45 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year,was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize.' Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Though Read More...

Earthquakes in Afghanistan
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Earthquakes in Afghanistan

Science & Tech 20/10/23 06:34 AM IST
by Mahesh

'An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Western Afghanistan on October 15, barely a few days after multiple earthquakes of similar strength killed at least a thousand people in the Herat province.' Read More...

Special and Local Laws Reforms
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Special and Local Laws Reforms

Science & Tech 20/10/23 05:31 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The recent tabling of Bills on criminal laws has become a causa celebre.' In as much as they set overdue reforms into motion, the Bills do well to amend the substantive criminal law as codified in Read More...

OBCs and subcategories
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OBCs and subcategories

Science & Tech 20/10/23 05:17 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Minister for Backward Classes Welfare in Andhra Pradesh said recnetly that the state will begin a backward classes census.' The publication of the results of the caste survey in Bihar earlier Read More...

Australia’s referendum to include an Indigenous ‘Voice’ in its Constitution
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Australia’s referendum to include an Indigenous ‘Voice’ in its Constitution

Science & Tech 19/10/23 11:02 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A bill passed by the Australian Parliament has set the stage for a historic referendum on constitutional recognition for the Indigenous people, who account for 3.2% of the country’s nearly 26 m Read More...

Vizhinjam international seaport project
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Vizhinjam international seaport project

Science & Tech 19/10/23 07:06 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Rs 7,600 crore transshipment deepwater multipurpose seaport project is being built by Adani Ports and SEZ Private Limited. It's India's first deepwater transshipment port.' Vizhinjam can han Read More...

India likely to sign deal with U.S. for 31 MQ-9B drones by February 2024
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India likely to sign deal with U.S. for 31 MQ-9B drones by February 2024

Science & Tech 19/10/23 06:47 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The deal for 31 MQ-9B Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with the U.S. is expected to be concluded by February 2024 and deliveries will begin from February 2027.' As part of this plan, General Atomic Read More...

Green Energy Corridor
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Green Energy Corridor

Science & Tech 19/10/23 05:56 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)  approved the project on Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II – Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) for 13 gigawatt (GW) Renewable Energ Read More...

India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)
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India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)

Science & Tech 19/10/23 05:52 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the priority section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor at Sahibabad RapidX Station, Uttar Pradesh on 20th October.' RRTS project is being deve Read More...