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Rising STEM research demands revitalised education
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Rising STEM research demands revitalised education

Science & Tech 06/11/24 10:13 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Higher educational institutions in India face significant challenges.' While private engineering colleges, the newer Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and universities have expanded access to Read More...

UP Madarsa Education Act upheld by SC
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UP Madarsa Education Act upheld by SC

Science & Tech 06/11/24 10:03 AM IST
by Mahesh

'UP Madarsa Education Act: A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, presided over by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, upheld the Constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa E Read More...

Not all private property is ‘material resource of community’ for redistribution
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Not all private property is ‘material resource of community’ for redistribution

Science & Tech 06/11/24 09:50 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A 9-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held recently that the government cannot acquire and redistribute all privately owned properties deeming them “material resources of the commun Read More...

India’s updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
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India’s updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Science & Tech 05/11/24 11:03 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India presented its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) at the UN conference on biodiversity in Cali, Colombia.' This submission aligns with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiver Read More...

New coastal zone plan of Kerala
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New coastal zone plan of Kerala

Science & Tech 05/11/24 10:46 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMPs) of 10 coastal districts of Kerala namely Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, T Read More...

Major challenges faced by Indian cities
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Major challenges faced by Indian cities

Science & Tech 05/11/24 10:19 AM IST
by Mahesh

'October 31 is observed every year as World Cities Day.' The world’s urban population has reached an estimated 4.7 billion, or 57.5% of the world’s total population, with projections to Read More...

Intersex Awareness Week
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Intersex Awareness Week

Science & Tech 05/11/24 10:08 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Despite the strides made by the larger LGBTQ community over the decades in terms of recognition, there is little awareness about intersex people, a constituent group of the larger queer community.' Read More...

kodo millet
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kodo millet

Science & Tech 03/11/24 10:58 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Ten wild elephants from a herd of 13 died over the last three days in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.' The  deaths could have been caused by “mycotoxins associated wit Read More...

U.S. electoral college system
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U.S. electoral college system

Science & Tech 02/11/24 13:23 PM IST
by Mahesh

'U.S. citizens will cast their ballots on November 5, to choose largely between Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump and Vice-President and Democrat Kamala Harris as their 47th Presi Read More...

Melanistic tigers
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Melanistic tigers

Science & Tech 02/11/24 13:12 PM IST
by Mahesh

'A tigress from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, was sent 800 km away to the Similipal Tiger Reserve recently so as to diversify the genetic pool of the tiger population in Odisha. ' Read More...