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District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committees (DISHAs)
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District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committees (DISHAs)

Science & Tech 29/10/22 22:18 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh presides over a DISHA meeting to review progress on various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) being implemented in the Kishtwar district.' Kishtwar in Jammu and Read More...

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches Safal common credit portal for farmers
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches Safal common credit portal for farmers

Science & Tech 29/10/22 22:08 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the common credit portal SAFAL to increase farmers’ access to loans.' SAFAL (Simplified Application for Agricultural Loans) is India’s fir Read More...

Office-of-profit case
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Office-of-profit case

Science & Tech 29/10/22 06:41 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais recently said he had sought a "second opinion" in a case of office-of-profit .' If an MLA or an MP holds a government office and receives benefits from it, then that Read More...

Saka Panja Sahib centenary event
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Saka Panja Sahib centenary event

Science & Tech 29/10/22 06:07 AM IST
by Mahesh

'To mark the first centenary of Shaheedi Saka (martyrdom massacre) of Sri Panja Sahib in Pakistan, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGP Read More...

Put Lakshmi-Ganesha photo on currency notes
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Put Lakshmi-Ganesha photo on currency notes

Science & Tech 29/10/22 06:03 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal recently urged the Centre to put up the photo of Lord Ganesha and goddess Lakshmi on fresh currency notes in a bid to "get the economy back on track”.' C Read More...

Faceless assessment scheme
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Faceless assessment scheme

Science & Tech 29/10/22 05:55 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Under the faceless tax regime, information about high-value transactions of taxpayers is received by the tax department which is then used to issue notices under section 148 of the IT Act.' Recent Read More...

Emissions Gap Report 2022
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Emissions Gap Report 2022

Science & Tech 29/10/22 05:50 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The report titled “Emissions Gap Report 2022-The Closing Window” was released recently by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).' The report stated that the world is falling Read More...

WHO releases first-ever list of fungal infection, flags global
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WHO releases first-ever list of fungal infection, flags global

Science & Tech 29/10/22 05:44 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a report highlighting the first-ever list of fungal "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of the 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to pu Read More...

2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference
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2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference

Science & Tech 28/10/22 13:08 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) is set to be held from November 6 to 18 this year.' The Government of Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (CO Read More...

Centre restricts use of herbicide glyphosate over health hazards
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Centre restricts use of herbicide glyphosate over health hazards

Science & Tech 28/10/22 13:03 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Centre has officially restricted the use of the widely used herbicide, glyphosate, fearing risk to human and animal health.' From now, glyphosate will be applied only through pest control oper Read More...