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New Morality in Afghanistan
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New Morality in Afghanistan

Science & Tech 04/09/24 12:39 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Taliban last week announced a new law on the “Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” which imposes its interpretation of sharia or Islamic law on the people of Afghanistan.' Read More...

Germany’s electoral architecture
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Germany’s electoral architecture

Science & Tech 04/09/24 12:16 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently,Germany’s federal constitutional court upheld the government’s move to downsize the lower house of parliament, with effect from the 2025 federal elections.' The present 20th Read More...

Hayao Miyazaki wins Magsaysay Award
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Hayao Miyazaki wins Magsaysay Award

Science & Tech 04/09/24 11:34 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Hayao Miyazaki, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has been honoured with this year's prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, often referred to as Asia's Nobel Prize.' Miyazaki, one of the co-founders Read More...

Digital Agriculture Mission
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Digital Agriculture Mission

Science & Tech 04/09/24 10:55 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Union Cabinet  approved the Rs 2,817-crore Digital Agriculture Mission for the creation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in the farm sector.' Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) ref Read More...

OpenAI’s Project Strawberry
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OpenAI’s Project Strawberry

Science & Tech 04/09/24 10:50 AM IST
by Mahesh

'OpenAI, the world’s premier artificial intelligence research organisation, will likely release its most powerful AI model this fall (September-November), and could integrate it into ChatGPT-5, Read More...

Pacific Island Forum
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Pacific Island Forum

Science & Tech 02/09/24 13:22 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The island nation of Tonga played host to the annual meeting of the leaders of the Pacific Island Forum from August 26 to 30.' More than 1,500 delegates from 40 nations were in attendance at the c Read More...

Munich Agreement
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Munich Agreement

Science & Tech 02/09/24 13:11 PM IST
by Mahesh

'On September 1, 1939 — German troops marched into Poland, triggering the beginning of World War II, the deadliest military conflict in the history of mankind, involving an estimated 100 million Read More...

Rule 170 of Drugs Act
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Rule 170 of Drugs Act

Science & Tech 02/09/24 13:05 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta, while hearing the ongoing Supreme Court case against Patanjali Ayurved, pulled up the AYUSH ministry for its July 1 notification asking state licensing authorit Read More...

INDIAN ARMY LAUNCHES PROJECT NAMAN
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INDIAN ARMY LAUNCHES PROJECT NAMAN

Science & Tech 31/08/24 11:37 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian Army launched the first phase of Project NAMAN, which is designed to provide dedicated support and services to Defence pensioners, veterans, and their families.' In the first phase of Read More...

Drones can revolutionise pesticide and fertiliser application in Punjab fields
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Drones can revolutionise pesticide and fertiliser application in Punjab fields

Science & Tech 31/08/24 11:11 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Farmers in the village of Bhagthala Khurd in Faridkot district recently used drones to spray pesticides on their maize and moong crops.' Villages in Kapurthala and Amritsar have seen drones being Read More...