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FSSAI Alerts Fruit Traders to Ensure Compliance with Prohibition of Calcium Carbide in Fruit Ripening
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FSSAI Alerts Fruit Traders to Ensure Compliance with Prohibition of Calcium Carbide in Fruit Ripening

Science & Tech 19/05/24 04:16 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has alerted traders’/fruits handlers/Food Business Operators (FBOs) operating ripening chambers to strictly ensure compliance with the p Read More...

50 years of Pokhran-I
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50 years of Pokhran-I

Science & Tech 19/05/24 04:07 AM IST
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'May 11 is also celebrated as the National Technology Day to honour Indian scientists, engineers and technologists, who worked for the country's scientific and technological advancement and ensured th Read More...

Supreme Court allowed a review of its 2022 judgment on ‘shamlat deh’ land rights
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Supreme Court allowed a review of its 2022 judgment on ‘shamlat deh’ land rights

Science & Tech 19/05/24 03:58 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Protecting the rights of village landowners in Haryana, the Supreme Court allowed a review of a 2022 judgment where a Bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian allowed gram panchayats to a Read More...

Rules for political parties to use state-funded media during polls
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Rules for political parties to use state-funded media during polls

Science & Tech 19/05/24 03:52 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Two Opposition leaders — Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and All India Forward Bloc leader G Devarajan — were asked to make certain changes to their s Read More...

Registration & De- Registration of parties
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Registration & De- Registration of parties

Science & Tech 18/05/24 06:11 AM IST
by Mahesh

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Why NHRC’s international accreditation is under review
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Why NHRC’s international accreditation is under review

Science & Tech 18/05/24 06:01 AM IST
by Mahesh

'NHRC has held an ‘A rating’ since 1999; it was due for re-accreditation by the Geneva-based body last year.' On May 1, GANHRI deferred NHRC’s accreditation for the second year in Read More...

Nearly 6 million trees disappeared from farmlands in three years, says satellite mapping study
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Nearly 6 million trees disappeared from farmlands in three years, says satellite mapping study

Science & Tech 18/05/24 05:53 AM IST
by Mahesh

'In a mere three years, from 2019 to 2022, India may have lost close to 5.8 million full-grown trees in agricultural lands.' Additionally, 11% of such trees detected via satellite during 2010-2011 Read More...

Mother of the forests
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Mother of the forests

Science & Tech 18/05/24 05:44 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A new study has uncovered the origins of baobabs, the tall and uniquely-shaped deciduous trees which are famously spotted on the island of Madagascar.' Also known as “mother of the forest&rd Read More...

Should medical professionals be protected from consumer court proceedings?
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Should medical professionals be protected from consumer court proceedings?

Science & Tech 17/05/24 06:17 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Almost 30 years before the Supreme Court, held that lawyers, as ‘professionals’, could not be subjected to legal proceedings for providing faulty ‘service’ under the Consumer Read More...

What are the reasons and concerns related to floods in Kenya?
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What are the reasons and concerns related to floods in Kenya?

Science & Tech 17/05/24 06:08 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India recently sent fresh consignments of relief materials, including medicines and essential supplies, to the flood-affected people of Kenya, as the nation continues to reel under the impact of ince Read More...