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Pharma Sector in India
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Pharma Sector in India

Science & Tech 12/05/24 19:50 PM IST
by Mahesh

'India’s drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has withdrawn powers delegated to State licensing authorities to issue NOCs (no objection certificates) for manu Read More...

ISRO successfully tests 3D-printed rocket engine
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ISRO successfully tests 3D-printed rocket engine

Science & Tech 12/05/24 19:45 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested a liquid rocket engine made with the help of additive manufacturing technology — commonly known as 3D printing.' The engine, P Read More...

Aurora lights in India
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Aurora lights in India

Science & Tech 12/05/24 19:37 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Aurora lights in red hues were visible from Ladakh’s pristine skies late at night, in the intervening hours.' Astronomers of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru (IIA) captured th Read More...

West Nile fever cases detected in Kerala
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West Nile fever cases detected in Kerala

Science & Tech 10/05/24 15:14 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Kerala government said that cases of West Nile fever have been reported from three districts in the state – Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode.' One person died of the viral disease on M Read More...

Reservation within Constitutional bounds
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Reservation within Constitutional bounds

Science & Tech 10/05/24 15:09 PM IST
by Mahesh

'A political slugfest has emerged over the reservation issues with the BJP making outlandish remarks about the Congress’ demand for caste census by linking it to religion.' The Constitution Read More...

Widal test
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Widal test

Science & Tech 10/05/24 14:52 PM IST
by Mahesh

'More often than not, the experience for patients with a fever is to get tested and treated for a typhoid infection.' The test is a rapid blood test called the Widal test. The subsequent treatment Read More...

A new biocontrol agent to manage ‘foot rot’ disease in Basmati crop
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A new biocontrol agent to manage ‘foot rot’ disease in Basmati crop

Science & Tech 10/05/24 14:45 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has developed biocontrol agent Trichoderma asperellum (2% WP), and registered it with the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CI Read More...

History of India and Nepal’s border issue
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History of India and Nepal’s border issue

Science & Tech 09/05/24 07:10 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Nepal’s cabinet last week decided to put a map on its Rs 100 currency note showing certain areas administered by India in Uttarakhand as part of its territory, provoking External Affairs Minist Read More...

The delay in Nagaland civic body polls
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The delay in Nagaland civic body polls

Science & Tech 09/05/24 07:03 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently,Nagaland’s State Election Commissioner T.J. Longkumer notified the schedule of elections to the State’s Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across three municipal councils — Dimapur, Read More...

Giving primacy to human development
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Giving primacy to human development

Science & Tech 09/05/24 06:56 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India ranked 134 out of 193 countries in the UN Human Development Index (HDI) in 2022, which was an improvement compared to 2021, when it ranked 135 out of 192 countries.' This one point increas Read More...