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UGC proposes sweeping changes in UG, PG courses, admissions, exams
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UGC proposes sweeping changes in UG, PG courses, admissions, exams

Science & Tech 06/12/24 10:13 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Draft UGC (Minimum Standards of Instructions in the Award of UG and PG Degrees) Regulations 2024 has proposed sweeping changes in admission as well as the structure of programmes.' Multiple en Read More...

Ratapani in MP declared India’s latest tiger reserve
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Ratapani in MP declared India’s latest tiger reserve

Science & Tech 06/12/24 09:52 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India got its 57th tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary, after receiving in-principle approval from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.' T Read More...

Bhopal gas tragedy
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Bhopal gas tragedy

Science & Tech 05/12/24 12:04 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Forty years after the Bhopal disaster on December 2-3, 1984, several hundred tonnes of toxic waste still remain around the ill-fated Union Carbide plant.' Despite pleas from locals and activists Read More...

Lok Sabha passes Banking Laws Amendment Bill
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Lok Sabha passes Banking Laws Amendment Bill

Science & Tech 04/12/24 11:39 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Lok Sabha recently passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024.' The Bill allows bank account holders to have up to four nominees in their accounts and also proposes changes related to rede Read More...

Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda
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Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda

Science & Tech 04/12/24 11:18 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Bleeding eye disease: An outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) has killed at least 15 people, and infected at least 66 in Rwanda.' Often referred to as the “bleeding eye virus”, MVD Read More...

Land degradation is threatening Earth’s capacity to sustain humanity
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Land degradation is threatening Earth’s capacity to sustain humanity

Science & Tech 03/12/24 10:12 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Land degradation is undermining Earth’s capacity to sustain humanity, and failure to reverse it will pose challenges for generations to come, a new United Nations report found.' A million Read More...

UK’s assisted dying bill
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UK’s assisted dying bill

Science & Tech 03/12/24 10:01 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would give terminally ill adults with less than six months to live the right to die once the request has been signed off by two doctors and a high court j Read More...

Oilfields Bill
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Oilfields Bill

Science & Tech 03/12/24 09:51 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri tabled a bill aimed at promoting ease of doing business in the oil and gas sector along with supporting India's energy transition.' Read More...

India’s cities, their non-communicable disease burden
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India’s cities, their non-communicable disease burden

Science & Tech 02/12/24 10:34 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The recent case where a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus driver passed away after cardiac arrest while on duty, has set off discussions on rising poor health outcomes in our ci Read More...

Odisha govt will bring in law to prevent cheating in recruitment exams
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Odisha govt will bring in law to prevent cheating in recruitment exams

Science & Tech 30/11/24 11:22 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Odisha government has decided to enact a new law with stringent penal provisions to check cheating and other discrepancies in public examinations conducted by various recruitment agencies of the Read More...