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The Rashtrapati Bhavan has said that no information is available on President Droupadi Murmu returning any decision taken by the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers for reconsideration.
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The Rashtrapati Bhavan has said that no information is available on President Droupadi Murmu returning any decision taken by the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers for reconsideration.
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Hong Kong and Singapore have banned the sale of Indian spice brands MDH and Everest after authorities detected the presence of ethylene oxide in several spice mixes. Meanwhile, the US rejected 31% of Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) Pvt Ltd's exports since Oct 2023 due to salmonella contamination.
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Recently, researchers combined machine learning and long-term satellite observations to quantify aerosol fingerprints on tropical marine clouds, using degassing volcanic events in Hawaii as natural experiences.
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According to the report entitled "Ensuring Safety and Health at Work in a Changing Climate" by the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 70% of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of thousands of deaths each year.
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Recently, The Supreme Court ruled that participation of women in the workforce is a constitutional right, and denying mothers childcare leave violates this right.
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India is in talks with large domestic companies to invest in the regulated nuclear sector, including promoting clean power.
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The Taiwanese Foreign Minister has made comments about the challenges that India needs to address before chip companies from the island territory start to commit serious investments.
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The Delhi Chief Minister's wife has been appointed a “star campaigner” for his political party's Gujarat campaign.
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The Centre government is working to extend the deadline for unorganised sector workers to claim life and accident insurance cover under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).
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Potential acceleration and eventual disintegration of the Ross Ice Shelf, leading to its movement into the sea, would have far-reaching consequences.
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India is set to get a regional centre of the Peru-based International Potato Center (CIP), the premier research-for-development organisation focusing on potatoes and sweet potatoes.
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The United States and the Philippines will open what they are billing as the “most expansive” iteration of the annual Balikatan military exercise, at a time of growing tension around Taiwan and the South China Sea.
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Devised as a method to prevent a person from casting more than one vote, the indelible ink has been used for decades in Indian elections. It has also travelled to other parts of the world to help in conducting elections.
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A poxvirus, mpox, was recently in the news after a rapidly expanding global outbreak in 2022-2023.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the latest global financial stability report warning about the risks to the global financial system from persistent high inflation, rising lending in the unregulated credit market, and increasing cyber-attacks on financial institutions.
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The forest department is monitoring an outbreak of mange among a pack of Asiatic wild dogs in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiris, which they strongly suspect has spread to the animals through the local feral dog population.
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The Chipko movement was a non-violent agitation in 1973 that was aimed at protection and conservation of trees, but it is best remembered for the collective mobilisation of women for the cause of preserving forests.
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The Indian Navy has carried out an extensive exercise "Poorvi Leher” along the East Coast as part of efforts to check its preparedness to meet any maritime security challenges.
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Deaths caused by ingestion of rat poison containing yellow phosphorus is a major problem in a few States.
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Survival International, which campaigns for the rights of indigenous and/or tribal peoples and uncontacted peoples, accused UNESCO of being complicit in the illegal eviction and abuse of Indigenous people in a new report launched on World Heritage Day 2024.
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WHO has launched a Patient Safety Rights Charter at the Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety held in Santiago, Chile.
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A most significant shift in global plastic waste trade landscape has been the decline in exports to China & Hong Kong.
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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has removed the age limit for purchasing health insurance policies, with effect from April 1, 2024.
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The EV industry could generate 10 million direct jobs and an additional 50 million indirect jobs by 2030, highlighting its potential to reshape the employment landscape in India.
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Meera Iyer, convener of the Bengaluru chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, explains how the Hoysala temples at Belur, Halebid and Somanathapur got recognition by UNESCO.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially recognized two Indigenous territories, Aldeia Velha and Cacique Fontoura lands, located in the states of Bahia and Mato Grosso, respectively.
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Amidst ongoing tensions in the South China Sea, the Governor of Hainan province — the southernmost and the only tropical island province of China in the South China Sea — said that the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) has taken shape and gained momentum.
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The United States has vetoed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution granting Palestine full membership status at the UN.