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GUCCHI MUSHROOMS
GUCCHI MUSHROOMS
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Gucchi mushroom hunters are facing distressing circumstances for the second consecutive year as a result of unpredictable weather patterns, early springs, and above-av...
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08-Sep 2023
QUAD
QUAD
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As the United States confirmed Wednesday that President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, ahead of the G20 Summit over the ...
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08-Sep 2023
SIXTH SCHEDULE OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
SIXTH SCHEDULE
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The Supreme Court set aside the “entire election process, initiated pursuant to” the notification issued by the Ladakh administration for elections to the Ladakh A...
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08-Sep 2023
THE LORD OF DANCE: NATARAJ
THE LORD OF DANCE: NATARAJ
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Greeting G20 leaders in front of Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan this weekend will be a magnificent 27-foot Nataraja, the tallest statue of ...
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08-Sep 2023
RBI LENDING GUIDELINES
RBI LENDING GUIDELINES
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Recently, the apex banking regulator the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued guidelines enabling a borrower to transition from a floating interest rate-based loan...
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08-Sep 2023
HEAT INDEX
HEAT INDEX
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Iran recorded a scorching heat index of 70 degrees Celsius in the coastal part of the Country, a metric which Survival of life is unfathomable if not possible
The countr...
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08-Sep 2023
ONE SUN ONE WORLD ONE GRID (OSOWOG)
ONE SUN ONE WORLD ONE GRID (OSOWOG)
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In the run-up to the 18th G20 Summit, a day-long conference on " Transnational Grid Interconnections for One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG)" was ...
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07-Sep 2023
SAND MINING
SAND MINING
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Sand is a natural resource that is essential for many construction projects, but its extraction can have a significant impact on the environment.
A new global data platfor...
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07-Sep 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OF INDIA (CJSI)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OF INDIA (CJSI)
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Only jails in Goa, Delhi, and Puducherry allow female prisoners to meet their children without any bars or glass separation. Importantly, less...
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07-Sep 2023
ASEAN
ASEAN
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Post-Cold War multilateralism is past its peak at both the global and regional levels.
The recent East Asia Summit in Jakarta and the G20 summit in Delhi highlight the deep and a...
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07-Sep 2023
FLEX FUEL PROTOTYPE
FLEX FUEL PROTOTYPE
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Recently, Toyota introduced a groundbreaking prototype in India, the Innova Hycross, featuring a flex-fuel hybrid powertrain.
This marks a significant milestone ...
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06-Sep 2023
INDIA THAT IS BHARAT
INDIA THAT IS BHARAT
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There is speculation of an official change in the name of the country from India to Bharat, even though Article 1 of the Constitution uses the two names interchang...
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06-Sep 2023
EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT
EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT
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Last month, the Indian government amended the Epidemic Disease Act of 1897 to criminalize attacks on healthcare workers.
This move came in response to the COVID...
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06-Sep 2023
TIBETAN DEMOCRACY DAY
TIBETAN DEMOCRACY DAY
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A little more than six decades ago, Tibetan Democracy Day was marked with the inauguration of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala on September 2. Un...
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06-Sep 2023
STEM CELL THERAPY
STEM CELL THERAPY
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The Delhi High Court Thursday (August 31) permitted two children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to undergo stem cell therapy for treatment of their condition. Th...
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06-Sep 2023