“How should we practice agriculture and food production in our climate-risked world, so that we can ensure security of livelihood, nutrition and nature? This book – The Future of Taste – and the ‘First Food’ series that it is a part of, gives us some answers: by bringing us the color, essence and joy of a biodiverse food that is good for nutrition as well as for nature,” said Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in New Delhi. Narain was speaking at the official release of CSE’s latest publication, First Food: The Future of Taste. The book…
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Nayab Singh Saini,the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will be the next Haryana Chief Minister. The oath ceremony is expected to take place by evening today. Along with Saini, two Deputy Chief Ministers, other Cabinet ministers are also likely to take the oath of office. In a fast-paced political development, Manohar Lal Khattar along with his entire Cabinet resigned from their posts on Tuesday morning amid a rift in its alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) possibly over the seat-sharing issue. Former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar proposed Saini’s name for the next chief minister of…
The Union Home Ministry (MHA) on Monday notified the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules, days ahead of the expected announcement of the Lok Sabha elections schedule. The CAA, enacted by the Narendra Modi government in 2019, seeks to grant citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim immigrants, including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians, from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who entered India before December 31, 2014. The MHA has readied a portal for the convenience of the applicants as the entire process will be online. The applicants will have to declare the year when they entered India without travel documents. “The regulations…
Saudi should be front of women’s minds for a solo adventure – the country has ranked safest among G20 nations and women are front and centre of Saudi’s cultural transformation, with empowering women integral to Vision 2030 plans. Saudi is a destination like no other with so much to offer, from a bustling cultural scene and world-class events to diverse regions with rich heritage and culture, unforgettable views and exhilarating outdoor adventures – all underlined with a true spirit of hospitality. Saudi has ranked safest among G20 nations according to international indicators and for the third time in a row…
In a major boost to its military might in the midst of the eastern Ladakh row, India on Monday tested Mission Divyastra — the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. Top government sources said the launch will ensure that a single missile can deploy multiple warheads at different locations. The project director of Agni 5 is a woman and the development that will alter India’s geopolitical position has significant women’s contribution. “With the test of Mission Divyastra, India has joined the select group of nations who have MIRV (multiple independently targetable rented vehicles)…
In a major setback to the State Bank of India, the Supreme Court on Monday trashed its plea seeking an extension of time and ordered it to disclose the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission by close of business hours on March 12. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud also directed the EC to publish the details shared by the bank on its official website by 5 pm on March 15. The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, J B Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra, put the SBI on notice that…
By Nava Thakuria What would the world do without tea! That was an important line from a chapter in the textbook, which our high school teacher pronounced dramatically. Our beloved English teacher also threw light on Sydney Smith, the 18th century British writer, who penned the chapter adding many amazing sentences like- Thank God for tea! I am glad I was not born before tea, etc. But till then we had partial ideas about the tea and its garden, not to speak of varied ways of its preparation. Being a resident of Kamrup, I never saw a tea garden till…
Domestic customers will get access to high-quality Swiss products such as watches, chocolates, biscuits, and clocks at lower prices as India will phase out customs duties under its trade pact with the EFTA bloc on these goods over a period of time. India and the four-European nation bloc EFTA signed a trade and economic partnership agreement (TEPA) on Sunday to boost trade and investments between the two regions. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. It will take up to a year to implement the agreement due to an elaborate ratification process of these pacts…
The TMC on Sunday ended speculations of a possible seat adjustment with the Congress in Bengal by unveiling its candidate list for all 42 Lok Sabha seats, marking a significant overhaul by replacing seven sitting MPs and introducing several new faces, including former cricketer Yusuf Pathan. Facing political heat over the incidents in Sandeshkhali, where allegations of sexual abuse against TMC leaders surfaced, the party brought in former MP Haji Nurul Islam replacing actor Nusrat Jahan in the Basirhat Lok Sabha seat, where the trouble-torn area is situated. While 16 of 23 sitting MPs were retained, the TMC opted not…
Two election commissioners are likely to be appointed by March 15 to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey and the surprise resignation of Arun Goel, sources said on Sunday. Days before the poll panel is expected to announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, Goel resigned on Friday morning. His resignation was accepted by President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday and the Law Ministry issued a notification to announce it. This leaves Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as the sole member of the poll authority. Pandey had demitted office on February 14 on attaining the age…