UN food and atomic energy agencies are readying to reap the rewards of a ground-breaking ‘astrobotany’ investigation, announcing on Monday that seeds sent to space in 2022 are now poised to return to Earth. “This is science that could have a real impact on people’s lives in the not-too-distant future, by helping us grow stronger crops and feed more people,” Rafael Mariano Grossihead of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said. With the world’s population estimated to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, there is a clear need for innovative solutions through science and technology aimed at producing more food,…
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Telangana BJP President and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar was detained by the police in the small hours of Wednesday, triggering protests by his party workers. However, the police gave no reasons for the detention. He was reportedly taken into custody with regard to Xth Class question paper leakage case. Sanjay Kumar, a Lok Sabha MP from Karimnagar constituency, was picked up by a team of police late on Tuesday night from his residence. The MP’s supporters tried to prevent the police from arresting Kumar, leading to some tense moments. When BJP MLA M Raghunandan Rao went to Bommalaramaram police station to…
Cities in India’s eastern states are increasingly falling into the pincer grip of toxic particulate pollution during winter season – and the problem is spreading quickly to the smaller cities and towns of the region: says a latest assessment by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released on Tuesday. The assessment also notes that though the bigger cities in the region – like Patna and Kolkata — that are part of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), have witnessed a marginal improvement in the winter average of their PM2.5 levels compared to the previous two winters, their levels are still…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal said that logistics has become the centerpiece of India’s policy making in its journey towards becoming a developed nation and a leader in international trade. He also said that express delivery of services has transformed through innovative ideas under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During his address at the ICRIER Release of the Report on Express Delivery Services in New Delhi, the Minister praised the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) for a report which aims to improve the overall logistics system by partnering with industry and…
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. Welcoming His Majesty to India, the President said that India and Bhutan enjoy a close partnership at all levels, based on mutual trust, goodwill and understanding. She added that India deeply values multi-faceted and unique partnership with Bhutan. She said that as Bhutan’s largest development partner, India is proud to support projects in Bhutan in sectors like health, education, agriculture, infrastructure, digitization and skill development. She assured that India’s development partnership would continue to be guided by the priorities and aspirations of Bhutan. The…
As working people around the world grapple with a dire economic and social situation, the Labour 20 (L20) is calling for swift measures to address the most pressing issues: low wages in times of high inflation, the need for millions of new, quality jobs and access to social protection and public services. The global labour market has been severely impacted by macroeconomic choices, such as tightening monetary policies, wage suppression and austerity. Hundreds of millions of people are unemployed, billions work in informality and an estimated 214 million are in jobs of such a low quality that their wages are…
“Through their work and skills, CBI has instilled trust among the common citizens of the country”, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. He noted that even today when an unsolvable case comes, a common accord emerges asking for the case to be handed over to CBI. Inaugurating the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in New Delhi, he mentioned that at times protests erupt in cities for a case to be handed over to CBI. Even at the Panchayat level when a matter arises, the Prime Minister said, a mutual voice amongst the citizens demands a…
India is responsible for 0.08 degrees Celsius of warming from the 1850s through 2021, a new study estimated. India’s emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) from 1851-2021 have resulted in 0.04°C, 0.03°C and 0.006°C of global warming over pre-industrial levels, respectively. Overall, the country ranks fifth among the top 10 contributors to warming, the research published in Scientific Data found. Researchers from Europe and the United States calculated national contributions to warming due to greenhouse gases such as CO2, CH4 and N2O since the 1850s. “By focussing on the three gases that most countries include in…
“100% sustainably sourced cocoa,” says the sign on the stand promoting Cadbury, a popular chocolate brand of Mondelez International. Many chocolate brands draw on similar language to promote their products— “ethically sourced”, “sustainable cocoa”—but are these claims verified? Let’s look at the case of Cadbury’s parent company, Mondelez. Last year, the company participated in the 2022 Chocolate Scorecard, meaning they filled out a survey with key information about their cocoa sourcing practices which was later graded by experts. Here’s the rating given by experts, along with the color code. As you can see, these are not the ratings of a…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who addressed a public rally in Bihar’s Nawada on Sunday, lambasted the state government for the current law and order situation and said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would not become Prime Minister in any manner as the incumbent PM would again be elected in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The critical remarks from Shah came at a time when several districts of the state including Nalanda, Sasaram and Bhagalpur reeling under worsening law and order situation following the communal tensions that erupted after Ram Navami festivities. People of the country have decided that Narendra Modi will…