Cabinet nod for sugar export subsidy
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) has approved sugar export subsidy for 2019-20. This move is aimed at countering the surplus sugar stock’s impact on prices.The lower sugar prices would make …
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Kashmir: five-judge Supreme Court Bench to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370
The Supreme Court has referred petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories to a five-judge Constitution bench. …
Read MoreKerala, TN, Himachal top India’s child well-being index, says report
World Vision India, a child-focused humanitarian organisations and IFMR LEAD, a research organisation based in India, have released India Child Well-Being Report. It provides insights on health, nutrition, education, sanitation …
Read MoreRare tarantula sighted in Villupuram district
Researchers have spotted a Gooty Tarantula in the Pakkamalai Reserve Forests near Gingee in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu The species of spider is also known as Peacock Parachute Spider or …
Read MoreWhat is Fedor the robot?
Russia’s humanoid robot Fedor (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) has reached International Space Station. It is Russia’s first robot in space. Fedor stands 180 cm tall and weighs 160 kg. …
Read MoreHabitat rights for Chhattisgarh tribals in Naxal area soon
The Chhattisgarh government is processing habitat rights under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 for Abujh Marias, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). …
Read MoreRussia to select, train 4 of 12 Indians for manned mission
Russia will select and train four Indian astronauts for the Gaganyaan Mission. In June, Roscosmos subsidiary Glavkosmos and ISRO had signed a contract for the selection and training of Indian …
Read MoreIndia pledges to restore 50 lakh hectares of degraded land by 2030
India will be hosting the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) from 2-13 September 2019 at Greater Noida, NCR. India is the president …
Read MoreBengal govt to table Anti-lynching bill
The West Bengal government has decided to table the West Bengal Prevention of Lynching Bill, 2019 in the State Assembly. It proposes three categories of punishment: a) maximum three-year jail …
Read MoreWorld not on track to meet 2020 milestone for malaria control: WHO
According to the report by WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group on Malaria Eradication (SAGme), the world is not on track to meet the target of eliminating malaria. The report also noted …
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