The Union government was mulling over selling excess foodgrains to some African countries before the new Kharif procurement season starts next month, according to a … Govt wants to dump excess food grain in AfricaRead more
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2 of 3 child deaths in India due to malnutrition
Malnutrition was the predominant risk factor for death in children younger than five in every state of India in 2017, accounting for 68.2 per cent … 2 of 3 child deaths in India due to malnutritionRead more
Posted inHistory / India / Science / ToMl
Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory
The largest-ever study of ancient human DNA, along with the first genome of an individual from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, reveal in unprecedented detail … Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistoryRead more
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Indian packaged foods least healthy globally
A survey published in Obesity Reviews journal analysed more than 400,000 food and drink products from 12 countries and territories around the world, according to … Indian packaged foods least healthy globallyRead more
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Tipu Sultan: Resurgence of the Debate
We recently witnessed one of the worst cases of horse-trading, which led to the fall of Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) government and paved way for the … Tipu Sultan: Resurgence of the DebateRead more
Posted inIndia / News / Water
India world’s largest groundwater user
According to the World Bank’s latest assessment in 2013, the Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resource of the country is 447 billion cubic meter (BCM) and … India world’s largest groundwater userRead more
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India’s May palm oil imports jump 65%
India’s palm oil imports jumped 65% in May from a year earlier as oversees purchases of refined palm more than doubled due to lower import … India’s May palm oil imports jump 65%Read more
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Anti-Bauxite Mining Protests in Kodingamali
Thousands of tribals are braving the rains in Kodingamali hill in Odisha to stop the bauxite mining by Vedanta group, followed by a fresh hearing … Anti-Bauxite Mining Protests in KodingamaliRead more