Month: January 2026

GTRI urges India to press European Union on non-tariff barriers in FTA

January 19, 2026 admin

“India should press the European Union (EU) to clear the “dense web” of non-tariff barriers for domestic products, especially in the agri and pharma sectors, under the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), as such restrictions often “blunt” the benefits of tariff reductions,” think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said on Monday (January 19, 2026)….

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Apple leaf waste yields green anti-corrosion solution for metals

January 19, 2026 admin

Prof. Ambrish Singh (R), Nagaland University, with Prof. Yujie Qiang, National Centre for Materials Service Safety, University of Science & Technology Beijing. Photo credits: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI Apple farm waste may soon help protect metal pipes, machinery, and infrastructure from corrosion. An international research team led by Nagaland University (NU) has found a way to…

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Restart of Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, 15 years after Fukushima disaster, delayed due to alarm malfunction

January 19, 2026 admin

Aerial photo shows the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Kashiwazaki, northern Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP Tokyo Electric Power will delay ‌the restart of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday (January 20, 2026) for a few days, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday (January 19), after an alarm malfunction. It would…

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January 19, 2026 admin

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January 19, 2026 admin

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New state of matter is a solid-liquid hybrid

January 19, 2026 admin

An image from the paper showing the corralling effect in action. | Photo Credit: ACS Nano, 2025, 19 (50), 42002-42012 A new state of matter appears to be a solid-liquid hybrid, scientists from Ulm University in Germany and the University of Nottingham in the UK have reported in the journal ACS Nano. The newfound material…

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Bangladesh Nationalist Party urges EC to work with ‘complete impartiality’ ahead of February 12 elections

January 19, 2026 admin

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has urged the Election Commission to work with “complete impartiality”, weeks ahead of February 12 general elections. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the remarks on Sunday evening (January 18, 2026) after…

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IND vs NZ ODI series: India never began well, youngsters need to emulate Kohli’s mindset, says Gavaskar

January 19, 2026 admin

Virat Kohli in action during his splendid knock in the third and final ODI in Indore on January 18, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI Former captain Sunil Gavaskar says India’s failure to make good starts cost them the ODI series against New Zealand and the team’s batters should take a leaf out of Virat Kohli’s…

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