Month: August 2026

Ensure 25% interim crop insurance relief for drought-hit farmers: Tangadagi

August 6, 2026 admin

Minister and Koppal district drought management in charge Shivaraj Tangadagi chairing a review meeting on drought conditions and crop damage in Koppal on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Minister and Koppal district drought management in charge Shivaraj Tangadagi on Thursday directed officials to ensure that farmers who have suffered extensive crop losses due to…

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Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages, says U.S. has ‘massive amounts’

August 6, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said on Thursday (August 6, 2026) that the United States has a vast supply of munitions and threatened those who suggested otherwise with jail terms as his frustration with the Iran war boiled over. The Republican leader lashed out on his Truth Social platform…

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PM Surya Ghar sees more than tripling of daily rooftop solar installations in 9 months: MNRE Minister Pralhad Joshi

August 6, 2026 admin

Thenhi village becomes the first ‘PM Surya Ghar’ Model Village in the district under the Prime Minister’s Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme with the installation of a 142-kilowatt community solar plant, in Dhamtari on Wednesday | Photo Credit: ANI India’s flagship PM Surya Ghar scheme has seen daily rooftop solar installations surge more than three-fold…

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A political culture that blurs Puducherry’s landscape

August 6, 2026 admin

The entire Puducherry was decked up with posters and banners on the occasion of Chief Minister N. Rangasamy’s birthday on August 4. | Photo Credit: Kumar SS While violation of rules governing the display of hoardings, banners, cut-outs and arches by political parties and supporters of leaders is a nuisance that residents of Puducherry have been forced to live…

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We will devise Commonwealth rankings system, says Kohli

August 6, 2026 admin

Even before the first point at the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship was played in New Delhi on July 27, the tournament found itself at the centre of a controversy. The International Table Tennis Federation distanced itself from the event, denied it world ranking points and questions were raised about the Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation’s…

Sports

Traditional diets shape unique gut microbes of Indian tribes

August 6, 2026 admin

The gut microbiomes of eight tribal populations across India have a unique diversity shaped by their traditional diets, and are distinct from those observed in industrialised settings, researchers have reported in Gut Microbiomes. The effects of probiotics depend on a population’s diet and gut composition, and the study offers a baseline for India’s tribal communities….

Science

LIC Q1 net up 23% to ₹13,492 cr on higher premium and new biz

August 6, 2026 admin

Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC’s) standalone net profit for the June quarter rose 22.81% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹13,492 crore on higher premium income and a surge in value of new business (VNB). Total premium income of the State-owned insurer increased 6.75% YoY to ₹1,27,250 crore. CEO and MD R.Doraiswamy said despite increasing competition in…

Business

Laggard States need handholding to improve: Sitharaman

August 6, 2026 admin

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the CD Deshmukh Lecture 2026 organised by the National Council of Applied Economic Research, in New Delhi. Photo credit: @nsitharaman/X via PTI In a renewed push for the idea of federalism, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (August 6, 2026) said India needs every State to be “strong”, and that…

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BirlaNu mulls ₹167 crore fibre cement board plant in Telangana

August 6, 2026 admin

BirlaNu (formerly HIL) plans to establish a new fibre cement board plant in Hyderabad as part of its greenfield expansion plans. The estimated investment on the manufacturing facility is ₹167 crore, including cost of acquisition of land parcel, the home and building products and services, the company said while announcing its Board’s approval for the…

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Israel schools the world on preventing hospital catastrophes during war

August 6, 2026 admin

Researchers from Israel – a country that has targeted hundreds of healthcare centres in Gaza to much global outrage – have published a peer-reviewed paper that offers “practical lessons that could help hospitals worldwide prepare for prolonged armed conflicts and other large-scale emergencies.” The paper, published by the Cambridge Univerrsity Press, draws lessons from the MCI (mass…

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