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NCBS museum hosts bee species from across India to spur research

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Bumblebee (Bombus festivus) specimens from high-altitude regions of Arunachal Pradesh in the NCBS museum in Bengaluru. A museum at National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru has started to put together a collection of bees from across India, particularly biodiversity hotspots such as Western Ghats and North-east India. According to NCBS, whose scientists are…

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Hyundai signs pact for acquisition, assignment of identified assets related to General Motors India’s Talegaon Plant

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Unsoo Kim, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. File | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) said it has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) for the acquisition and assignment of identified assets related to General Motors India (GMI)’s Talegaon Plant in Maharashtra. Unsoo Kim, Managing Director and CEO of Hyundai…

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H&M probes Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies

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Pedestrians and shoppers walk past a branch of fashion retailer H&M. The brand is investigating cases of labour abuse at its factories in Myanmar | Photo Credit: Reuters H&M is following up on 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, just weeks after top rival…

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Sensex, Nifty fall in early trade on weak global trends, foreign fund outflows

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File. | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on August 16 amid weak global market trends and continuous foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 369.03 points to 65,032.89. The NSE Nifty declined 117.35 points to 19,317.20. From the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors,…

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Chandrayaan-3 takes another crucial step closer to moon

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ISRO released on August 16 a new image of the moon captured by the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. | Photo Credit: special arrangement After being together for 34 days onboard the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, the propulsion module and the lander module will part ways on August 17 and embark on their respective journeys. “It’s time for preparations as…

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Scientists solve Manipur salamander ‘puzzle’

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Photo: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A new-to-science cryptic amphibian has given violence-hit Manipur something to cheer about amid bloodshed and gloom. A team of scientists trekked to the Khongtheng mountain range in 2022 to uncover the mysteries of the Tylototriton verrucosus, commonly called crocodile newt, whose members had long confused even the most experienced of herpetologists. They…

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