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Green Humour | Photo Credit: Rohan Chakravarty Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist and illustrator from Nagpur. His series, ‘Green Humour’, consists of cartoons and comics on wildlife, nature conservation, environmental issues, sustainability and all things green. Source link
Q: When did chickens first get domesticated? Domestication probably occurred 7,000-10,000 years ago in Southeast Asia and Oceana. Distribution of Chickens occurred rapidly and was widespread because of their ability to provide meat and eggs without being competitive for human food sources. 4,000 years ago 7,000-10,000 years ago 15,000-12,000 years ago 16,000 years ago A:…
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Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal addresses conference in New Delhi on September 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI E-gaming companies have been issued show cause notices for alleged GST evasion as per legal provisions, the head of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Sanjay Kumar Agarwal…
Tech Mahindra was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, slipping 4.59%, followed by Asian Paints, Wipro, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, ITC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries and JSW Steel. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell by nearly 1% on Thursday due to…
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Hangzhou: Star Indian paddlers Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan dominated their opponents en route their pre-quarterfinals entry in the table tennis competition at the Asian Games on Thursday. Sharath, a team bronze winner in 2018 Asian Games, never gave a chance to Mohammed Shaffan Ismail, his opponent from Maldives before winning 11-9, 11-2,…
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Oman will now host one of the men’s hockey Olympic Qualifiers after the world body (FIH) withdrew the tournament from Pakistan due to infighting between the national federation and the country’s Sports Board. The International Hockey Federation announced that tournament will be held in Muscat from January 15 to 21 next year. The other three…
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The firm said that office vacancies have now reached a “tipping point” London’s office market is suffering an office ‘recession’, as empty spaces across the UK’s capital hits a 30-year high, financial services company Jefferies said in a note. The New York-based firm said that there has been a 20 per cent contraction in London office…
Marine scientist Anna Sanchez Vidal shows microplastics collected from the sea with a microscope at Barcelona’s University, during a research project “Surfing for Science” to assess contamination by microplastics on the coastline, in Barcelona, Spain, July 5, 2022. (Image for Representation) | Photo Credit: Reuters Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds,…
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He joined Asian Paints in 1968, which was founded by his father and three others in 1942. Billionaire Ashwin Dani, non-executive director and member of the promoter group at Asian Paints Limited, has died at the age of 79. Here are 5 points on the businessman: Mr Dani was born on September 26, 1944, in…
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Income Tax department conducted searches in the Flextronics Technologies India campus in Kandanchavadi, near Chennai on September 27, 2023 | Photo Credit: M. Karunakaran Electronic components manufacturer Flex confirmed that officials from the Income Tax Department visited its premises and said the company is cooperating with the agency and providing the information sought for. We…
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