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Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan, offering prayer during assuming charge, at his office in New Delhi on June 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan took charge of the Union Agriculture Ministry and Rural Development. He had held an…
The logo of the Reserve Bank of India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The lobby group for Indian non-banking lenders on June 11 asked for a review of a recent proposal from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) calling for an increase in the provisions that lenders have to set aside against infrastructure project loans….
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In this undated photo, an African elephant family comforts a calf in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. A new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution demonstrates that elephants respond to individual names, one of the few animal species known to do so. | Photo Credit: AP Over the years, researchers who study elephants have noticed an…
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File picture of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress slammed the Centre on Monday after it authorised the release of tax devolution to States for June and said this is “third-rate PR” trying to pass off what is legitimately due to States as some “prasad” being distributed. The Centre on Monday…
Representational image of the Bombay Stock Exchange Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Tuesday amid profit taking after a record-breaking rally and selling in bluechips Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank. Both Sensex and Nifty hit their all-time high levels in early trade on Monday. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 113.63 points to 76,376.45….
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Indian Rupee notes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The rupee opened on a flat note against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, weighed down by a muted trend in domestic equities and the strength of the American currency in overseas markets. Also…
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Heat is animus. It was there at the birth of the universe, and its death will be the universe’s death. It is impossible to overstate its importance — both throughout human history and across modern technologies. The innovation of steam-powered pumps and engines in the 17th and 18th centuries, reaching the first of many summits…
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Alma Medical Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of the Israeli manufacturer that’s among the global innovators in lasers for medical, light-based, radiofrequency, and ultrasound solutions in the aesthetic, surgical and beauty (spa) markets, is expanding further into Asia, where it already has a strong presence, especially in India, China, Korea and Japan, apart from Australia….
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The Centre on June 10 decided to release an additional installment of the tax devolution share of States along with their due share for June 2024. Effectively, ₹1,39,750 crore is being transferred to States this month. The move is seen as a goodwill gesture by the newly formed NDA government towards States, including its key…
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An image captured by SUIT and VELC instruments (Aditya-L1 mission) shows dynamic activities of the Sun during May 2024. | Photo Credit: ISRO Two of the remote sensing payloads on board India’s maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 have captured images of the Sun and its dynamic activities during the solar storm, which occurred during the month…
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