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By 2080, India could lose groundwater by 3 times the current rate: Study
New Delhi: The rate of groundwater depletion could triple by 2080, if Indian farmers continued to draw groundwater at the current rate, which could threaten the country’s food and water security, according…
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Chandrayaan 3 lander, rover working well, process to put them to sleep to begin
Sriharikota: India’s moon lander Vikram and the rover Pragyan will be put to sleep in a couple of days’ time, said Dr.S.Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here on Saturday. Soon…
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Aditya L-1 launch: How Europe is assisting ISRO’s solar mission
New Delhi: With the highly-anticipated Aditya-L1 solar mission taking flight on Saturday, the European Space Agency (ESA) is lending a crucial hand in two significant ways: by offering deep space communication services…
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No Aadhaar numbers on Degrees, provisional certificates: UGC to universities
New Delhi: The University Grant’s Commission (UGC) has directed the universities across the country against printing Aadhaar number of students on degrees and provisional certificates. The directive by the higher education regulator…
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In absence of challenge to the rules, HC ought not to declare them as ultra vires: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that for striking down the provisions of law or for declaring any rule as ultra vires, specific pleading to challenge the rules and asking for such…
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Telangana: SCCL workers to receive 11th wage arrears soon
Hyderabad: The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) chief managing director N Sridhar has ordered the release of 11th wage arrears of 23 months for the employees of SCCL. As per preliminary estimate,…
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Telangana: Air Marshal S Shrinivas takes over as AFA Commandant
Hyderabad: Air Marshal S Shirinivas took over as Commandant of the Air Force Academy from Marshal B Chandra Sekhar in Dundigal on Friday. The Air Marshal is a science graduate from the…
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating world politics
Singapore: With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore’s presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. Shanmugaratnam, 66, received 70.4 per cent of the…
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Liverpool rejects Al Ittihad’s Rs 1561 cr offer for Mohamed Salah
Liverpool Football Club has rejected a huge offer worth 150 million pounds (Rs 15,61,86,82,965) from the Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad for the transfer of Egyptian player Mohamed Salah. Salah’s name has recently…
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Walmart paid $3.5 bn to buy Flipkart shares from Binny Bansal, Tiger Global & others
New Delhi: Retail giant Walmart has paid around $3.5 billion to acquire shares in e-commerce major Flipkart from non-controlling stakeholders, including co-founder Binny Bansal and top investment firms Tiger Global and Accel,…
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Telangana: TSPSC to hold departmental tests from November 17-25
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) will hold the departmental tests for officials of various departments from November 17 to 25. The tests will be conducted in the computer-based mode…
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Survey shows Indians are no more interested in Test cricket
New Delhi: Not only India and its western neighbour, but the sports enthusiasts across the whole world are excited about the India-Pakistan face-off in the Asia Cup tournament on Saturday (September 2).…
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‘Nations build capacity of science in decades..’: Cong on ISRO’s trajectory
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday hailed the launch of Aditya-L1 as a “stupendous achievement” for India, as it shared a timeline of the mission from its conceptualisation and asserted that nations…
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After Moon & Sun, ISRO readies mission to study Astronomy
Bengaluru: After the launch of Chandrayaan-3 Moon lander and Aditya-L1 ventures, ISRO has readied a mission aimed at enhancing cutting-edge scientific understanding in Astronomy. XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated…
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Republic to launch Kannada news channel soon
New Delhi: Republic Media Network will soon launch a Kannada news channel, following its acquisition of VRL Media which runs the Dighvijay 24×7 news channel. Republic Media Network chairman and editor-in-chief Arnab…
