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Sri Lanka is anticipating a ‘significantly lesser’ number of favourable votes at UNHRCVoting pattern ‘is not a fair reflection’ of how all members think about the country, ‘heavy lobbying’ by powerful countries preceded the vote at the Council, says Foreign Minister Ali Sabry Reparation call: A resolution on Sri Lanka …

A Bill passed by the State Assembly becomes law only after it is assented to by the Governor. The Governor being a part of the State legislature, the process of law making is complete only when he signs it, signifying his assent. In all democratic countries, similar provision exists in …

India’s first 4.20-MW wind turbine generator ready for commissioning The single unit with the largest wind power generation capacity has been installed at Vadalivilai near Valliyoor in Tirunelveli district by Brazil-based WEG at a cost of ₹88 crore The country’s first 4.20-MW wind turbine generator, a single unit with the …

A new player in paddy procurement in non-delta region is gaining farmers’ attention The presence of relatively a new player in paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu is gaining the attention of farmers. For the 2022-23 procurement year (the Kharif marketing season), which began this year in September, the National Cooperative …

Scientists Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for discovering reactions that let molecules snap together to create desired compounds and that offer insight into cell biology. It came a day after Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton …

Theme ‘Mind the Gap. Leave No One Behind and No Place Behind’ celebrated Theme serves as a strong reminder that we cannot leave behind any citizen and any place as we build towards a more resilient future: Government’s resolve towards inclusive and equitable development is demonstrated in its flagship urban …

In a big boost to Aatmanirbharatha in Defence, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today presided over the formal induction of Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Jodhpur. Naming LCH as “Prachanda”, Raksha Mantri said that its induction …

Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioner Shri Anup Chandra Pandey today launched a yearlong Voter Awareness Program – ‘Matdata Junction’ during an event organised at Akashvani Rang Bhavan, New Delhi. The program Matdata Junction, produced in collaboration with All India Radio, will be a strong platform …

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited in New Delhi yesterday to boost the initiative visioned by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to promote Millets towards celebration of the International Year of …

The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. The award, instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) in 2005 with a cash prize of $10,000, is presented annually to individuals aged 32 and …