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WB: LoP Suvendu Adhikari writes to ED director, I-T, Health ministry, alle
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday wrote to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging a scam in the purchase of PPE kits and other medical equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
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Research reveals how plants determine where light is coming from
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Plants lack visual organs, so how do they know where light comes from? In an original study combining expertise in biology and engineering, the team led by Prof Christian Fankhauser at UNIL, in collaboration with colleagues at EPFL, discovered that a light-sensitive plant tissue uses the opt
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Bundelkhand Expressway to become first solar expressway in UP
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote the use of solar energy in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi government plans to transform the Bundelkhand Expressway into the state's first solar expressway. The government intends to establish solar power plants along the Bundelkhand Expressway under the PPP
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Vedic Village Spa Resort, a Nature's paradise nestling in urban landscape
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23: Vedic Village Spa Resort is a hidden gem, nestled in the lap of nature just 20 minutes away from the international airport in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Built horizontally in the authentic architecture of Bengal villages, this world class luxury resort blend
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Improved air quality could increase sunlight accessible to plants, enhance
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Air quality would improve if pollution from aerosol particles were reduced. It may also improve plants' ability to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and alleviate climate change by increasing the quantity of sunlight available to them
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German engines available now but India to use American power plants for en
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Indian agencies have decided that they will continue to use the American Cummins engine for the entire Zorawar light tank project which got delayed by a few months due to issues in supply of German engines.
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"I am not PM Modi, I do not lie" alleges Congress' Rahul Gandhi as he hits
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"Narendra Modi implemented GST. For the first time in India, farmers have to pay taxes. He (PM Modi) did demonetization and finished all small businessmen. Wherever you look, Adani is doing some or the other business; airports, ports, cement plants, and roads are all his. So, he works for
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Study finds water treatment method can generate green energy
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Micromotors that move on their own have been invented by ICIQ researchers in Spain to filter wastewater. The process generates ammonia, which can be used as a renewable energy source.
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Coal Ministry unveils plan to produce 1,404 million tonnes per annum by 20
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Ministry of Coal has laid out comprehensive plans to significantly boost coal production, targeting 1404 million tonnes (MT) by 2027 and a staggering 1577 MT by 2030, at the current level production of about one billion tonnes per annum.
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Scientists discover hundreds of hazardous compounds in recycled plastics
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Plastic recycling has been touted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis, but toxic chemicals in plastics complicate their reuse and disposal and hinder recycling," says Professor Bethanie Carney Almroth, of the University of Gothenburg. The results are published in a study led by s
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Here is how plants defend against mutational damage
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Plant mitochondria and chloroplasts are essential to human survival. These vital plant cell compartments are well-known for capturing sunlight and powering plant life, ultimately providing all of the food we eat. But there's a catch: Mitochondria and chloroplasts keep instructions for the
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Jal Diwali - 'Water for Women, Women for Water Campaign' aims to empower w
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry's National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM), this campaign is designed to celebrate "Jal Diwali" and will run from November 7 to 9.
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