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TopicAdulteration

Topic: adulteration

That yellow mango may be a chemical trick. What calcium carbide ripening does to your fruit & body

Across India's fruit markets, the use of chemicals to ripen as well as colour fruits has become alarmingly commonplace, raising serious health concerns. 

Not just paneer, an ‘industry’ of fake Eno, counterfeit Veet, used oil & more is flourishing in India

Four months of raids across five states uncovered adulterated tea, cooking oil, honey and fake branded goods. Officials say what makes news is a fraction of the problem

From toothpaste to paneer, counterfeits have penetrated homes. Raids bring daily essentials under lens

Police raids reveal widespread adulteration & relabelling operations across states, indicating that the scale has reached industrial levels.

Behind the fake Nandini ghee racket—arrests, seizures, and a wide network

The perpetrators were manufacturing the counterfeit ghee in Tamil Nadu, packing it into sachets with fake Nandini branding, and selling it in Bengaluru.

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India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.