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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicAreca nut

Topic: Areca nut

Areca Nut isn’t a harmless sweet ‘supari’. Govt must regulate it like tobacco

The International Agency for Research on Cancer reported that the risk of oral cancer is higher for individuals who used Areca Nut and Paan.

Great Indian Paan caught in health vs livelihood battle. Ban hurting magahi betel, areca nut

Over 55 per cent of the world’s betel vine and areca nut—the ingredients that go into making Paan or betel quid—are produced in India.

Karnataka’s BJP unit wants GST on pan masala slashed to 5%

They also urged the Centre to hike the minimum import price of arecanut used in the making of pan masala.

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India is going to have its least free & fair election in 2024. See these 5 indicators

So far what we have seen of the 2024 elections is enough to indicate that the continuous slide of democratic standards is headed toward breaching the minimum threshold of an electoral democracy.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.