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Topic: Chemical

Indian Chemical Council Earns Prestigious OPCW-The Hague Award

This is the first time the award has been given to a chemical industry body.

After uproar over hike in Budget, govt reverts to 10% customs duty on lab chemicals, with 1 condition

The condition is that importers now have to give an undertaking that they will only supply labs. How this affects the supply chain remains to be seen.

Bodies of 7 missing workers recovered from fire-hit chemical factory in Surat

Fire broke out at the chemical plant Wednesday night following explosion in a chemical tank containing inflammable chemicals, says Surat in-charge chief fire officer Basant Pareek.

Chemical imbalance-depression link is gone. But that doesn’t mean antidepressants don’t work

Chemical imbalance theory wasn't the premise of medicine for depression, it was the opposite. The quest for better treatment must continue.

Lip balm, mouthwash, fertiliser — why chemical companies have become stock market winners

A rising global appetite for specialty chemicals in automobiles and cosmetics amid pandemic recovery has made chemical industry in India an important player in global supply chain.

‘Chemical’ poured on 3 sisters sleeping on roof in UP village, hunt on for suspect

The three sisters suffered burn injuries allegedly and are undergoing treatment at the district hospital, according to doctors.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.