Topic: NCL
NCL researchers become first Indians to win Merck Young Scientist Award
The award, given to researchers with less than 10 years of experience for expertise in chemical sciences, was awarded Dr Sakya Singha Sen and his team.
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Overcrowding of India’s mental health centres are disasters waiting to happen. Bring in reform
Implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act has been sluggish with Maharashtra having only 8 District Mental Health Review Boards, and UP just one.
LIC shares slump in market debut after record Rs 205.6 billion India IPO
The shares fell as much as 9.4% to Rs 860 versus their IPO price of 949, before paring about half of the losses. LIC is the fourth-largest deal among global IPOs priced this year.
Defence
India ‘doesn’t foresee’ border fighting with China, but ‘won’t back down’ if tensions reignite
Aim is to ensure not just disengagement of troops, but overall de-escalation. Govt in favour of solving tensions through talks as it wants peace with all neighbours including China.
How Congress is like the Ambassador & why Indian politics needs a brand new set of wheels
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.