From myths to medicine, snakes inspire awe and fear. Most are harmless, vital pest-controllers & with awareness, co-existence is safer than killing them.
FSSAI defends its move, says science panel recommended allowing increased pesticide levels. Applicable only to pesticides not already under Indian or international regulations.
The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 — meant to replace the existing Insecticides Act of 1968 — will be introduced in the Budget session which reconvenes in March.
The study was conducted by US-based International Food Policy Research Institute and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, a government agency.
India is too close to Israel for Iran’s trust, yet still blindsided. It risks losing assets like Chabahar port and export markets, while key partners don’t factor in its concerns.
IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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