Swati Nayak, an Odia scientist, has been honoured with the Borlaug Field Award 2023 for her pioneering work in advancing climate-resilient and nutritious rice varieties and engaging farmers in demand-driven seed systems. Nayak’s remarkable contributions in agriculture, spanning over a 13-year career, include introducing drought-tolerant rice varieties, empowering women in agriculture, and facilitating international...
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The 121-year-old bungalow in Vadodara, India, where cricketer Vijay Hazare lived is set to be demolished. The building, known as “Pushpakoot,” is considered an important part of the city’s history and heritage. Despite requests from heritage lovers to preserve the building, the roads and buildings department has initiated the process of bringing it down.
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India’s suspension of visa services to Canadian citizens has raised concerns among technology companies, professionals, and entrepreneurs. While there may be delays in new contracts, the impact on ongoing projects by Indian IT companies in Canada is expected to be limited. However, if Canada also stops visa applications, the implications could be more significant.
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that the general election, which was originally due in November, will now take place in the last week of January next year. The delay is due to the fresh marking of constituencies, with a preliminary list of delimitations to be published on September 27. The ECP...
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A record 3.3 lakh candidates seeking admission to management programmes of Indian Institutes of Management and other business schools have registered for CAT 2023, up from 2.5 lakh last year, an increase of 30%. The test is set be held on November 26. The rise was 11% in 2022.
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the women’s reservation bill is great but its fine print suggests that census and delimitation need to be done before that. While addressing the media, Rahul said that it’s a distraction and diversion tactic from the OBC quota and nobody knows if this will even be...
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