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Similipal tribals allege sacred groves are destroyed, turned into tiger Zeenat’s enclosure

Similipal tribals allege sacred groves are destroyed, turned into tiger Zeenat’s enclosure

Residents of Jamunagarh holding a demonstration in Bhubaneswar on Monday demanding permission to continue their religious traditions inside Similipal Tiger Reserve. Tribals who lived in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha for generations before their relocation say their rights to continue their age-old rituals and worship of their deities in the sacred groves in

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Byju’s insolvency: NCLT approves new resolution professional

Byju’s insolvency: NCLT approves new resolution professional

Embattled ed-tech firm Byju’s has a new navigator for its bankruptcy proceedings. On Monday, the Bengaluru insolvency court approved the appointment of Shailendra Ajmera as the resolution professional (RP), replacing Pankaj Shrivastava. This follows a January order by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which questioned Shrivastava’s ability to oversee the process. The tribunal also

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‘Modernising healthcare with the help of AI, intertwining clinical practice and research critical’

‘Modernising healthcare with the help of AI, intertwining clinical practice and research critical’

In an initiative to leverage AI to drive advancements in eyecare solutions, optics and optoelectronics technology company ZEISS India has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to start a research lab for AI in eye care on the IISc campus. A part of ZEISS India’s CSR initiatives, the lab is expected to enable researchers

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Why has the UGC-CARE list of journals been discontinued? | Explained

Why has the UGC-CARE list of journals been discontinued? | Explained

A view of the University Grants Commission (UGC), in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The story so far: The University Grants Commission (UGC) decided to discontinue the UGC Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (UGC-CARE) list, which is a list of quality academic journals, first introduced in 2018. The UGC-CARE list will

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‘Not my signature’: Embattled tycoon BR Shetty vows to appeal $106 mn Dubai court award to ICICI Bank

‘Not my signature’: Embattled tycoon BR Shetty vows to appeal $106 mn Dubai court award to ICICI Bank

Mumbai: Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, the embattled Indian entrepreneur who founded the UAE’s largest private healthcare chain, said he was “shocked” after a Dubai court ordered him to pay nearly ₹1,000 crore to ICICI Bank, and vowed to appeal the decision. The Dubai International Financial Centre Court last Monday ordered Shetty to pay ICICI Bank $106

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Govt plans to seek inputs on potential tariff & policy adjustments for greater market access for US goods, services

Govt plans to seek inputs on potential tariff & policy adjustments for greater market access for US goods, services

The commerce ministry, which will steer negotiations for the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), will soon send out a checklist to the ministries of defence, electronics and information technology, consumer affairs, agriculture, education, mines, steel, heavy industries, science and technology, and labour, the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity. The exercise aims

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Driverless train for Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line set for safety inspection

Driverless train for Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line set for safety inspection

A file photo of the first set of prototype six coach metro train on Namma Metro Yellow Line, manufactured by CRRC, China, during multiple tests conducted in Inspection Bay Line (IBL) at Hebbagodi Metro depot, by (BMRCL), near Electronics city, in Bengaluru on March 6, 2024.  | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The long-awaited Yellow

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