-The Hindu Proposal to go for Environment Ministry’s clearance; activists oppose The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) that functions under the Union Environment Ministry has yet again cleared the proposal for the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard. The recommendation will now again go for the approval of the Environment Ministry. Though the GEAC had cleared the proposal in 2017, the Ministry had vetoed it and suggested that the GEAC hold...
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Why Punjab’s farmers are rejecting solutions to curb stubble burning -Vaishnavi Rathore
-Scroll.in After years of criticising the state government, the AAP is now in power in Punjab. But farmers remain sceptical of the proposed solutions to the problem. In early October, the paddy in Punjab’s Sangrur district was in the final stages of ripening. Fields rippled in various shades of green and golden-brown, the latter indicating crop that was almost ready to be harvested. The picturesque landscape belied a problem that the state had...
More »Dengue patient injected with ‘mosambi’ juice | U.P. hospital building to be sealed for ‘demolition’ -Mayank Kumar
-The Hindu Platelets “stored in an improper way” was transfused to the patient, not sweet lime juice, says Prayagraj District Magistrate. Amid allegations of intravenously administering mosambi (sweet lime) juice instead of platelets to a 32-year-old dengue patient, who later died, in Uttar Pradesh, the Prayagraj Development Authority on Wednesday issued a notice to the Global Hospital and Trauma Centre, asking it to vacate the premises by October 28, 11 a.m. so...
More »Despite ban, firecrackers burst in many pARTs of Delhi on Deepavali night
-PTI/ The Hindu Despite the legal deterrent in place, people in many pARTs of the city stARTed bursting crackers by dusk A large number of high-decibel firecrackers thundered throughout Deepavali night on Monday as people in Delhi flouted the ban imposed on these by the city government. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai last week said bursting firecrackers in the national capital on Deepavali will attract a jail term of up to six months...
More »When does RBI step in to monitor a bank? -Prashanth Perumal J
-The Hindu Why has the Reserve Bank of India increased its oversight on Dhanlaxmi Bank? What are the reasons for the Thrissur-based private bank’s assets to be under stress? According to Basel-III norms, what is the capital to risk ratio a bank is required to maintain? What lies ahead? The story so far: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed Dhanlaxmi Bank under tight monitoring with the Thrissur-based private bank’s financial...
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