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Centre notifies rules for amended SC/ST Act

-The Hindu The object of the amended provisions is to speed up the process of dispensation of justice, liberalise and expedite access to relief for victims of atrocities. Four months after Parliament amended the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 to tighten provisions to ensure speedier justice to SCs and STs, the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry notified the Rules to give effect to the changes...

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Drought spiral: Sugar output falls, prices of pulses may remain high -Zia Haq

-Hindustan Times India’s sugar and cotton output is showing signs of falling for the first time in five years and insufficient pulses production could keep prices high, early estimates showed in the midst of a crippling drought across a vast swathe of the country. However, the country will still have a surplus of cereals despite back-to-back drought trimming overall foodgrains output from normal-year levels. Sugar output is projected to fall between 8% and...

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Govt sets up panel to lay out plan for doubling farm incomes -Sayantan Bera

-Livemint.com Panel aims to find ways to diversify risks in farming, examine how integrated farming can boost incomes New Delhi: The central government has set up a panel to suggest ways to double farm incomes by 2022, as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The task of the inter-ministerial committee will prepare a blueprint to transition farm policies from being production oriented to based on incomes or value addition. The committee will look...

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IIT Delhi: novel device for sepsis diagnosis -R Prasad

-The Hindu Septicemia (or, sepsis) is the leading cause for deaths in hospitals worldwide. A novel, simple, low-cost device that quickly diagnoses septicaemia at bedside has been developed by an IIT Delhi researcher working along with a Consultant from Global Medical Education and Research Foundation, Hyderabad. Septicemia (or, sepsis) is the leading cause for deaths in hospitals worldwide. According to a paper published in October 2015 in the journal Analytical Chemistry, there are...

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A novel way of addressing malnourishment -Firoz Rozindar

-The Hindu Vijayapura (Karnataka): While the government has initiated several schemes to tackle the problem of malnourishment among children, the University of Horticulture Sciences, Bagalkot, has come up with an innovative idea to effectively deal with this problem. According to the university, the project, if implemented, would not only address the issue of malnourishment but has also multiple advantages, including spreading awareness among children on the Importance of horticulture. Vasant Ganiger, professor, Department...

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