-Press release by Right to Food Campaign&NBSp;Secretariat dated 29th June, 2021 In its press release dated 29th June, 2021, the Right to Food Campaign has appreciated the Supreme Court&NBSp;of India's direction to give rations to the inter-state migrant workers, including those who don't have ration cards,&NBSp;and revise state-wise coverage of food security net under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).&NBSp;The Supreme Court took cognizance of the fact that the state wise...
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Russia begins construction of fifth nuclear power unit at Kudankulam -Elizabeth Roche
-Livemint.com Rosatom is providing the technology for the construction of the Kudankulam plant which is to have six units of 1,000 MWe generation capacity each NEW DELHI: Russia on Tuesday began construction of the fifth nuclear power unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, a development hailed by Russian ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev as a “significant" milestone in bilateral nuclear cooperation. Russian company Rosatom is providing the technology for the construction of the...
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More »511 kids lost at least one parent to Covid in Belagavi district: Survey
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