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Factory accidents, a pointer to rusty inspection reform
A recent explosion in a Dombivli chemical factory highlights the recurring problem of industrial accidents in India
PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme (PM-KISAN)
Over the years, both the number of beneficiaries and the Budget allocation for the PM-Kisan scheme have shown a declining trend.
On improving rural mobile connectivity
Mobile connectivity in rural India remains a significant challenge
Facial Recognition Technology (FRT)
NITI Aayog releases White Paper: Responsible AI for All (RAI) on Facial Recognition Technology which paper examines FRT as the first use case under NITI Aayog’s RAI principles and aims to establish a framework for responsible and safe development and deployment of FRT within India.
A tool to ensure complete voter anonymity
Janata Dal (United) candidate Devesh Chandra Thakur faced criticism for suggesting he wouldn’t assist Muslim and Yadav communities because they didn’t support him in the elections.Highlighting importance of voter secrecy
India-South Korea relations
India and South Korea were celebrating 50 years of their diplomatic relationship in 2023.
Glacial lakes in the Himalayas
With the monsoon season setting in, the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Department (USDMA) is set to do a vulnerability study of the 13 glacial lakes, five of them in “high risk zone” from the coming month.
Climate change forces Panama islanders to relocate: What happened — and how sea level rise is affecting the world
The relocation of around 300 families from Gardi Sugdub in Panama’s Guna Yala province marks a significant response to the threats posed by rising sea levels.
Reasi and the ‘years-old’ issue of cross-border terror
The Reasi terrorist attack on June 9, which coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third swearing-in, mirrors the attack on the Consulate General of India (CGI) in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2014, just before his first inauguration.
Read the rocks to improve India’s geological literacy
The article discusses India’s abysmal Geological conservation