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Centre should not allow exemptions from welfare laws for workers mooted by States

In a Business page story titled “PFC has $6.8 bn NPAs in thermal loan book” (May 8, 2020), there was an erroneous reference to the company, Power Fina

Sudan’s decision to end female genital mutilation builds on its political transition

The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) on Friday said the food and beverage industry is coming together to develop and identify alternati

‘Girl who accused him of molesting her misguided’

The new syllabi to reflect Chancellor-Governor’s Vision 2030

Renal patient tests positive for SARS-CoV-2

Buses arranged to take them to their places of work

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has come out with an online GIS-based database depicting the vicinity of fish landing centres

The Penta Menaka Owners’ Welfare Association has expressed willingness to arrange a chartered aircraft to bring people who are stranded in West Asia d

Victims were going to catch a train for their home State

Packed settlements and common toilets make physical distancing an impossibility in Dharavi. Jyoti Shelar and Ajeet Mahale report on the efforts to stop COVID-19 from spreading in a 2.5-sq km area that has recorded more than 800 cases and 25 deaths

Action taken a day after Central team’s visit; Opposition slams government

Exemption from four sections of The Factories Act; employers can run 12-hour shifts

Some people who reached Goa by road through the Maharashtra border say they have developed allergy

Australia’s annual dry seasons are known for droughts and wildfires, but the dry season of 2019--2020 was remarkable due to the sheer extent of the devastation. By some estimates, more than 10 million hectares (38,600 square miles, an area slightly larger than the U.S. state of Indiana) burned, killing several million animals (including many of the country’s koalas) and more than 30 people. On a positive note, burned areas will recover from this disturbance, and tree planting and other forms of ecological restoration can help to hasten this process.

Since the International Whaling Commission placed an international moratorium on whaling in 1986, few countries have engaged in the practice. Iceland was one of them, however, and it has hunted whales sporadically since then and has been roundly criticized by many neighboring countries for doing so. There are indications now that a generational shift in consuming whale meat for food is taking place in the country---with younger citizens avoiding whale meat altogether and thus reducing the economic demand for the product.

Bats, which make up a group of more than 1,200 species, are the only mammals capable of flight. They are important pollinators and seed dispersers, and they provide pest control by eating insects. A number of species also carry viruses that can sicken livestock and human beings---and they likely played some role in the SARS outbreak in 2002. Although much more evidence needs to be collected, researchers suspect that SARS-CoV-2 (the virus at the center of the coronavirus pandemic) originated in bats, and wildlife officials fear that they may become targets of human persecution. 

Location Circulation Collection

Call No. R857.P6 B569 2017

Reinforcing its ‘Responsible Luxury’ ethos that seeks to create a better and secure world, ITC Hotels today announced the launch of ‘WeAssure.’In a fi

Expects online sales to go up exponentially