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The Supreme Court has said in a judgment that extortion money paid to a terrorist organisation to protect one\u2019s business is not terror funding. With this, Supreme Court granted bail to a Jharkhand coal transporter who had paid huge amounts to the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway faction of the CPI (Maoist). Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has divested Rakesh Kumar, Director, National Environment Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) in Nagpur of his post and transferred him to its headquarters in Delhi. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In a recent detailed analysis of South Asian river dolphins has revealed that the Indus and Ganges River dolphins are not one, but two separate species. Currently, Indus and Ganges River dolphins are classified as two subspecies under Platanista gangetica. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Iran recently announced to started up advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in a breach of its undertakings under a troubled 2015 nuclear deal, days after the start of talks on rescuing the accord. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and four states, including Maharashtra and Gujarat, to file their response within three weeks on a plea seeking a direction to repeal the provisions criminalising begging. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Stiff resistance from at least 12 villages in Meghalaya has cast a cloud on a 210 MW hydroelectric project on Umngot, considered India\u2019s clearest river. The villages are near the border with Bangladesh in East Khasi Hills district but the dam is proposed upstream in the adjoining West Jaintia Hills district. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020 on women empowerment to the winners in New Delhi. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The United Arab Emirates named the next two astronauts in its space programme including the country’s first female astronaut. Noura al-Matroushi has been identified as the UAE\u2019s first woman astronaut, with her male counterpart as Mohammed al-Mulla. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Egypt announced the discovery of what is being touted as the most important find since the unearthing of King Tutankhamun\u2019s tomb almost 100 years ago. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCSIR removes NEERI head Rakesh Kumar as Director<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Indus and Ganges river dolphins are two different species<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Iran starts up advanced centrifuges in nuclear deal breach<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Respond on plea seeking repeal of provisions criminalising begging<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Residents of 12 Meghalaya villages oppose dam on India\u2019s clearest river<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020 on women empowerment<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
United Arab Emirates names its first female astronaut<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Discovery of a 3,000-year-old lost golden city in Egypt matters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Melting Thwaites raises global concern along with sea level<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n