Admin warns against use of banned calcium carbide

Issues advisory on artificial fruit ripening Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has issued an advisory on the artificial ripening of fruits, warning food business operators against using banned calcium carbide for this process in the Union Territory. Consumers are also advised to remain vigilant in the market and purchase fruits only from known vendors […]
India sustaining growth momentum, fastest growing eco for 4 years: Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said India is sustaining its GDP growth momentum as the fastest-growing economy for the fourth year in a row, aided by manufacturing, services and farm sectors. She said India’s manufacturing activity has been “good” during the January-March period, which has helped clock a GDP growth of 7.4 […]
India will never give in to nuclear blackmail: EAM Jaishankar

Vadodara (Gujarat): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday asserted that India will never give in to nuclear blackmail, and those who “sponsor, nurture and utilize” terrorism should be made to pay a heavy price. Speaking at a convocation ceremony of foreign students of Parul University, a private varsity here, he also commented that it […]
Earth’s water towers are in danger

As a recent study has indicated that there’s an 80 per cent chance that the world will break another annual temperature record in the next five years, and it’s even more probable that the earth will again exceed the international temperature threshold set 10 years ago, the fate of glaciers worldwide has again faced a […]
Sip, Sip, hooray!

By: S S Pillai Tea is such a popular drink worldwide that International Tea Day is observed during the third week of May every year. It is difficult to believe that tea was discovered only around 5000 years ago and an accident was responsible for this world-famous drink’s fame. The leaves of a plant fell […]