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GI product stalls on Airports

Commerce Ministry is to prepare a policy to set up stalls of GI products at all the airports of the country

posted by Jawwad Kazi 24th Jun 2018

India targets plastics exports worth $10.6 billion in FY19

According to the Plastics Exports Promotion Council (PLEXCONCIL), India has targeted plastics exports of $10.6 billion in FY19 and plans to corner 3% of the global plastics exports market by 2025 from the current size of less than 1% through a multi­pronged strategy. 

posted by Jawwad Kazi 24th Jun 2018

Rhino habitat under threat of mining

Outlining the threat posed to the rhino habitat, also a tiger reserve, environmentalist and RTI activist has complained about the non-implementation of the recommendations of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) by the Assam government for stopping all mining, quarrying and stone crushing activities in the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 24th Jun 2018

New clue to Huntington’s disease

A study by researchers at the Department of Genetics, Delhi University, has shown that it is possible to restrict the progression of Huntington’s disease by increasing insulin signalling in the brain’s neuronal cells.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 24th Jun 2018

Seychelles stalls project for Indian naval base

• The Seychelles National Assembly will not ratify India’s plans to build a naval base in the western Indian Ocean region.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 23rd Jun 2018