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Gene-edited rice sparks alarms: Scientists back activists, warn of hidden dangers
Growing apprehensions over the safety and regulation of genome editing in agriculture have reportedly received "validation" from peer-reviewed scientific studies, backed by civil society advocacy efforts. The Union Government’s...
Atheism in times of Corona
It's high time the option "None" was available against "Religion" on an Indian census form. It's our constitutional right. Javed Akhtar's award and activism just made atheism cool and sexy! It's time to come out.
Will the Jagannath Rath Yatra be held this year?
The Supreme Court disallowed the yatra on June 18 but further developments in the case point at probable modification of the order
Migrant Diaries: The story of Abul Hasan Mirza
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“I'll invite you home for a meal soon. We want to thank you,” says an optimistic construction supervisor who shared the rations he got with his team
Covid-19: SC asks UP gov’t to inform about quarantine protocol of asymptomatic patients
The court told the state to not put asymptomatic patients in hospital
Migrant Diaries: The story of Laxman Prasad
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“I am glad that I have reached my village, and we do not need to beg in front of anyone for food,” says the Mumbai loving auto driver who hails from Jharkhand
Delhi Health Minister, AAP MLA Atishi test positive for coronavirus
The capital has decided to start the use of Rapid Antigen Methodology to increase testing
SC dismisses PIL seeking direction to Centre to approach ICJ against China
The bench headed by the Chief Justice of India refused to entertain the plea, which claimed that coronavirus was biological weapon created by China
Baghjan oil well continues to spew fire; affected families yet to receive compensation
While the fire at the periphery has been doused, the fire at the mouth of the well continues to damage the environment
“A very sorry state of affairs,” says Bombay HC on health status of prison inmates in the state
The court has asked the Advocate General of the state to appear in the case and provide data on number of under trails and inmates above age of 60
28 migrant labourers injured in separate road incidents in Lucknow
The accidents took place in Kannauj and Kanpur as buses carrying them turned turtle after hitting road dividers
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