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We Might Be Consuming 5 Grams Of Plastic Every Week: Study
Plastics are ubiquitous. Once invented for the convenience of humankind, is now slowly choking the environment and marine ecosystem. To worsen, a recent study has found out that

Social Media Users Furious Over Pakistani Ad “Mocking” WG Cdr Abhinandan In The Wake Of World Cup
Social media users are furious over a Pakistani channel’s cricket World Cup advertisement featuring a spoof using Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s lookalike as a prop. Many

14,000 Karnataka Farmers In Shock As Farm Loan Waiver Money Disappears From Accounts
Farmers across Karnataka were dumbfounded after money distributed to nearly 14,000 farmers, under state loan waivers scheme, was taken back from their accounts, during the

Solar Panels Helps 21 Delhi Schools Reduce Electricity Bills; To Be Installed In 500 Schools
To cut down electricity expenses and promote a green energy initiative, a pilot project by the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government to install solar panels

Mumbai Businessman Jailed For Life For Making Hoax Hijack Call
On June 11, Birju Salla, a Mumbai Businessman, was sentenced to life imprisonment for planting a hoax hijack letter in the lavatory of a Jet

Gujarat Prepares Action Plan For Cyclone Vayu, 3 Lakh To Be Evacuated
A deep depression over the Arabian Sea has intensified into a storm – ‘Vayu’. The storm is anticipated to make landfall on the Gujarat coast

Pakistan Allows PM Modi’s Aircraft To Fly Over Its Airspace
As told by the Foreign Ministry on June 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft won’t fly over Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO Summit scheduled

Karnataka: Over 400 Industries Violating Pollution Norms
Over 400 water and oil-based industries in the state are violating pollution norms, reveals a recent inspection drive by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

4 Passengers On Board Kerala Express Die Due To Heat In Uttar Pradesh
Four passengers travelling from Agra to Coimbatore on the Kerala Express allegedly died due to severe heat on June 10. All four of them were

India’s GDP Not As Spectacular As Claims Suggest: Arvind Subramanian
In his most recent research paper, the former Chief Economic Adviser, Arvind Subramanian, has raised questions on India’s economic growth from the financial years 2011

Punjab: 2-Yr-Old Boy Who Fell Into A Borewell Dies After Being Rescued
A two-year-old boy who was trapped in a 150-ft borewell for almost 110 hours in Punjab’s Sangrur district was declared dead on being rescued this

Modi Govt Cracks The Whip: 12 Officials Of Income Tax Dept Forced To Retire Over Charges Of Corruption, Among Others
On June 10, the central government forced 12 senior officials of the Income Tax Department to retire. Some of those asked to take compulsory retirement
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