TELANGANA MOVES SC AGAINST HC STAY ON 42% OBC QUOTA
NEW DELHI: The Telangana government has approached the Supreme Court against a State High Court decision to stay two government orders which enhanced the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota in seats in municipalities and panchayats to 42%. “Petitioner have implemented the reservation based on the will of the people,” the State said in its special […]
SOLAR POWER ADDED IN TIBET
NEW DELHI: Renewables overtook coal as the globe’s biggest source of electricity in the first half of the year. One reason is that China added more solar and wind capacity than the rest of the world combined. Solar panels stretch to the horizon in Tibet and cover an area seven times the size of Manhattan. […]
CLOUD SEEDING IN DELHI LIKELY TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY
NEW DELHI: Cloud seeding, GRAP, and green crackers – they might appear to be isolated orders, but the goal is one – curtail pollution in Delhi. Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday announced that if the weather conditions are favourable, the government will conduct cloud seeding or artificial rain in the coming two […]
COMMON PAIN MED INGREDIENT COULD TREAT BLOOD CANCER
NEW DELHI: Salicylic acid, a commonly used skincare and pain medication ingredient, could now also be used to treat blood cancers, according to new research. Two millennia after Hippocrates used willow bark to ease pain and fever, researchers at the Texas A&M University Health Science Centre (Texas A&M Health) have transformed its key ingredient—salicylic acid—into […]
