FSSAI’s move to reduce import delays could lead to fresher food for consumers
New Delhi: Through the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has changed customs clearance processes to reduce port delays.In a major change, the FSSAI has allowed inspection and testing of imported food consignments instead of waiting for…
Digitization drives primary care: Center launches CHO app to enhance emergency response
A new mobile app for community health officers has been launched to facilitate last-mile healthcare and emergency response. The digital tool will enable real-time patient management, faster referrals and early identification of high-risk cases at…
Amid looming El Niño, IMD says monsoon likely to be ‘below normal’
NEW DELHI: The IMD on Monday predicted that India’s southwest monsoon (June-September) will be “below normal” due to the increasing risk of El Niño, which is associated with reduced summer rainfall in India. “Quantitatively,…
Two tankers carrying Iranian crude arrive in India
New Delhi: Two oil tankers carrying Iranian crude oil have arrived at Indian ports, the first such deliveries since May 2019. The Felicity, a very large crude oil tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil, was anchored near Thika on the coast of…
Indian-born people have right to remain on electoral rolls and vote: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Where political leverage can be provided TMCthe SC on Monday observed that people born in India have the right to be in the electoral roll and to vote for the government. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, headed by CJI Surya Kant, said: “In some…
PM Modi says Parliament is on the verge of history, ready to discuss women’s bill
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Parliament is on the verge of creating history, ahead of the Lok Sabha and the Union Rajya Sabha taking up the government bill to implement reserved seats for women in the legislative bodies from…
In first major outreach event, Barron accepts PM Modi’s invitation to visit India
New Delhi: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra “Barun” Shah has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India even as he launched a comprehensive and aggressive 100-point governance agenda at home targeting VIP culture,…
El Niño causes poor monsoons 7 out of 10 years
About 70% of El Niño events since 1980 have been associated with poor summer monsoons, suggesting that the link between Pacific conditions and the country’s June-September rainfall is one of the strongest among global weather phenomena affecting…
‘Don’t forget you are working in BJP states’: Suvendu Adhikari’s warning in Bengal
NANDIGRAM: Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has warned Muslim migrant workers in Nandigram that “they will have to return to the BJP-ruled state” to work after the assembly polls. Adhikari, who said more than 30,000…
Bengal poll: 45% of north Kolkata stalls labeled ‘super sensitive’
KOLKATA: The Election Commission has designated 837 of the 1,835 stalls in Kolkata North Assembly constituency as “super sensitive” stalls, citing concerns over possible trouble-making. During the SIR campaign, at hundreds of such booths, 150…