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Grading on a Greener Scale
Environmental studies turn practical and popular
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June 08, 2026
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Not seeking 3rd-party role on India border issue: Nepal FM
NEPAL Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal on Sunday sought to clarify Kathmandu’s position on the long-running Kalapani-Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura border dispute with India, saying that his country is not seeking third-party mediation but is instead focused on substantiating its territorial claims through historical evidence.
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June 08, 2026
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Court sentence may disqualify Bihar MLA
HOMICIDE
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June 08, 2026
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Pens, pressure and the promise of a future as millions take China’s toughest exam ‘gaokao’
HUNDREDS of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam.
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June 08, 2026
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Youth in judiciary driving tech shift, must stay watchful of AI, says CJI
YOUNG lawyers, judicial officers, youth and legal professionals are a positive force behind the judiciary’s technological transformation, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said.
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June 08, 2026
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Russian drones kill four, damage Chernobyl nuclear storage facility
RUSSIA fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least five people and damaging a nuclear storage facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukrainian officials said.
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June 08, 2026
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AI to detect fraud, GIS to map land as govt readies STAR 3.0
THE Tamil Nadu registration department is preparing a major technological overhaul of its property registration system, with the integration of Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, cloud-based architecture and artificial intelligence (AI) under the ₹564 crore next-generation STAR 3.0 platform.
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June 08, 2026
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Alexander conquers French Open
ALEXANDER Zverev finally secured his maiden Grand Slam title with a dramatic five-set victory over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday.
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June 08, 2026
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TN’s Nilgiri tahr population up 4.6% from 2025
1,364 COUNTED
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June 06, 2026
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Cong peeved at NCP for taking back candidates
THE Congress in Maharashtra is upset with former Union Minister Sharad Pawar-led NCP SP for its decision to withdraw its candidates from the biennial MLC elections in Thane and Pune and alleged that the party was indulging in settlement politics.
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June 06, 2026
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WAYS TO BRACE FOR A SUPER EL NIÑO
INTO today’s polycrisis of wars and oil shocks, the World Meteorological Organization has dropped a climate bombshell: there is an 80 percent chance a significant El Niño will take hold by mid-2026, with odds rising above 90 percent that it will persist well into winter.
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June 06, 2026
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‘Bit disturbed’ Rahul ups ante, says Great Nicobar project not about def
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Modi government’s argument that the Great Nicobar Island project is about defence and a transshipment port is a ‘lie’ and alleged that it is actually about helping a businessman build hotels and casinos on India’s most irreplaceable ecological land.
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June 06, 2026
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Rift with JMM widens as Cong names RS candidate
IN yet another twist to Rajya Sabha polls, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is likely to field its candidates on both Rajya Sabha seats.
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June 06, 2026
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Cancer cases up in HP, clamour for ban on hazardous pesticides grows
HIMACHAL Pradesh is facing a growing cancer crisis that environmentalists and health experts increasingly link to the excessive use of pesticides, fertilisers, and other chemicals in farming and horticulture.
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June 06, 2026
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Bengal CM, state BJP president rush to Delhi to get portfolios fixed
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari rushed to Delhi on Friday, the day 35 BJP MLAs sworn in as ministers were scheduled to get their portfolios. State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya had left for Delhi on Thursday.
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June 06, 2026
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Hydroelectric project over Chenab fasttracked
AFTER a year of putting the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) on hold, the government has accelerated the stalled Kirthai Stage II Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, on the Chenab river.
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June 06, 2026
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Rollout of Smart Border to enhance security soon, assures Shah in Tripura
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that India would soon introduce pilot projects for smart borders at multiple locations, which will entail use of drones, sensors and smart fencing to enhance security and surveillance.
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June 06, 2026
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Bengaluru's defence-technology ecosystem gathers pace
BENGALURU is seeing growing activity in defence technology, aerospace manufacturing, autonomous systems and defence electronics as companies expand manufacturing and engineering operations and the state pushes new defence-related industrial projects.
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June 06, 2026
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WILL RBI BE FORCED TO RAISE RATES IN FY27?
THE Reserve Bank of India’s decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% may have offered temporary relief to borrowers, but the central bank’s sharply revised inflation outlook has reopened a debate on whether rate hikes could return later in FY27.
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June 06, 2026
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Testing ground for India ahead of gruelling season
THE last time India head coach Gautam Gambhir addressed a press conference in a Test setting, one of the questions put forth in front of him was whether he thought he was still the best man for the job, especially in red-ball cricket.
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June 06, 2026
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Divine intervention fails to stop arrest of criminal
AN inter-state drug smuggler’s quest for the removal of ‘planetary bad effects’ from his birth horoscope landed him in Rajasthan police net at a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain.
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June 06, 2026
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GCCs shifting towards contract hiring for AI talent
INDIAS global capability centres (GCCs) are increasingly hiring AI and engineering talents via contract and project-based models, driven by demand for specialised skills and faster deployment as companies move away from traditional workforce expansion towards flexible, outcome-focused teams.
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June 05, 2026
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Rahul's chopper makes emergency landing due to bad weather in U'khand
LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's proposed two-day visit to Uttarakhand ran into rough weather on Thursday, forcing his helicopter to make an emergency landing at Pantnagar airport.
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June 05, 2026
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Kim unveils nuclear fuel facility, pledges expansion of plant
NORTH Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels, with leader Kim Jong Un announcing plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate.”
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June 05, 2026
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₹10,000 cr ATF price stabilisation fund for airlines optional: Govt
THE government on Thursday said that the ₹10,000 crore price stabilisation fund for jet fuel would be optional for domestic airlines, and the base rates, exclusive of all taxes, would be ₹86.32 a litre for domestic flights and ₹104.49 per litre for international flights.
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June 05, 2026
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Major setback to Oppn as MahaYuti to win 6 of 17 MLC seats unopposed
IN a major setback for opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured six of the 17 seats in the biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections unopposed.
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June 05, 2026
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200 MW of green energy plants stalled: Industry
AS the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Ltd (TNGECL) issued notification recently not to sign on any approval papers for commissioning solar and wind energy projects in the state, industry leaders say nearly 200 MW of ready-to-commission renewable energy plants have been stalled.
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June 05, 2026
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WHY A NEW PRICE MEASURE MATTERS
COME June 15, India will change the way it measures inflation at the producer level.
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June 05, 2026
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Kuki outfit ups ante, opposes SIR in Manipur
THE Kuki organisation Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) on Thursday opposed the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the violence-hit state, protesting the alleged exclusion of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the community.
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June 05, 2026
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Pvt schools must stick to fee fixed by panel, says min
WARNING private schools against collecting fees beyond that stipulated by the fee determination committee, Minister for School Education Rajmohan Arumugam on Thursday said that the state government would take action against institutions found violating regulations.
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