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Nafed to launch e-auction portal

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November 05, 2025

AGRI-COOPERATIVE MAJOR NATIONAL Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed), the government's biggest procurement agency for oilseeds and pulses, will soon launch its e-auction portal for selling agricultural commodities in the market.

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The portal — Nafex.in — will also consider allowing state level federation of cooperatives and agencies to conduct their e-auction on the platform to be launched soon by Nafed.

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Delhi in dilemma as US attacks Venezuela

MANY IN THE Global South will look to India to underline the need to respect international law, and nonintervention by foreign forces in the internal affairs of a country.

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January 04, 2026

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Vande Bharat sleeper soon: Vaishnaw

RAILWAYS MINISTER ASHWINI Vaishnaw on Saturday said the new-generation Vande Bharat sleeper train would have improved amenities as he walked through the coaches of the train at the New Delhi railway station with mediapersons.

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January 04, 2026

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31.8% of the Aravalli hills vulnerable, reveals audit

A PEOPLE-LED conservation collective, 'We Are Aravalli’, on Saturday released a satellite audit claiming that nearly one-third of the Aravalli mountain range is under ecological risk, and demanded a complete ban on mining across the region.

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January 04, 2026

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Tamil Nadu announces new assured pension scheme for govt employees

FULFILLING THE OVER 2decade-old demand of government employees and teachers seeking a defined pension by restoring the Old Pension Scheme, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced a new plan, the “Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme,’ and said it would provide the benefits of the old scheme.

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January 04, 2026

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Is Thwaites still the ‘doomsday glacier’?

New understanding unraveling how fast the Antarctica glacier could melt away

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January 04, 2026

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The new frontiers

From robots being trained to handle entire surgeries to ones that can simulate a 9-month pregnancy to grow an embryo, in 2026, the world is looking forward to some pathbreaking inventions to enhance healthcare

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January 04, 2026

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Year-end musings

THE DEFINING POLITICAL image for me of the year just ended is Narendra Modi striding into BJP headquarters after the Bihar victory, smiling triumphantly and waving a Bihari scarf over his head.

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January 04, 2026

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Indian word of the year 2025

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January 04, 2026

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First Irish PM visit to China after 14 years

IRELAND'S PRIME MINISTER Micheal Martin will visit China from Sunday and meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the first visit by an Irish leader in 14 years, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday.

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January 04, 2026

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The wait for these space events is about to pay off

From moon and Mars journeys to a solar eclipse, the year 2026 has a lot to offer

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January 04, 2026

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