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As obesity rises, Supreme Court puts govt on notice over junk food labels
The order, in response to a PIL filed by NGO ‘3S and Our HEALTH Society’ which moved SC through advocate Rajiv Shankar Dvivedi, comes as govt has seemed reluctant to implement front-of-pack warning labels on junk food. SC said food with high salt, sugar, saturated fat and calories could lead to health risks and clearer…
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Centre plans integrated command centres to step up border security
The ‘smart border’ architecture will integrate AI, sensors, surveillance systems and unified command-and-control centres, says official; focus on addressing threat from drones used for smuggling; pilot project to start soon from Pakistan border
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Fifty years ago | Chances on life on Mars
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A hundred years ago | Entrance into the Army
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Six arrested in Drug Inspector paper leak case
The MPSC had cancelled the recruitment process for Drug Inspector, Group-B posts in the Food and Drug Administration on August 26 after a preliminary inquiry into irregularities in the screening test held on March 22, 2026
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New Pink metro line gets go-ahead in the outskirts of Kolkata
The line was long awaited and faced a roadblock due to a long pending issue of shifting underground pipelines
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Health institution’s TEDx event brings new perspective on innovation, social impact
The fourth edition of TEDx, organised by the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) University, brought a new perspective on health, innovation, entrepreneurship, social impact, culture, and the arts
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Supreme Court judge seeks transfer of Rajasthan High Court acting Chief Justice, CJI says allegations can’t be treated as a finding
CJI Surya Kant says that the matter is being examined at the appropriate level and that the process will take into account the material placed by Justice Mehta as well as the response of Justice Sharma
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The high cost of India’s private health-care boom
The country needs private capital to expand health care, but investment cannot be allowed to shape clinical decisions, pricing and access in ways that make care unaffordable or unnecessarily intensive
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Low beam by default: Centre to tighten headlamp norms
The road transport ministry has proposed these changes, along with the mandatory provision for buses and other heavy vehicles to use genuine reflective tapes to improve visibility at night and in bad weather, through draft amendments to Central Motor Vehicles Rules. Amendments in automotive vehicle standards are being made because efforts to persuade drivers and…