Public health advocates have accused the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) of delaying tactics as it has sought three more months for its expert committee to finalise its report on front of pack nutritional labelling (FOPNL) regulation. The Supreme Court had in April directed that the exercise be completed in three months….
NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has established a four-person fact-finding committee to investigate the self-immolation incident of a female student at a college in Balasore, Odisha, officials announced on Tuesday.The victim, a 20-year-old second-year B.Ed student at Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, set herself ablaze on July 12 outside the college gate during…
NEW DELHI: In an important decision that would pave the way for the corporate sector to protect their interests under criminal law particularly relating to sale of counterfeit/fake products, Supreme Court has ruled that an aggrieved company is entitled to pursue criminal case against accused in such cases under Criminal Procedure Code to file appeal…
NEW DELHI: The Press Information Bureau (PIB), the government’s fact-checking wing, on Tuesday said that the Union health ministry did not advise vendors to carry warning labels on relished Indian snacks and desserts like samosas, jalebi, and laddoo.“The advisory of the Union Health Ministry does not carry any warning labels on food products sold by…
NEW DELHI: Manipur police and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) on Tuesday recovered 86 weapons and 974 ammunition in the hill state, which has in the past couple of years witnessed deadly ethnic conflict. In the joint operations, the forces seized grenades, IEDs, AK series & INSAS rifles, pistols, anti-riot guns and SBBL, in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed Shubhanshu Shukla as the astronaut made splashdown early Tuesday at San Diego coast (local time).“I join the nation in welcoming Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla as he returns to Earth from his historic mission to Space. As India’s first astronaut to have visited International Space Station, he…
US astronaut Nichole Ayers posted the photo of her giving Shux a haircut over the last weekend at the ISS Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux), who, along with three other Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew members undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 4.45pm Monday, will return to Earth around 3pm Tuesday (July 15).“Ax-4 crew are…
Representative image (ANI) In a significant development, India on Monday received the second GE-404 engine from the US for the LCA Mark 1A fighter jet aircraft programme, defence officials said.The engine has been received by the public sector firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and it is expected to receive 12 more GE-404 engines by the…
Air India plane crash (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The preliminary report into the crash of the June 12 Air India AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad continues to draw flak. Now, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) has warned against coming to “hasty conclusions”. The report, whose details were known to a section…
Tech and policy push enables faster adoption of ESG mission India is turning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges into opportunities, using technology, policy, and innovation to address energy consumption, sustainable construction, and supply-chain vulnerabilities. At a panel on ‘Tech for Good: Using Innovation to Solve Real-World Challenges,’ industry leaders described how constraints are driving…