The Centre relaxed the Fair and Average Quality (FAQ) norms for “shrivelled and broken grains” of wheat in the ongoing rabi marketing season in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh.
The Centre has raised the FAQ permissible limit of “shrivelled and broken grains” of wheat to 18% from the existing 6%. This decision will reduce the hardship of farmers and avoid distress sale of wheat.
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Engineers in the USA have come up with a new Lithium-Sulphur (Li-S) cell technology.
The Sulphur is an extremely common element that is cheaply available.
But the Cobalt is rare and expensive and associated with unethical mining in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Researchers have identified a biochemical marker in the blood that could help identify newborn babies at risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
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The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is asked by a Union Minister to restore the historic Anang Tal Lake in Mehrauli, South Delhi.
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