After the Centre relaxed the Fair and Average Quality norms for wheat procurement this season, Punjab’s state procurement agencies (SPAs) are now seeking a waiver of ‘storage gain’
The three parts of the grain are bran (outer layer rich in fibre), germ (inner layer rich in nutrients) and endosperm (bulk of the kernel which contains minerals and vitamins).
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The researchers from Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) Collaboration have made a precise measurement of the mass of the W boson.
This precise value did not match with what was expected from estimates using the standard model of particle physics.
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The Supreme Court order has pulled up the Kerala government for delaying the compensation to the Endosulfan pesticide exposure victims.
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A team of researchers have said that on one of Jupiter’s moons Europa, a prime candidate for life in the solar system, there might be an abundance of water pockets beneath formations called double ridges.
NASA is expected to launch its Europa Clipper in 2024. The module will orbit Jupiter and conduct multiple close flybys to Europa to gather data on the moon’s atmosphere, surface and its interior.
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There is a report that, in Pluto, icy lava flows have recently covered substantial tracts of its surface.
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