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NATO-backed scientists planted 13-foot-tall giant grass on war-damaged land near Bucha, hoping its roots can help clean Ukraine’s polluted soil

Scientists prepare a field for Miscanthus plants in northern Czech Republic (AFP photo) More than four years of war have left lasting damage across parts of Ukraine. It has not only affected buildings and infrastructure, but also the natural environment. Areas that once supported forests, wildlife and agriculture have been reduced to barren lands which…

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‘Will monitor throughout the year’: SC assures ‘institutionalisation’ of NEET reforms | India News

CJP supporters raise slogans during a protest demanding the Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation NEET irregularities. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday directed the central government to file a detailed affidavits on the “progress made in the implementaion” of reforms meant to address NEET-UG paper leak.The court said that it will “closely monitor” the progress…

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Uttarakhand Technical University cancels two exams after alleged paper leak, one arrested | India News

Students protest after Uttarakhand Technical University cancelled two BTech exams upon a paper leak allegation. (Photo: Agencies) DEHRADUN: An alleged paper leak surfaced at Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU) on Thursday, prompting the university administration to cancel two B. Tech semester examinations.The Dehradun Police has registered an FIR and arrested Ashish Kumar…

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SC bans posting, reposting of court hearing clips without prior permission | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order banning social media and digital media platforms from transmitting, storing, uploading, posting or reposting clips of court proceedings without prior permission from the top court or the concerned high court.The direction came after the apex court took strong exception to the selective use of live-streamed…

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SC proposes special courts for Manipur violence cases; directs CBI, SIT to expedite investigations | India News

Supreme Court on Manipur (ANI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday proposed setting up special courts to conduct day-to-day trials in criminal cases arising from the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur, while directing investigating agencies to expedite pending probes and ensure victims receive copies of chargesheets without delay.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant…

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‘Who is taking his words seriously?’ Pawan Khera on PM Modi’s video message over paper leaks | India News

Pawan Khera slams PM’s remarks on NEET issue NEW DELHI: Congress MP Pawan Khera on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to the paper leak issue, asserting that remarks made several days after the controversy erupted would not address the concerns of the protesting students.“Who is taking the Prime Minister’s words seriously? Let him…

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NYC Upper West Side stabbing: Zohran Mamdani reveals disturbing details of ‘hateful’ attack

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday said police are investigating two stabbings on Manhattan’s Upper West Side as possible hate crimes after witnesses and victims reported that the suspect shouted “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks. The mayor said the New York Police Department (NYPD) responded quickly and arrested 51-year-old, Raul Morales in connection…

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The Manhattan Project town of Los Alamos now has America’s highest share of doctorate holders. Nearly 1 in 5 adults has a PhD and almost 70% hold a bachelor’s degree | World News

J. Robert Oppenheimer and Major General Leslie R. Groves inspect Ground Zero after the Trinity Test in New Mexico, July 1945 (left), Members of the Los Alamos National Laboratory team behind the design, assembly and testing of the Autonomous Ion Mass Spectrometer (AIMS) Sentry instrument (right). Hidden among the mesas of northern New Mexico lies…

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