Business Standard - August 08, 2022

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August 08, 2022

Climate change makes forecast tough across world: IMD chief

Climate change has hampered the ability of forecasting agencies to accurately predict severe events and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is installing more radars and upgrading its high-performance computing system to meet the challenge, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said here.

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SSLV-D1: First mission on SSLV fails

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said the satellites on board its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle "are no longer usable" after the SSLV-D1 placed them on an elliptical orbit instead of a circular one.

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India raising monkeypox testing capacity

With India having nine laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox and experts cautioning that testing for this disease is low owing to social prejudices that go with it, the country is amping up its testing capacity.

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States seek a raise in central taxes, GST cess extension

The states on Sunday used the forum of the governing council of the NITI Aayog to raise the issue of their dwindling resources. They demanded that the Centre increase their share in central taxes and extend goods and services tax (GST) compensation to them.

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In search of greener pastures

"Let bygones be bygones. We are here to get the country rid of communal forces and eradicate the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the political map." This was what Kuldeep Bishnoi, son of former Haryana chief minister (CM) Bhajan Lal, said when he merged his Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) into the Indian National Congress (INC) in April 2016.

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Side-effects of AIADMK unrest

There is little possibility of a truce between the two factions of the AIADMK. This leaves the BJP in a dilemma as to which side to ally with

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Gaza toll at 31 as Israel says it killed another top militant

Palestinians gather at the spot where senior commander of the Islamic Jihad militant group was killed

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China, Taiwan warships play high-seas 'cat and mouse'

Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas "cat and mouse" on Sunday ahead of the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises launched in reaction to a visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Downstream from the war in Ukraine

It implies that India needs to enhance military spending

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Jio's 5G splurge: A question of strategy

Unlike its rivals, Reliance Jio appears to be banking on developing new-age use cases to monetise its large investments in the recent auctions

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