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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has come up with a novel Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling (FoPL) scheme, under which food items packaged and bearing a high content of nutrients like sugar, salt, and fats would have a red warning on their packages. This initiative has been taken to make consumers aware of the…

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Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) Lucknow has released the results of the even semester of 2026 for undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma courses. The students appearing in the relevant semester examination can see their results from the One View result portal of the university using their roll numbers. This latest result declaration includes several…

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Election Commission of India (ECI) is the statutory body responsible for conducting elections in India to the Parliament, State Legislatures, as well as elections to the President and Vice-President of India. Although the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is the head of the Commission, the legal provision does not vest any power in the CEC to…

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The Punjab School Education Department has instructed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to make sure that no school teachers and lecturers are involved in any non-teaching tasks or assignments that keep them out of classrooms. The department stated that the repeated involvement of teachers in non-academic work had an impact on classroom teaching, education and learning…

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There has been a drop in the price of gold in the Indian retail market today, Wednesday, September 23, while that of silver increased. This has been attributed to shifts in global market sentiments due to developments in relation to US-Iran talks and variations in oil prices. Price of Gold 24 carat stood at ₹1,52,770…

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Since Lake Powell is among the biggest reservoirs in the United States, it is experiencing one of its lowest levels of water ever recorded since its establishment. This implies that there might be even more difficulties in the water supply in the future in this region. As per the information given by the US Bureau…

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 Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) has come out with its new organizational set-up of 27 members, with seven ex-Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs getting important positions in the party. These appointments were made by NCPI National President Jyotiprokash Chatterjee on Tuesday. The seven ex-TMC MPs who have been appointed to important positions include Abu Taher…

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Doubts about the operations of the Election Commission of India (ECI) have emerged after a report by The Indian Express that highlights repeated instances when two Election Commissioners registered their objections to decisions made by the election body. As per the report published on September 23, two Election Commissioners, namely, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek…

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Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay on September 22 inaugurated the expansion of the state’s free breakfast scheme, which will now cover students from Classes 6 to 8 from government and government-aided schools. Named the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme, this expanded scheme will cater to a further 15.30 lakh students from Classes 6 to 8.…

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Greater Noida: Noida International University (NIU) has been presented with the prestigious “Excellence in Research, Innovation and Scientific Advancement” award, recognising the university’s contributions to research, innovation and the advancement of scientific knowledge. The recognition highlights NIU’s continued focus on strengthening its research ecosystem, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration and promoting innovation-driven learning. The university has been…

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