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Japan's Rice Crisis: Prices Soar, Supplies Dwindle And A Minister Resigns
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades.
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Chinese Tianzhou 7 Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Completes Reentry After Delivery Supplies to Astronauts
China’s Tianzhou 7 spacecraft, launched in January 2024, concluded its mission with a controlled reentry on 17 November. After delivering supplies and materials to the Tiangong space station and being loaded with waste, the cargo spacecraft was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean. The mission also included the release of the Bayi-08 cubesat, d...
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China Set to Launch Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission to Tiangong Space Station
The Tianzhou 8 cargo mission is scheduled for launch on November 15, 2024. The Long March 7 rocket will deliver essential supplies and scientific experiments to China's Tiangong space station. The mission will support the recently arrived Shenzhou 19 astronauts and include tests on bricks made from lunar soil simulant for future lunar construction ...
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SpaceX’s Dragon to Reboost ISS for First Time, Paving Way for Future Deorbit Mission
SpaceX’s Dragon is set to perform its first reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) on Nov. 8. This mission, conducted in partnership with NASA, is a step towards a future in which a larger Dragon spacecraft will play a crucial role in safely deorbiting the ISS when its mission concludes around 2030. Currently, reboosts are generally man...
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India Sends 30 Tonnes Of Essential Medical Supplies To Palestine
Indian government reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the people of Palestine with a recent shipment of 30 tonnes of medical supplies amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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WHO-Palestine Red Crescent Operation Resupply Two Hospitals In Northern Gaza
The resupply mission also delivered 20,000 litres of fuel to keep Kamal Adwan and Al-Awda operational, and 23,000 litres of fuel to Al-Sahaba Hospital, along with 800 units of blood and essential medicines and supplies.
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Banana Apocalypse Could Be Averted Thanks to Genetic Breakthrough
A recent breakthrough in genetic research offers new hope for saving the world’s banana supply from fusarium wilt, a devastating disease that threatens the Cavendish variety. This study, detailed in Nature Microbiology, sheds light on how this disease, which previously wiped out the Gros Michel bananas in the 1950s, is now affecting Cavendish ban...
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Tomato Rates Soar To Rs 100/kg In Delhi As Rains Hit Supply
Tomato prices soared to Rs 100 per kg in retail markets of the national capital on Saturday as adverse weather conditions in various parts of the country continue to affect supplies of the essential kitchen staple.
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Arunachal Villages On China Border Receive Essential Supplies After Flash Floods
After an arduous trek spanning several days through the treacherous hilly terrains of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh, a team from the district administration reached a village near the China border with crucial relief supplies.
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Homegrown Firm Gets Orders For Surveillance Drones From Defence Ministry
Homegrown technology company IG Drones said it has bagged an order from the defence ministry to supply high-altitude drones and essential accessories for surveillance in difficult terrains.
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Water Supply Disruption In Parts Of Bengaluru For 24 Hours Starting Today
Water supply to parts of Bengaluru will be disrupted for 24 hours starting 6 am because city officials need to do "essential maintenance work" and install Unaccounted for Water (UfW) bulk flow meters.
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Rishi Sunak Visits Israel, Will Warn Against Gaza War Escalation: 10 Facts
Egypt has announced the creation of a "sustainable" humanitarian aid corridor into Gaza. The announcement comes as hundreds of trucks, carrying essential supplies, are waiting to enter the besieged Palestinian enclave being bombarded by Israel.
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"Hospitals May Become Morgues If They Don't Get Essential Supplies": Doctors Without Borders On Gaza Situation
Sounding an alarm on the situation in Gaza, Doctors Without Borders has termed it "unprecedented and catastrophic" and warned that there is a very real risk of hospitals turning into morgues because of the lack of essentials like power and fuel.
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Manipur's Illegal Highway 'Tax' Takes Consumer Items Out Of People's Reach
The cost of illegal highway 'tax' extorted from truck drivers in Manipur is passed on to consumers in the ethnic violence-hit state, where people in many districts don't get to buy essentials regularly due to supply and logistical problems.
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Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.
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Japan's Rice Crisis: Prices Soar, Supplies Dwindle And A Minister Resigns
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades.
-
Chinese Tianzhou 7 Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Completes Reentry After Delivery Supplies to Astronauts
China’s Tianzhou 7 spacecraft, launched in January 2024, concluded its mission with a controlled reentry on 17 November. After delivering supplies and materials to the Tiangong space station and being loaded with waste, the cargo spacecraft was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean. The mission also included the release of the Bayi-08 cubesat, d...
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China Set to Launch Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission to Tiangong Space Station
The Tianzhou 8 cargo mission is scheduled for launch on November 15, 2024. The Long March 7 rocket will deliver essential supplies and scientific experiments to China's Tiangong space station. The mission will support the recently arrived Shenzhou 19 astronauts and include tests on bricks made from lunar soil simulant for future lunar construction ...
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SpaceX’s Dragon to Reboost ISS for First Time, Paving Way for Future Deorbit Mission
SpaceX’s Dragon is set to perform its first reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) on Nov. 8. This mission, conducted in partnership with NASA, is a step towards a future in which a larger Dragon spacecraft will play a crucial role in safely deorbiting the ISS when its mission concludes around 2030. Currently, reboosts are generally man...
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India Sends 30 Tonnes Of Essential Medical Supplies To Palestine
Indian government reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the people of Palestine with a recent shipment of 30 tonnes of medical supplies amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
-
WHO-Palestine Red Crescent Operation Resupply Two Hospitals In Northern Gaza
The resupply mission also delivered 20,000 litres of fuel to keep Kamal Adwan and Al-Awda operational, and 23,000 litres of fuel to Al-Sahaba Hospital, along with 800 units of blood and essential medicines and supplies.
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Banana Apocalypse Could Be Averted Thanks to Genetic Breakthrough
A recent breakthrough in genetic research offers new hope for saving the world’s banana supply from fusarium wilt, a devastating disease that threatens the Cavendish variety. This study, detailed in Nature Microbiology, sheds light on how this disease, which previously wiped out the Gros Michel bananas in the 1950s, is now affecting Cavendish ban...
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Tomato Rates Soar To Rs 100/kg In Delhi As Rains Hit Supply
Tomato prices soared to Rs 100 per kg in retail markets of the national capital on Saturday as adverse weather conditions in various parts of the country continue to affect supplies of the essential kitchen staple.
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Arunachal Villages On China Border Receive Essential Supplies After Flash Floods
After an arduous trek spanning several days through the treacherous hilly terrains of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh, a team from the district administration reached a village near the China border with crucial relief supplies.
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Homegrown Firm Gets Orders For Surveillance Drones From Defence Ministry
Homegrown technology company IG Drones said it has bagged an order from the defence ministry to supply high-altitude drones and essential accessories for surveillance in difficult terrains.
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Water Supply Disruption In Parts Of Bengaluru For 24 Hours Starting Today
Water supply to parts of Bengaluru will be disrupted for 24 hours starting 6 am because city officials need to do "essential maintenance work" and install Unaccounted for Water (UfW) bulk flow meters.
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Rishi Sunak Visits Israel, Will Warn Against Gaza War Escalation: 10 Facts
Egypt has announced the creation of a "sustainable" humanitarian aid corridor into Gaza. The announcement comes as hundreds of trucks, carrying essential supplies, are waiting to enter the besieged Palestinian enclave being bombarded by Israel.
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"Hospitals May Become Morgues If They Don't Get Essential Supplies": Doctors Without Borders On Gaza Situation
Sounding an alarm on the situation in Gaza, Doctors Without Borders has termed it "unprecedented and catastrophic" and warned that there is a very real risk of hospitals turning into morgues because of the lack of essentials like power and fuel.
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Manipur's Illegal Highway 'Tax' Takes Consumer Items Out Of People's Reach
The cost of illegal highway 'tax' extorted from truck drivers in Manipur is passed on to consumers in the ethnic violence-hit state, where people in many districts don't get to buy essentials regularly due to supply and logistical problems.
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Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.
