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Plankton’s Ability To Sequester Carbon Is Influenced by Ocean Density, Study Shows
A study published in Royal Society Open Science explores how changes in ocean density influence marine plankton, particularly the foraminifera species Trilobatus trilobus, in incorporating carbon into their shells. These organisms play a key role in the carbon cycle by sequestering carbon in the ocean floor after death. The study, led by Dr Stergio...
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New Haryana Chief Minister Faces Majority Test After BJP's Big Shake-Up
As the BJP broke up with its Haryana ally Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) yesterday, Manohar Lal Khattar was replaced as Chief Minister by Nayab Saini. A floor test, which is mostly a formality, is underway in the Assembly.
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"Country Watching Unfair Treatment": Champai Soren As Trust Vote Begins
The Champai Soren government in Jharkhand -- formed last week after a massive political crisis following the arrest of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren -- will take a floor test shortly to prove its majority. The majority mark in the assembly in 41
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"Floor Test Not To Settle Disputes": Top Supreme Court Quotes In Sena Case
The Eknath Shinde government remains safe as the Supreme Court refused to restore the Uddhav Thackeray government citing he quit without facing the floor test during last year's Shiv Sena mutiny.
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INS Vikrant, "City On The Move": 18 Floors, 1,600 Crew, 16-Bed Hospital
INS Vikrant, India's first home-built aircraft carrier which was commissioned today, is set to enhance the country's naval strength. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, the warship has been tipped as a "city on the move".
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Speaker, From BJP, Quits Ahead Of Nitish Kumar's Test Of Strength: 10 Facts
Nitish Kumar, who ended his alliance with the BJP in Bihar and formed a government with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other parties earlier this month, faces a test of his majority today. Hours before the vote, the CBI raided several RJD leaders
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For Eknath Shinde, A Bigger Win, Opposition Votes Shrink: 10 Points
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde breezed through the majority test in the Assembly today, capping two weeks of political turmoil that split the Shiv Sena and brought down the Uddhav Thackeray government.
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Crucial Supreme Court Order For Team Thackeray Soon, Rebels Head To Goa
The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's plea against an order by the governor to prove his majority tomorrow. Shiv Sena rebels, who have ignored Mr Thackeray's appeals to return, have left Guwahati.
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Uddhav Thackeray Has Lost Majority, Must Face Floor Test: BJP To Governor
The tussle for Maharashtra moved into its final phase on Wednesday, with the BJP telling the Governor that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has lost majority in the assembly and a floor test is in order. The Governor is yet to respond on the issue.
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Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP
The Congress government in Puducherry collapsed today after losing its majority and Chief Minister V Narayanasamy resigned. After two exits on Sunday, the government's numbers had dropped to 12 MLAs in the house where the majority mark is 14. After a series of resignations from the Congress, Mr Narayanasamy was asked to face a trust vote last Thurs...
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10 Dead In Fire At Hotel Used As Covid Care Facility In Andhra
Ten coronavirus patients were killed in a huge fire that broke out at a hotel which was being used as a COVID-19 facility in Andhra Pradesh's Vijaywada early this morning. There were reportedly 30 Covid patients at hotel Swarna Palace at the time of the accident. The fire is suspected to have started on ground floor and spread to first and second f...
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Ashok Gehlot Tweaks Assembly Plan, Congress Split On Court Case: 10 Facts
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot - struggling to keep his government afloat -- has sent a second proposal to Governor Kalraj Mishra for starting the assembly session. The proposed date is July 31 and the agenda cited is coronavirus. There is no word on floor test. Mr Gehlot maintains that some MLAs supporting him are being held hostage at the ...
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Kamal Nath Quits With "Power-Hungry Maharaj" Barb: 10 Facts
Kamal Nath resigned on Friday as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister without facing a test of strength that his Congress government was certain to lose after the exodus of MLAs loyal to Jyotiraditya Scindia, who crossed over to the BJP last week. "Everyone saw how crores of rupees were spent. How a democratically-elected government was brought down by th...
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Kamal Nath Says BJP "Betrayed" People Of Madhya Pradesh: 10 Points
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath today accused the BJP of "murdering democracy" in what appeared to be his resignation speech ahead of a Supreme Court-ordered trust vote that his Congress government was certain to lose. Top Congress sources say with the party's wafer-thin majority gone after the resignation of 22 MLAs, Kamal Nath was asked ...
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Kamal Nath Asked By Supreme Court To Explain Trust Vote Stand
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and the secretary of the state assembly have been asked by the Supreme Court to explain their stance on the BJP plea for an immediate floor test. The BJP approached the top court after the assembly was adjourned for 10 days yesterday. The Congress said the move was a precautionary measure against coronaviru...
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Plankton’s Ability To Sequester Carbon Is Influenced by Ocean Density, Study Shows
A study published in Royal Society Open Science explores how changes in ocean density influence marine plankton, particularly the foraminifera species Trilobatus trilobus, in incorporating carbon into their shells. These organisms play a key role in the carbon cycle by sequestering carbon in the ocean floor after death. The study, led by Dr Stergio...
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New Haryana Chief Minister Faces Majority Test After BJP's Big Shake-Up
As the BJP broke up with its Haryana ally Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) yesterday, Manohar Lal Khattar was replaced as Chief Minister by Nayab Saini. A floor test, which is mostly a formality, is underway in the Assembly.
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"Country Watching Unfair Treatment": Champai Soren As Trust Vote Begins
The Champai Soren government in Jharkhand -- formed last week after a massive political crisis following the arrest of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren -- will take a floor test shortly to prove its majority. The majority mark in the assembly in 41
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"Floor Test Not To Settle Disputes": Top Supreme Court Quotes In Sena Case
The Eknath Shinde government remains safe as the Supreme Court refused to restore the Uddhav Thackeray government citing he quit without facing the floor test during last year's Shiv Sena mutiny.
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INS Vikrant, "City On The Move": 18 Floors, 1,600 Crew, 16-Bed Hospital
INS Vikrant, India's first home-built aircraft carrier which was commissioned today, is set to enhance the country's naval strength. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, the warship has been tipped as a "city on the move".
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Speaker, From BJP, Quits Ahead Of Nitish Kumar's Test Of Strength: 10 Facts
Nitish Kumar, who ended his alliance with the BJP in Bihar and formed a government with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other parties earlier this month, faces a test of his majority today. Hours before the vote, the CBI raided several RJD leaders
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For Eknath Shinde, A Bigger Win, Opposition Votes Shrink: 10 Points
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde breezed through the majority test in the Assembly today, capping two weeks of political turmoil that split the Shiv Sena and brought down the Uddhav Thackeray government.
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Crucial Supreme Court Order For Team Thackeray Soon, Rebels Head To Goa
The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's plea against an order by the governor to prove his majority tomorrow. Shiv Sena rebels, who have ignored Mr Thackeray's appeals to return, have left Guwahati.
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Uddhav Thackeray Has Lost Majority, Must Face Floor Test: BJP To Governor
The tussle for Maharashtra moved into its final phase on Wednesday, with the BJP telling the Governor that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has lost majority in the assembly and a floor test is in order. The Governor is yet to respond on the issue.
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Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP
The Congress government in Puducherry collapsed today after losing its majority and Chief Minister V Narayanasamy resigned. After two exits on Sunday, the government's numbers had dropped to 12 MLAs in the house where the majority mark is 14. After a series of resignations from the Congress, Mr Narayanasamy was asked to face a trust vote last Thurs...
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10 Dead In Fire At Hotel Used As Covid Care Facility In Andhra
Ten coronavirus patients were killed in a huge fire that broke out at a hotel which was being used as a COVID-19 facility in Andhra Pradesh's Vijaywada early this morning. There were reportedly 30 Covid patients at hotel Swarna Palace at the time of the accident. The fire is suspected to have started on ground floor and spread to first and second f...
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Ashok Gehlot Tweaks Assembly Plan, Congress Split On Court Case: 10 Facts
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot - struggling to keep his government afloat -- has sent a second proposal to Governor Kalraj Mishra for starting the assembly session. The proposed date is July 31 and the agenda cited is coronavirus. There is no word on floor test. Mr Gehlot maintains that some MLAs supporting him are being held hostage at the ...
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Kamal Nath Quits With "Power-Hungry Maharaj" Barb: 10 Facts
Kamal Nath resigned on Friday as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister without facing a test of strength that his Congress government was certain to lose after the exodus of MLAs loyal to Jyotiraditya Scindia, who crossed over to the BJP last week. "Everyone saw how crores of rupees were spent. How a democratically-elected government was brought down by th...
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Kamal Nath Says BJP "Betrayed" People Of Madhya Pradesh: 10 Points
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath today accused the BJP of "murdering democracy" in what appeared to be his resignation speech ahead of a Supreme Court-ordered trust vote that his Congress government was certain to lose. Top Congress sources say with the party's wafer-thin majority gone after the resignation of 22 MLAs, Kamal Nath was asked ...
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Kamal Nath Asked By Supreme Court To Explain Trust Vote Stand
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and the secretary of the state assembly have been asked by the Supreme Court to explain their stance on the BJP plea for an immediate floor test. The BJP approached the top court after the assembly was adjourned for 10 days yesterday. The Congress said the move was a precautionary measure against coronaviru...
