PMFBY Enters Second Decade With ₹12,200 Crore Push, Turning Crop Insurance Into a Key Farm-Risk Tool

New Delhi, August 30, 2026: For millions of Indian farmers, a failed crop can quickly turn a weather event into a financial crisis. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), now in its second decade, is increasingly positioned as a critical risk-management instrument for agriculture, providing a financial cushion against crop losses caused by extreme […]

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Trauma CME at Osmania General Hospital highlights need for Systematic, Multidisciplinary Trauma Care

  Hyderabad, Aug 30: International Trauma Care (ITC) – Hyderabad Chapter conducted a one-day Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on Trauma Care at Osmania General Hospital on Saturday, bringing together leading trauma-care experts, postgraduate medical students, nurses and paramedics to discuss the growing burden of trauma and the need for a systematic, multidisciplinary approach to trauma management. The

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Indian Equities End Week Lower as Global Rate Uncertainty Weighs on Sentiment

Mumbai: Indian benchmark indices closed higher on Friday but remained under pressure on a weekly basis as investors stayed cautious amid uncertainty over the global interest-rate trajectory. The Nifty 50 and Sensex both registered notable weekly declines, extending their recent losing streak as traders closely tracked signals from major central banks. Market sentiment was restrained

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Amid Growing Water Crisis, Chandigarh University Biotechnology Researchers Get Patent for Innovative Device to Kitchen Wastewater Reuse, Save Potable Water

CU Researchers’ Patent Two-Stage Filtering Device to Address Water Scarcity with Recycling of Kitchen Wastewater for Gardening, Cleaning and Other Uses CHANDIGARH, India, Aug. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At a time when 80% of water supplied to households in India is released as wastewater even as over 60 crore people in the country are facing

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Budget 2027-28 Preparations Begin, Centre Focuses on Smarter Spending and Stronger Revenues

New Delhi, Aug 29: The Centre has started the groundwork for the Union Budget 2027-28, asking ministries and government departments to prepare practical estimates of their expected expenditure and revenue for the coming financial year. The exercise comes well ahead of the Budget and is aimed at giving the government a clearer picture of its

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Jio Platforms Wins Sebi Approval, Sets Stage for India’s Biggest IPO

New Delhi, Aug 29: Jio Platforms Ltd, the digital services arm of Reliance Industries, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to move ahead with its proposed initial public offering (IPO), setting the stage for what could become India’s largest stock-market listing. According to the latest update from the market

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Sanchar Saathi Helps Recover Over 77,000 Lost and Stolen Phones in July

New Delhi, Aug 29: The government’s Sanchar Saathi initiative helped recover more than 77,000 lost and stolen mobile handsets in July, highlighting the growing role of the platform in helping citizens protect and recover their mobile devices. Sanchar Saathi, launched by the Department of Telecommunications, is designed to improve mobile security and protect users from the

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Focused Ultrasound Delivers microRNAs to Glioblastoma

Aug 29: A large group of collaborative researchers recently completed a Foundation-funded preclinical project using focused ultrasound to advance the treatment of glioblastoma. Led by Roger Abounader, MD, PhD, professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology at the University of Virginia, the team tested a new therapeutic strategy that combines microRNAs, brain-penetrating nanoparticles, and focused

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