Food regulator finds no trace of ethylene oxide in Indian spices

IANS | May 21, 2024 7:16 PM

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Amid the global furore over the alleged presence of a "cancer-causing substance" in certain spices from India, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has cleared more than a dozen samples of spices from MDH and Everest brands.

Innovators, startup founders hail India’s tech evolution in last 10 years

IANS | May 21, 2024 9:42 AM

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The country has become the top innovator in the world in cutting-edge sectors like manufacturing, startups, digital public infrastructure (DPI), aerospace, space and defence in the last 10 years, and the next ‘techade’ will be even more exciting, top IT professionals, innovators, entrepreneurs and technocrats have stressed.

ICMR rejects BHU study on Covaxin, says findings misleading

IANS | May 20, 2024 12:42 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has rejected a recent study led by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), which claimed that Covaxin raised the rare risk of stroke, and Guillain-Barre syndrome, among others, and said that the findings are "misleading."

1 out of 7 iPhones in the world is manufactured in India: PM Modi

IANS | May 19, 2024 11:08 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) In a stellar show of local manufacturing strength, Apple has doubled down on iPhone production in India and one out of seven iPhones in the world is now being manufactured in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.