Why have Hong Kong and Singapore stopped the sale of these popular Indian spice brands? The scoop is that food regulators in these countries detected ethylene oxide, a pesticide, in three spice mixes from MDH Group—Madras Curry Powder, Sambhar Masala Powder, and Curry Powder. Everest Group's Fish Curry Masala is also under the scanner. Watch the video to know more.

Why have Hong Kong and Singapore stopped the sale of these popular Indian spice brands? The scoop is that food regulators in these countries detected ethylene oxide, a pesticide, in three spice mixes

Explained: What is the MDH, Everest masala row

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Shares of six Adani Group firms ended lower on Monday, with Adani Total Gas falling nearly 5 per cent.
The stock of Adani Total Gas dropped 4.87 per cent to Rs 772 on the BSE and Adani Energy Solutions tanked 4.04 per cent to Rs 806.60.
Shares of NDTV dipped 1.29 per cent, Adani Wilmar went lower by 1.23 per cent, Adani Power declined 1 per cent and Adani Enterprises skidded 0.28 per cent.
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Space sector regulator IN-SPACe's chairman Pawan Goenka on Monday said India faces significant gaps in meeting all its space data needs and remains heavily reliant on foreign providers.
Addressing the GeoSmart India 2024 conference in Hyderabad, he also said without the geospatial industry growing, India cannot achieve its vision of being a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
"Are all our data needs met today? My answer is definitely not... Affordability, low resolution data, high resolution data -- not enough, Goenka said.
He said despite abundant data from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it falls short of providing "anytime, anywhere, any resolution" capabilities.
Goenka said one of the first steps a country must take is to become self-reliant in data.
"Currently, ISRO is the only Indian source, and there is a high dependency on foreign sources. I am not suggesting that we generate all the data ourselves, but all strategic data must be produced from sources within India," he ...

Addressing the GeoSmart India 2024 conference in Hyderabad, he also said without the geospatial industry growing, India cannot achieve its vision of being a Viksit Bharat by 2047

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Farmers from different parts of Uttar Pradesh demanding adequate compensation for their lands acquired by the government marched towards Delhi on Monday but were stopped at the Noida-Delhi border where they sat on a dharna.
The farmers said if their demands were not met within seven days, they would again march towards Delhi.
Raising slogans of "Bol Kisan, Halla Bol", the protesting farmers gathered at the Mahamaya flyover on the Dadri-Noida link road and began their 'Delhi Chalo' march around 11:30 am.
Massive traffic snarls caused inconvenience to commuters crossing the Delhi-Noida borders as police set up multiple layers of barricades and deployed heavy security to stop the march, which coincided with Parliament's Winter Session.
Bumper-to-bumper traffic was witnessed at Noida's Chilla border for several hours as the protesters, waving banners and flags of various farmer groups, crossed the initial barricades.
They were finally stopped near Dalit Prerna Sthal, around a kilometr

Traffic on the stretch resumed around 6 pm after the protesting farmers gave a week's time to fulfil their various demands, including the payment of land acquisition dues

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The budget is expected to be presented with just over four months remaining in the FY 2024-25.
The TDP-led NDA government had previously promulgated an ordinance approving a Vote-on-Account budget of Rs 1.3 lakh crore for the period from August to November.
Earlier, the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government had presented a Vote-on-Account budget in February covering April to July, ahead of the state polls.
As a result, two Vote-on-Account budgets have accounted for the majority of this financial yeareight months in total.
According to the August 1 ordinance by the TDP-led government, the state opted for another Vote-on-Account budget for four months (August to November) due to the new NDA government taking office. The other constituents of the coalition government are Janasena and the BJP.
Meanwhile, the Financ

The budget is expected to be presented with just over four months remaining in the FY 2024-25

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