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Sundarbans Sees More Saltwater Crocodiles, Says Survey

A recent 2025 census held by the forest department have recorded a spurt in the count of estuarine crocodiles in the SBR, including some really heartwarming numbers of hatchlings— a rarity and good news value in the changed mangrove dynamics.

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Anna Chakra: Food Delivery in India

A supply chain optimisation software, Anna Chakra, has been deployed in 30 out of 31 States/union territories in India in a major digital push to the Public Distribution System (PDS). Developed in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), IIT Delhi’s FITT and Department of Food and Public Distribution, this tool helps improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and environment sustainability of grain distribution to more than 81 crore beneficiaries.

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Genetic Discovery Explains High TB Rates in India’s Sahariya Tribe

A recent study has found a unique genetic association behind alarmingly low rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the Sahariya tribe in central India. This finding may partly explain why the TBthe TB rate in this community is so much higher than the national mean.

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Nepal Is Free of Rubella, With Reduced Measles in Major Public Health Victory

Breaking the News: WHO removes Nepal from endgame list of rubella. This makes Nepal the sixth country in WHO South-East Asia Region to become free from the contagious viral disease that causes brain damage in children, deafness, and in some cases leads to miscarriage in pregnant women.

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Process Chief Election Commissioner can be removed

The CEC of India’s removal procedure is by design cumbersome to shield the ECI from the influence of men in power.

Constitutional Protection for the CEC

The bedrock of the CEC’s security is the provisions of Article 324(5) of the Constitution of India. It provides that the CEC can be removed from office only "in like manner and on the like grounds' as a judge of the Supreme Court. 

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