Keen interest in astronomy, but teaching & understanding in students lag: Survey | Pune News

Pune: A baseline survey to assess astronomy learning in Indian schools has found that even though a majority of the 2,038 students of Class IX surveyed across 10 states expressed a strong interest in the subject, many demonstrated limited understanding of fundamental concepts.The survey said that access to resources like telescopes and planetariums was limited,…

Read More

India to get Bangladesh-like US garment duty benefits under trade pact, says Piyush Goyal

India will receive concessional duty access for garments made using American yarn and cotton under the proposed trade agreement with the United States, similar to benefits currently available to Bangladesh, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.The US has reduced reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi goods to 19%, though garments attract zero duty only…

Read More

Bombay high court upholds deemed conveyance to commercial cooperative society in Mumbai over builder contract rights | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday upheld a deemed conveyance granted by a deputy registrar to a commercial cooperative society in Andheri East, observing that the law created in public interest cannot be overridden by a contract between a builder and flat purchasers that reserves, for the former, the right of further development on…

Read More