Hear THIS 'Sun Anthem' ahead of launch of India’s first Solar Mission Aditya-L1
Aditya-L1 is a pioneering mission of ISRO dedicated to studying our nearest star, the Sun. The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, approximately 1.5 million kilometres from Earth Key Points
FirstpostOver 45 Nifty 500 stocks gained between 10% and 50% in Jan so far; Sobha, JBM Auto among top gainers – check full list
47 stocks of Nifty 500 index have experienced notable gains in January so far, with Network18 being the top gainer with a gain of 50%. Other stocks that have seen significant rallies include Sun Pharma Advanced Research, Sobha, JBM Auto, and Easy Trip Planners. Key Points
mintFarmers' Protest Live Updates: 1,200 tractors at Shambhu border for farmers' march, traffic diversions in place
Farmers' Protest Live: Farmer leaders, who rejected the government's proposal of procuring pulses, maize, and cotton at MSP by government agencies for five years, on Monday announced they would march towards Delhi on Wednesday (today). Protesting farmers have been staying put at Shambhu and Khanauri points on Punjab's border with Haryana after their 'Delhi Chalo' march to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops, was stopped by security forces which led to clashes last week. Meanwhile, the government has estimated that nearly 14,000 people have gathered along the Punjab-Haryana border with 1,200 tractor-trolleys, 300 cars, 10 mini-buses as well as small vehicles and conveyed its strong objections to the Punjab government for it. Key Points
India Today3 equity mutual fund categories gave double-digit returns in 2024 so far
We considered all equity categories such as largecap, midcap, smallcap, large and mid cap, ELSS, multicap, flexicap, focused fund, value, contra, and sectoral/thematic fund categories. We also considered regular and growth options. Key Points
Economic TimesFarmers' Protest Day 3 Live Updates: Farmers to block trains as protest continues on Day 3, talks with Centre likely
Farmers' Protest Day 3 Live Updates: In continuation with their protests for the third day, the Bharatiya Kisan Union-Ugrahan (BKU-Ugrahan) is likely to block the railway tracks in Punjab on today, to show solidarity with the farmers marching towards Delhi. A team of three Union ministers will also hold a meeting again with the farmer leaders over their various demands on Thursday evening. On Wednesday, the government invited the farmer leaders for holding third round of talks in a week after two such meetings organised on February 8 and 12 remained inconclusive. The offer for talks came when protesting farmers were staying put at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders of Punjab and Haryana to march towards Delhi to press the Centre to accept their demands, including a law on minimum support price for crops and loan waivers. Key Points
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JN.1 variant: No Covid-19 case reported in Odisha last week, claim officials
Up to 21 cases of the Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been found nationwide thus far, according to Dr. V K Paul, an NITI Aayog member (Health) Key Points
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