Eggs Of The Rising Sun
Made in Japan바카라and shipped over to meet the nutritional requirements of some of India바카라s top badminton hopefuls. Are we talking about some groundbreaking new supplement, you ask? To an extent. Pullela Gopichand Academy has determined that eggs from Telangana aren바카라t good enough for its players, and has therefore contracted with Ise Foods, Japan, to supply 바카라premium eggs바카라 until the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Antibiotics abuse in Indian poultry farms is a serious concern, with research from the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, Washington, as well as the University of Hyderabad, having found that this leads to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Ise Foods, on the other hand, has practices in place to prevent such abuse, and also puts a number of nutritional supplements in its eggs, which should help give the players an edge.
Amid The Man-Groves
The Sundarbans are the world바카라s largest coastal mangrove forest, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site twice over. And now their whole history could be rewritten, with evidence of human habitation dating back 1,000-1,200 years coming to light in the forest바카라s Bangladeshi portion. The remains of buildings, some contemporaneous with the Pala Empire, have revealed the existence of a settled population that produced salt and possibly exported it to East Asia and Europe, although the settlements periodically collapsed due to invasion. This is all due to chance discoveries by independent researcher Ism Azam, who was exploring remote regions to do a headcount of the tiger population. Azam came across the remnants of man-made structures in 2015, and went on to find pottery, ceramics and utensils, before contacting archaeologists just last month.
Such Gaurav, So Buff
The Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB), based in Hisar, Haryana, has ample reason to be proud. With a mandate to conserve 바카라superior animals of all buffalo breeds바카라, they바카라ve successfully cloned an Assamese buffalo calf for the first time. The head of the cloning team, P.S. Yadav, was quoted as saying, 바카라We used unique methods and produced this clone calf, Sach-Gaurav, on December 22, 2017, through a normal delivery.바카라 Born weighing 54.2 kg to a Murrah buffalo in a field located 100 km from the laboratory, Sach-Gaurav is a male바카라the second cloned male to be produced by CIRB after Hisar-Gaurav, born in December 2015바카라and the first Assamese. The older male has already enjoyed a great deal of success, with ten of the institute바카라s females currently pregnant with his semen.
Legally Wedded Bliss
Pakistan바카라s Provincial Assembly of the Punjab has passed a law specifically regulating Sikh marriages, replacing the Anand Marriage Act 1909, which was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council but which did not include any provision for registration. Introduced in the legislature by its only Sikh member, Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, the Bill was passed unanimously as the Punjab Sikhs Anand Karaj Marriage Act 2017. Sikh marriages were previously registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, which reportedly caused problems when Sikhs moved abroad, but now they will have a dedicated registry. The move has energised an ongoing push for similar laws in other provinces, especially Sindh, home to a large proportion of the country바카라s Sikh population.
Long-Form Retirement Age
Born on five different days, Gopal Parajuli was, until recently, Nepal바카라s chief justice. Confused? So was Kantipur, one of the country바카라s leading dailies, which published articles asserting that he바카라d given five dates of birth on official documents, only to be charged with contempt of court. The matter did not end there; it snowballed until Parajuli바카라s colleagues pressured him to resign, and nine judges refused to serve on their allotted benches. Finally, the Judicial Council determined that he should have retired seven months ago when he reached the age of 65바카라and made the decision shortly before Parajuli swore in the country바카라s president, Bidya Bhandari, for a second term.
Republic Strikes A Princely Note
The Singapore Mint is bringing out a series of banknotes in a somewhat belated celebration of the birth of the two-year-old crown prince of Bhutan. A million notes with a face value of Ngultrum 100 (about Rs 100) will be available worldwide, with a limited number going on sale in the city-state itself for S$25 each (about Rs 1,237). The Singapore Mint is the appointed marketing agent for Bhutan바카라s Royal Monetary Authority, and was commissioned to produce similar commemorative notes for the king바카라s coronation in 2008 and for his 2011 wedding.
Try For Foreign Aid
International rugby probably isn바카라t the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name 바카라Rajapaksa바카라. All three sons of the former Sri Lankan president are competitive players, with the eldest, Namal, having been captain of the national rugby union side. Now an MP, Namal has offered to help out a girls바카라 rugby team in Kashmir. When he saw a report on the team by World is One News, he tweeted his support: 바카라Breaking social boundaries to pursue their passion for #rugby.바카라 J&K바카라s governing People바카라s Democratic Party responded with an appreciative tweet, and now Namal is planning a visit in May with the Sri Lankan coaches to conduct training sessions.
Crowded Out
China바카라s growing economic clout in Pakistan seems to be a deterrent to potential western investors.
Pakistan바카라s FDI for the year 2017-18 is expected to show an increase of about 60 per cent, according to a report by the country바카라s Board of Investment. Much of this is due to the huge investment that China has made.
Chinese companies are building roads, power stations and a deep-water port in Pakistan. As part of the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing has invested more than $50 billion in the country. The report says that Chinese investment has helped to spur Pakistan바카라s economic growth to more than five per cent, its highest in a decade.
But this has also increased Beijing바카라s influence at a time when Islamabad바카라s relations with its traditional ally, the United States, are fraying over Pakistan바카라s handling of militants and the conflict in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, The News International reported another, tangible impact: western investors are being put off.
Pakistan바카라s state minister for promotion of foreign investment, Naeem Zamindar, said some western investors seemed reticent because of an incorrect perception that Chinese firms would enjoy 바카라exclusive advantages바카라 and concessions that wouldn바카라t allow for an even playing field.
바카라A perception was created that the Chinese are taking over. The fact of the matter is that this is not true,바카라 he told a news agency.
He said that Pakistan바카라s government was very clear about the matter, as it wants investors 바카라of all hues바카라바카라American, English and Japanese바카라to help build the country바카라s economy.
Zamindar explained that some Chinese companies building power stations had obtained soft loans, but that was because the money was provided by Beijing, which made such terms a condition of its financing projects that were part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)바카라a key leg of the Belt and Road infrastructure network.
However, he pointed out that for the second phase of the CPEC, in which a series of special economic zones (SEZs) will be set up to boost Pakistan바카라s industries, Chinese companies will not receive preferential treatment.
바카라That is completely non-discriminatory,바카라 he said, adding that Pakistan바카라s Special Economic Zones Act stipulates that no country or company will get preferential treatment.
바카라The (SEZ) concessions are published and are on the website, open to all.바카라
Whether this allays investors바카라 fears remains to be seen.
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