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Fungi continued to provide nutrients under higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) predicted for 2100, which has important implications for future food security. (Photo: ANI)

DC Edit | Free rations move makes -'human face-' of govt real

Feed someone hungry, as charity, as virtue, as duty – and you have done one of the best things you could have ever...

26 Dec 2022 12:47 AM IST

Rajasthan Royals bowler Kartik Tyagi (centre) appeals for a wicket during his sides Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match against Punjab Kings in Dubai on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | IPL auction: Star value at a premium

All-rounders were in great demand as IPL teams sought impact players for their squads in the mini-auction. The keepers...

26 Dec 2022 12:44 AM IST

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office and posted on Facebook early Saturday, March 12, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP)

DC Edit | Peace on Zelenskyy agenda

In an impassioned plea from Capitol Hill on his first trip outside his country since February 24 when the Russian...

24 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts proceedings in the House during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo: PTI/VIDEO GRAB VIA SANSAD TV)

DC Edit | Abusive speech must have no space in our public life

A portion of the last day in Parliament was spent in discussing the comments of a leader; in this case, former Congress...

24 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | Probe liquor scam fairly, quickly

As details from the first of the chargesheets in the Delhi liquor scam being probed simultaneously by the Enforcement...

22 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi, P Chidambaram, KC Venugopal and other members stage a protest near the Gandhi Statue demanding discussion on national security and Indo-China border dispute issue during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

DC Edit | Govt must listen to all MPs, disclose situation at border

The Winter Session of Parliament is likely to end on Friday with no discussion on the latest episode of what India calls...

22 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Science has counted the millions of species human beings have destroyed over the centuries and the damage to flora and fauna has also been well recorded too. (Representational Image/AP)

DC Edit | Biodiversity pact: A good start

Humans have moved up at least to the extent of wishing to do something concrete about the nature that they have been...

21 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Victory in Gujarat will make BJP only party other than the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to have won seven straight assembly elections.(Representational Image/PTI)

DC Edit | BJP gets poll machine in top gear for 2024

A week is a long time in politics, they say. But what differentiates the BJP from the other political parties in India...

21 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

GST has helped interstate movement of goods. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

DC Edit | GST reforms will work for India

The recent GST Council meeting, which among others, decriminalised certain offences, doubled the threshold for...

20 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Argentinas Lionel Messi holds the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec.18, 2022. (Photo: AP)

DC Edit | Winners all: Messi, the beautiful game, Qatar

Lionel Messi, the Messiah of football from Argentina, may have waited nearly as long as Prince Charles to become king....

20 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee on the sidelines of the 25th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council at Nabanna, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Building fences with states-' help

“Good fences make good neighbours,” said English poet Robert Frost. It’s very true of individual...

19 Dec 2022 8:56 AM IST

Chinas President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Partys Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 16, 2022. - The effect was achieved through varying the lens focal length. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)

DC Edit | Pak an irritant, keep eye on key adversary China

The United States has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for cessation of hostilities and pursuing the...

19 Dec 2022 8:53 AM IST