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Typhoon Dujuan  is currently battering eastern Japan , bringing record-breaking rainfall, powerful winds, flash floods, and severe landslide warnings across the Kanto region, including Tokyo . As the 25th typhoon of the region's storm season, the system is moving northward along the Pacific coast near Chiba and the Izu Islands. Fueled by a strong El Niño pattern, the storm is packing sustained winds of 130 km/h (80.8 mph) with gusts reaching up to 194 km/h (120.5 mph). [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] The Guardian <<< Hurricane, Cyclone and Typhoon

Relevance: Money Control , CNBC TV18 India's allocation of state-held rice for ethanol production has drawn intense scrutiny at the World Trade Organization (WTO) , with the United States formally demanding a detailed explanation of how these actions comply with international trade rules. While Washington alleges that India is using subsidized public stockholding to distort markets, the Indian government—via official Press Information Bureau (PIB) releases—maintains that the program strictly utilizes certified surplus grains without compromising domestic food security .  The WTO Scrutiny & US Objections The United States has raised structural concerns ahead of the WTO Committee on Agriculture meetings:  Breach of the Bali Peace Clause: Under the WTO's Bali Decision on Public Stockholding , developing nations are permitted to support farmers through administered prices (like India's Minimum Support Price) only if the stocks are strictly used for domestic food security...

The United States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space - India Today The Outer Space Treaty , formally called the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies , is a multilateral treaty that forms the basis of international space law. Negotiated and drafted under the auspices of the United Nations, it was opened for signature in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union on 27 January 1967, entering into force on 10 October 1967. As of October 2025 , 118 countries are parties to the treaty—including all major spacefaring nations—and another 20 are signatories. The Outer Space Treaty represents the basic legal framework of international space law. According to the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the core principles of the treaty are: the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and...

Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, today launched the 7th Edition of the National Formulary of India (NFI), the Guidance Document for Hospitals in India for Safety Monitoring and Reporting of Medical Device-Related Adverse Events, and the ADR-PvPI 2.0 Mobile App for iOS users at the 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week programme organised by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. The 7th Edition of the NFI has also been made available digitally through NFI Online. Biovigilance Programme of India In a significant expansion of India’s patient-safety framework, Government launched the Biovigilance Programme of India.  Under the programme,  Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) will play a lead role in strengthening the reporting, assessment, monitoring and prevention of adverse events associated with medicines and biological products used in organ and...