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The Supreme Court on 23 September 2024 ruled that downloading, storing and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and set aside a Madras High Court order, which had said that downloading and viewing such content is not punishable.
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India and the US have entered into an agreement to set up a semiconductor fabrication plant to make chips for use in “national security, next generation telecommunications and green energy applications”, according to the Indo-US joint fact-sheet.
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Chandrayaan-3, the milestone moon mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), continues to impress science enthusiasts. This time, analysis of data from the Pragyan rover has led to the discovery of an ancient crater with a diameter of 160 km.
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Azerbaijan, the host of this year’s climate change conference, COP29, has proposed to launch a new climate fund for developing countries. The fund can be financed through “voluntary” contributions from fossil-fuel producing countries and companies, according to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s proposal comes at a time when negotiation on a climate finance agreement is struggling to make progress. Finalising this finance agreement is the main agenda before COP29, which is scheduled to run from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku.
