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Today’s Important News Articles 3rd May 2017 by IASToppers

India’s concerns to Australian visa policy; ‘Walls of heroes’ planned; Aadhaar is not an invasion of a citizen’s body; New IT rules and Aadhaar; Idle land for Start-up firms; India to unveil new IIP series; A festival of drums; Farmer suicides

By IT's Selection Team

May 03, 2017

Institute to tap gut microbes for drugs
‘Walls of heroes’ planned on campuses across country
Modi expresses concern at Australia visa policy
No invasion of body for UID: Centre
New IT rules to beef up Aadhaar
Start-up firms may get idle land from PSUs
India to unveil new IIP series
A festival of drums with a message
Over 12,000 farmer suicides per year, Centre tells Supreme Court

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Institute to tap gut microbes for drugs

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Chandigarh IMTECH leans on growing interest in microbiome

‘Walls of heroes’ planned on campuses across country

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They will have portraits of all Param Vir Chakra awardees

Modi expresses concern at Australia visa policy

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Australia’s newly introduced visa restrictions are likely to impact India.

No invasion of body for UID: Centre

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Taking fingerprints and iris impressions for Aadhaar is not an invasion of a citizen’s body as the right of a person to his own body is not absolute, the government told the Supreme Court.

New IT rules to beef up Aadhaar

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To address privacy and security concerns over Aadhaar, the Union government is in the process of educating government agencies that sensitive data must not be made public.

Start-up firms may get idle land from PSUs

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It will ‘create a landscape for ready-to-move-in businesses’

India to unveil new IIP series

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India will unveil a new series of Index of Industrial Production with a base year 2011-12 on May 9 with an aim to map economic activities more accurately.

A festival of drums with a message

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600 exponents of instrumental music to highlight the Bharathapuzha’s distress

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Over 12,000 farmer suicides per year, Centre tells Supreme Court

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The Centre informed the Supreme Court that despite a multi-pronged approach to improve income and social security of farmers, over 12,000 suicides were reported in the agricultural sector every year since 2013.