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The Centre's '100 metres' definition, which had been accepted by the top court earlier, had put the Aravalli Hills at risk ...

In this Special Report, India Today highlights the existential threat facing the Aravalli range due to a new Supreme Court ...

On May 20, 1875, the so-called Metre Convention was ratified in Paris. With this agreement, the signatories undertook to support meters and kilograms in science and research as well as in economic ...

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The Supreme Court is set to hear a crucial case today regarding the definition of the Aravalli Hills, with a bench headed by ...

DEFINITION: A digital device which measures the total energy used in the same way as a traditional meter, but can also ack when energy is used and how much it costs, highlighting opportunities for ...