At least 100 Himalayan griffons vulture died of suspected poisoning in Assam. The carcasses were found on a paddy field in the Chhaygaon area of Kamrup district, about 45 km west of Guwahati. The vultures died after feeding on the Read More …
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Spotted deer died at IIT-M in suspected case of anthrax
Three deer on the IIT-Madras campus died in a suspected case of anthrax. As a precaution, officials were advised to dispose the carcasses according to codal procedures. Necropsy is not to be conducted on the animals, and the carcasses were Read More …
Nagaland Assembly becomes first in country to have operationalised NeVA
Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) has become the first in the country to have operationalised the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme. This was stated by NLA Speaker, Sharingan Longkumer during the first day of the the13th NLA Budget session which commenced Read More …
Justice Dalveer Bhandari votes against Russia at ICJ
The United Nation’s top court ‘International Court of Justice’ (ICJ) in its verdict pronounced on March 16 ordered Russia to immediately suspend its ‘military operations’ in Ukraine. By a vote of 13/2, the International Court of Justice further called on Read More …
Centenary celebrations of Mathrubhumi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the year-long celebrations of the centenary year of the Malayalam Daily, Mathrubhumi on March 18. Mathrubhumi started functioning on 18th March in 1923. It has been at the forefront of pushing across social reforms and Read More …
Coal supply under bridge linkage
The Union Ministry of Power has recommended to the Union Ministry of Coal to supply coal to thermal power stations in Rajasthan under bridge linkage scheme. The recommendation will pave the way for supply of 24.4 million tonnes of coal Read More …
India’s Arctic policy
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, released India’s Arctic policy titled ‘India and the Arctic: building a partnership for sustainable development’ on March 17 in New Delhi. Six pillars of policy India’s Arctic policy titled Read More …
Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Saksham
Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Saksham, the fifth in the series of 105-metre Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) class, at Goa on March 16. The 105-meter OPV has been designed and built indigenously by Goa Read More …
First Beagle Series 12 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
Dredging Corporation of India has signed a historic Ship Building Agreement for the first Make in India Project for construction of First Beagle Series 12 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger of 12000 Cubic Meter capacity at Cochin Shipyard Limited on March Read More …
International Adolescent Health Week 2022
The International Adolescent Health Week will be celebrated from 20th to 26th March. It is an annual international week of dynamic participatory events to inspire health care providers, policy makers, administrators, media and adolescents and their communities to advocate for Read More …
The woolly wolf and The Indian wolf
A new study has stated that about half of the diet of both wolf subspecies found in India — the woolly or Himalayan wolf and the Indian wolf — is made up of domestic lifestock. The woolly wolf and The Read More …
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
The United States Senate on March 15 unanimously passed a law making daylight saving time (DST) permanent, scrapping the biannual practice of putting clocks forward and back coinciding with the arrival and departure of winter. Salient features The legislation, Sunshine Read More …
AQVERIUM- India’s first-ever digital water data bank
India’s first-ever digital water data bank ‘AQVERIUM’ was inaugurated in Bengaluru. The initiative has been undertaken by AquaKraft Ventures, a company that expertise in sustainable initiatives to provide drinking water and sanitation to all. Salient features Digital Water Data Bank Read More …
36th International Geological Congress (IGC)
The 36th International Geological Congress (IGC), themed “Geosciences: The Basic Science for a Sustainable Future” will be held here during 20-22 March, 2022 on a virtual platform. The 36th IGC is a joint endeavour of the Ministry of Mines, Ministry Read More …
Kerala to become first State to introduce carbon-neutral farming methods
Kerala has set aside Rs 6 crore for carbon-neutral farming methods in the 2022-23 Budget. With this, the state is set to become the first in the country to introduce carbon-neutral farming methods in selected locations. In the first phase, Read More …