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Recently, the Peechi-Vazhany, Chimmony, and Chulannur Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala were surveyed for butterfly count using 14 base camps. The Peechi-Vazhani wildlife division has recorded a remarkable increase in the species’ numbers. Southern Birdwing, the largest butterfly in India, and Read More …
Scientists have found a clue to the mystery behind the high abundance of Lithium— a trace element on Earth, and a key component of rechargeable batteries, in some evolved stars. They drew on a large survey of the compositions of Read More …
The first edition of the India Young Water Professional Programme was launched virtually on November 29, 2021. More than 100 participants joined the launch of India Young Water Professional Program. This program has been taken up under National Hydrology Project, Read More …
National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) is a scheme administered by the Ministry of Culture conceptualized for the purpose of developing a comprehensive data base of artists, art forms and other resources gathered from cultural organizations. Relevant data in respect of Read More …
Skyroot Aerospace has announced that it has successfully tested Dhawan-1, India’s first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine. Named in honour of Indian rocket scientist Satish Dhawan, the Dhawan-1 rocket successfully demonstrates the technology that will power the upper stages Read More …
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to the people of Kongthong for a special tune in his honour and in appreciation of Government of India’s efforts in promoting the village as a prime tourism destination. Meghalaya’s Kongthong Read More …
CSIR-IIP Dehradun’s home-grown technology to produce bio-jet fuel has been formally approved for use on military aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Earlier on 26 Jan 19, an AN-32 aircraft, filled with blended bio-jet fuel, had flown over Raj Read More …
According to the national health accounts (NHA) estimates released by the Union Health Ministry, the share of total health expenditure as part of the gross domestic product (GDP) went down to 3.3 per cent in 2017-18 from 3.8 per cent Read More …
NITI Aayog on November 29, 2021 released the report ‘Designing the Future of Dispute Resolution: The ODR Policy Plan for India’, to scale dispute avoidance, containment and resolution online. Basic facts The roll out of the stated recommendations in the Read More …
On November 30, 2021 Barbados became the world’s newest republic. The Caribbean island nation removed Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the state in a ceremony attended by Prince Charles. Basic facts Dame Sandra Prunella Mason took over as the President Read More …
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council has decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime to be observed on May 18 every year. Once adopted by the IMO Assembly in December 2021, the observance will celebrate women in Read More …
According to a report published in the The Hindu, despite laws and multiple directions by the Government to end child begging, it is still a menace in the Capital. As per the results of a study carried out by the Read More …
In an operation codenamed ‘HAECHI-II’ coordinated by the Interpol, enforcement agencies in more than 20 countries have arrested over 1,000 individuals and intercepted about $27 million of illicit funds as part of a crackdown on cyber-enabled financial crime. India was Read More …
Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on November 27, 2021 launched two projects— (i) Revival of Namda craft of Kashmir as a special pilot project under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Read More …
BT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC) have recently developed project SWADESH, a unique brain initiative focusing on certified neuroimaging, neurochemical, neuropsychological data and analytics that are made accessible to researchers for managing brain disorders. SWADESH is the first large-scale multimodal neuroimaging Read More …