According to a recent study, as many as 12 folk varieties of Indian rice examined by researchers can supplement the nutritional demand of important fatty acids in undernourished mothers. These folk rice varieties can further supplement the arachidonic acid (ARA) Read More …
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Project iRASTE launched in Nagpur
Intel, INAI, IIIT-H (International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad), CSIR-CRRI (Central Road Research Institute), Mahindra & Mahindra and NMC (Nagpur Municipal Corporation) have together launched Project iRASTE (intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering) in Nagpur. This project aims Read More …
Tata Steel commissions India’s first plant for CO2 capture
Tata Steel on September 15, 2021 commissioned a five tonnes per day (TPD) carbon capture plant at its Jamshedpur Works. Tata Steel is India’s first steel company to adopt such a carbon capture technology that extracts CO2 directly from the Read More …
New Species of Hybodont Shark discovered From Jurassics of Jaisalmer
In a rare discovery, teeth of new species of hybodont shark of Jurassic age have been reported for the first time from Jaisalmer by a team of officers from the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Western Region, Jaipur. This finding Read More …
SpaceX launches Inspiration4 Mission
SpaceX on September 15, 2021 made history as it launched a crew of four private citizens on a jaunt around Earth. It was also the company’s 92nd booster recovery. The mission, called Inspiration4, blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Read More …
PM Modi lays foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University
The Prime Minister on September 14, 2021laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Prime Minister, Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University will not only become a big center Read More …
Vijay Goel takes charge as Vice Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti
Former Union Minister Vijay Goel took charge as Vice Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti at a function in Gandhi Smriti,New Delhi, the site of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. About Gandhi Smriti and Read More …
Telangana launches ‘Medicines from the sky project’
Telangana government’s ‘Medicine from the sky’ programme was launched on September 11 in Vikarabad district. Medicine from the sky project is led by the Emerging Technologies Wing of the state IT department in partnership with World Economic Forum, NITI Aayog, Read More …
Battle of Saragarhi’s 124th anniversary
September 12 marks the 124th anniversary of the Battle of Saragarhi that has inspired a host of armies, books and films, both at home and abroad. The Battle of Saragarhi is considered one of the finest last stands in the Read More …
What is Account Aggregator (AA) network?
Why in the news? In September 2021, India unveiled the Account Aggregator (AA) network, a financial data-sharing system. The Account Aggregator system in banking has been started off with eight of the India’s largest banks. The Account Aggregator system can Read More …
ATL Space Challenge 2021
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched the ATL Space Challenge 2021 for all school students across the country. The challenge has been Read More …
Centre amends “Transport and Marketing Assistance” (TMA) scheme
Government of India on September 10, 2021 revised “Transport and Marketing Assistance” (TMA) scheme for Specified Agriculture Products’. In February 2019, the Department of Commerce had introduced ‘Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ to provide assistance Read More …
Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura takes charge as the Chairman, National Commission for Minorities
Former IPS officer and BJP national spokesperson Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura on September 10, 2021 took charge as the Chairman, National Commission for Minorities in New Delhi. About National Commission for Minorities The National Commission for Read More …
India to buy 56 C-295MW transport aircraft for Indian Air Force
Cabinet Committee on Security on September 8, 2021 approved the procurement of fifty six C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain for the Indian Air Force. Indian Air Force (IAF) intends to replace the ageing Avros. The Read More …
Thamirabarani civilisation is 3,200 years old, says lab report
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on September 9, 2021 announced in the State Assembly the establishment of Porunai Museum in Tirunelveli at a cost of Rs15 crore. This announcement came after a carbon dating analysis of rice with soil, Read More …