Why in the news? The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) has recognised the Manda buffalo as the 19th unique breed of buffaloes found in India. Where is the Manda buffalo found? The Manda buffalo is found in the Read More …
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NALCO develops NAMASYA App
National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines has launched a platform ‘NALCO Micro And Small enterprise Yogayog Application’ (NAMASYA),. NAMASYA is a bi-lingual App developed exclusively for the benefit of the Company’s MSE Vendors. The Read More …
Chandigarh’s first Pollen Calendar
Chandigarh now has its first pollen calendar, which can identify potential allergy triggers and provide a clear understanding for clinicians as well as allergy sufferers about their causes to help limit their exposure during high pollen loads. Pollen calendars represent Read More …
Coal India Ltd launches “Spectral Enhancement” (SPE) software
Coal India Ltd (CIL), under the Ministry of Coal has launched a new software named “Spectral Enhancement” (SPE), which will help in identifying thin coal seams under the earth crust and improve assessment of coal resources using seismic survey during Read More …
India’s first dugong conservation reserve to be in Palk Bay
The Tamil Nadu State Assembly on September 4, 2021 declared 500 sq.km of the biodiversity-rich waters in the Palk Bay as India’s first dugong conservation reserve. The dugong reserve will span the northern part of the Palk Bay from Adiramapattinam Read More …
Nipah virus case in Kerala
Why in the news? A 12-year-old boy infected with the Nipah virus died in a private hospital in Kozhikode on September 5, 2021. The boy showed symptoms of encephalitis and myocarditis – inflammation of the brain and heart muscles respectively. What is Read More …
What is Account Aggregator System?
Why in the news? On September 2, 2021 eight major banks in India — State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Federal Bank — joined the Account Aggregator Read More …
What is Inspiration4?
Why in the news? Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced on September 3, 2021 that ‘Inspiration4’, its first all-civilian, non-governmental spaceflight, is on track for launch on September 15. The Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to be launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Read More …
Hansa-NG has successful maiden flight
The two-seater Hansa New Generation (Hansa-NG) aircraft had a successful maiden flight on September 3, 2021 when it took off from the HAL airport and flew for about 20 minutes. Designed and developed by the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Read More …