Researchers from University of Madras and Presidency College, Chennai, have isolated an algae species-Uronema africanum Borge that shows promise as an agent of biodegradation of plastic sheets. According to the The Hindu, it is a preliminary study that has been Read More …
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World’s largest Khadi National Flag displayed at Leh
World’s largest Khadi national flag was installed at Leh in Ladakh on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, 2021. It was inaugurated by Ladakh Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur. The tricolor, which is 225-feet long and 150-feet wide, weighs Read More …
Senior Able Citizens for Re Employment in Dignity (SACRED) Portal
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the “Senior Able Citizens for Re Employment in Dignity (SACRED)” Portal. More than 50% senior citizens are found active as per the LASI report 2020. Many senior citizens having experience, time and energy Read More …
NTPC REL Signs First Green Term Loan
NTPC Renewable Energy ltd (REL) a 100 per cent subsidiary of NTPC ltd, has signed its first Green Term Loan agreement of Rs. 500 crores with a tenor of 15 years with Bank of India on 29th September 2021 for its 470 Read More …
Ministry of Panchayat launches People’s Plan Campaign 2021
Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Shri Giriraj Singh on September 30, 2021 launched People’s Plan Campaign 2021- Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas and Vibrant Gram Sabha Dashboard. He also released a booklet on People Plan Campaign-2021 for preparation of plans Read More …
India extends support for designating East Antarctica and Weddell Sea as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
India has extended support for protecting the Antarctic environment and for co-sponsoring the proposal of the European Union for designating East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) at a high-level ministerial meeting conducted on September 29, Read More …
PM Modi launches Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on October 1, 2021 launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Theses missions aim to make all the cities ‘Garbage Free’ and Read More …
Labour Ministry launches Digi Saksham-
Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav on September 30, 2021 launched Digi Saksham – a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth by imparting digital skills that are required in an increasingly technology driven era. This Read More …
What is Index of Eight Core Industries?
India’s core sector output accelerated for a second straight month in August 2021, rising 11.6 per cent, buoyed in part by the year-earlier month’s 6.9 per cent contraction. The Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Read More …
Rakthamichthys mumba-A new eel species
A new species of swamp eel belonging to the genus Rakthamicthys was discovered in a well in Mumbai. The genus Rakthamicthys eel is endemic to India. The new species has been named Rakthamichthys mumba, a hat tip to the city Read More …
NASA’s Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
NASA will send its first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids to glean new insights into the solar system’s formation 4.5 billion years ago. The probe, called Lucy after an ancient fossil, discovered in Ethiopia in 1974m, that provided insights Read More …
Shri Amit Shah released the training manual of Aapda Mitra Scheme
On the occasion of the 17th Foundation Day celebrations of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Shri Amit Shah released the training manual of Aapda Mitra Scheme and plan documents of Aapda Mitra and Common Alerting Protocol on September 28, 2021. Read More …
LIFE wins Right Livelihood Award 2021
Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)-a Delhi-based environmental organisation is among the winners of the 2021 Right Livelihood Award-known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize. Other awardees include Cameroonian women rights activist Marthe Wandou, Russian environmental activist Vladimir Slivyak, and Read More …
IOB out of RBI’s PCA framework
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) out of the PCA restrictions, subject to certain conditions and continuous monitoring. The Chennai headquartered public sector bank (PSB) was put under PCA in 2015. Now, among public Read More …
JAAHD Wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award 2021
The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development (JAAHD), a humanitarian organization providing emergency services to internally displaced people in northern Yemen, has won the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Founded by Ameen Jubran in 2017, the organization has constructed 18,000 shelters Read More …