The basic raw materials to produce critical bulk drugs are called Key Starting Materials (KSMs). KSMs are the “building blocks” of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). These are often sourced by generic pharma companies through third party companies who develop and Read More …
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Unnikrishnan Nair appointed director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Unnikrishnan Nair S. has been appointed as the new director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram. Mr. Nair succeeds S. Somanath who took over as Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in January 2022. Mr. Nair is heading Read More …
Kerala Governor gives assent to Lok Ayukta amendment Ordinance
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has signed an Ordinance seeking to amend the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999. The amended act made it non-binding on the “competent authority” to mandatorily eject, sans appeal, any public official found guilty by the Read More …
What is Kodiyal Theru festival?
Kodiyal Theru is an annual car festival, held at Car Street in Mangaluru . Hundreds of devotees pull the chariot of Sri Venkataramana as part of the Kodiyal Theru festival. The fesival usually last for 6 days with many rituals Read More …
Carrhotus tholpettyensis-A new species of jumping spider
A team of researchers has discovered a new species of spider from the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in kerala. The new species of spider, Carrhotus tholpettyensis, was found from the moist deciduous forest of Tholpetty range of the Wayanad sanctuary in Read More …
हेमिडैक्टाइलस इसाइ-गेको की नई प्रजाति की खोज
पश्चिमी घाट, केरल में अट्टापडी की पहाड़ियों से गेको (gecko) की एक नई प्रजाति की खोज की गई है। गेको की नई बड़ी प्रजाति जीनस हेमिडैक्टाइलस गोल्डफस (Hemidactylus goldfuss) से संबंधित है, और इसका नाम केरल वन और रीसर्च इंस्टीट्यूट Read More …
Hemidactylus easai- A new species of gecko
A new gecko species was discovered from the hills of Attappady, in the Western Ghats, Kerala. The new large species of gecko belongs to the genus Hemidactylus goldfuss, and its has been named Hemidactylus easai after former director of the Read More …
NBFCs seek more time to comply with RBI norms
Industry associations have requested the RBI to have a relook at the requirements by Non-banking finance companies (NBFC) notified by the RBI on the norms of income recognition, asset classification, and provisioning for advances. The RBI has, however, not acceded Read More …
Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022
The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India under its “Waste to Wealth” Mission announced the “Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022”. About Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship The fellowship intends to empower young innovators who are engaged in community work of Read More …
गोल्डन लंगूर के पर्यावास को अभयारण्य घोषित करने के खिलाफ हैं ग्रामीण
पश्चिमी असम के बोंगाईगांव जिले में निवासियों ने सुनहरे लंगूर यानि गोल्डन लंगूर (Trachypithecus geei) के पर्यावास वाले क्षेत्र को वन्यजीव अभयारण्य के रूप में अपग्रेड करने के राज्य सरकार के एक कदम का विरोध किया है। काकोईजाना रिजर्व फॉरेस्ट Read More …
What is Data-Skimming?
On February 4, during a discussion on e-passports, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told the parliament that the government is aware of concerns over data theft for existing passports, and the soon-to-be issued e-passports. He said that the current Passport Read More …
Aravalli Biodiversity Park declared as India’s first OECM site
The Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurugram was declared as India’s first “other effective area-based conservation measures” (OECM) site on the occasion of World Wetlands Day on 2nd February. The proposal to declare Aravalli Biodiversity Park an OECM site was sent Read More …
सेंट्रल बैंक डिजिटल मुद्रा (CBDC): भारत और विश्व
वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने 1 फरवरी को अपने बजट भाषण 2022 में घोषणा की कि भारत 2022-23 से डिजिटल मुद्रा लॉन्च करेगा। भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक वर्ष 2023 में सेंट्रल बैंक डिजिटल मुद्रा (Central Bank Digital Currency: CBDC) पेश करेगा। Read More …
Centre to launch four pilot projects for coal gasification
The Government has announced to launch coal gasification-pilot projects in the Union Budget 2022-23. According to the Budget announcement, four pilot projects for coal gasification and conversion of coal into chemicals required for the industry will be set up for Read More …
विश्व आर्द्रभूमि दिवस 2022 थीम
इस वर्ष पहली बार, विश्व आर्द्रभूमि दिवस को संयुक्त राष्ट्र अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस के रूप में मनाया जा रहा है। विश्व आर्द्रभूमि दिवस (World Wetlands Day) हर साल 2 फरवरी को वैश्विक जागरूकता बढ़ाने के लिए मनाया जाता है। 30 अगस्त, Read More …