भारत के दो नए समुद्र तटों-तमिलनाडु में कोवलम और पुदुचेरी में इडेन-को वैश्विक स्तर पर मान्यता प्राप्त और प्रतिष्ठित अंतर्राष्ट्रीय इको-लेबल ‘ब्लू फ्लैग’ प्रमाणन प्रदान किया गया है। इससे भारत में अब ब्लू फ्लैग प्रमाणन वाले 10 समुद्र तट हो Read More …
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Kovalam and Eden accorded Blue Flag Certification
The globally recognized and the coveted International eco-label “Blue Flag”, has accorded the Blue Flag Certification for 2 new beaches this year –Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry beaches. India now has 10 Blue Flag beaches. Re-certification for Read More …
Nethra Jumbo-1-New jumbo nut hybrid cashew
The Directorate of Cashew Research (DCR), under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Puttur in Dakshina Kannada, has released a new jumbo nut hybrid cashew — Nethra Jumbo-1. about 90 cashew nuts of this variety made a kg. In Read More …
Indian Coast Guard seizes Sea cucumber
Why in the news? In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) team at Mandapam, Tamilnadu seized two tonnes of sea cucumber, a banned marine species. Working on a tip-off about illegal transhipment of sea cucumber in the wee Read More …
Researchers develop super-hydrophobic Cotton for oil-spill cleanup
India Science Wire Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have developed a new class of super-hydrophobic cotton composite with Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) that promise marine oil-spill clean-up in near future. This is a novel, highly porous, and Read More …
Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD)-World’s first five-country biosphere reserve
Why in the news? The UNESCO on September 15, 2021, designated Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) as the world’s first ‘five-country biosphere reserve’. Which are the five countries? The Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) biosphere reserve covers 700 kilometres of the Mura, Drava (Zagreb) and Danube Read More …
What are Folk Rice Varieties?
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 …
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 …
यूके, यूएस और ऑस्ट्रेलिया ने लॉन्च किया “ऑकस”
यूनाइटेड किंगडम, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका और ऑस्ट्रेलिया ने 15 सितंबर 2021 को इंडो-पैसिफिक में “ऑकस” (Aukus) के रूप में जाना जाने वाला एक ऐतिहासिक सुरक्षा समझौता आरम्भ किया। अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडेन, ब्रिटेन के प्रधान मंत्री बोरिस जॉनसन और उनके Read More …
UK, US and Australia launches “Aukus”
The United Kingdom, United States of America and Australia on September 15, 2021 launched a historic security pact to be known as “Aukus” in the Indo-Pacific. Aukus has been termed as the biggest defence partnership among the countries in decades. Read More …
NITI Aayog, RMI, and RMI India Launch ‘Shoonya’ Campaign
NITI Aayog, with RMI and RMI India’s support, on September 15, 2021 launched Shoonya—an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry. The campaign aims to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the urban deliveries segment Read More …
क्लाइमेट एक्शन एंड फाइनेंस मोबिलाइजेशन डायलॉग (CAFMD) का शुभारम्भ
भारत और संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका (यूएसए) ने 14 सितम्बर 2021 को जलवायु कार्यवाही एवं वित्तीय संग्रहण संवाद यानी “क्लाइमेट एक्शन एंड फाइनेंस मोबिलाइजेशन डायलॉग (Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue: CAFMD)” का शुभारम्भ किया। सीएएफएमडी अप्रैल, 2021 में जलवायु पर Read More …
IIT-Bombay launches ‘Project Udaan’
IIT-Bombay on September 14, 2021 launched ‘Project Udaan’, that enables translation of textbooks and other study material related to engineering and other streams. It has been launched with an aim to break the language barrier that many students face when Read More …