A team of researchers from the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute in Cuttack and from the Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
ISDra2TnpB: A new plant gene editor
Rome Statute
Ukraine’s parliament voted on August 21, 2024 to ratify the Rome Statute, allowing the country Read More …
Sikkim landslide damages Teesta-V hydropower station
A landslide damaged six houses and a building of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Read More …
Zoopharmacognosy
The term. ‘zoopharmacognosy’ describes the process by which wild animals select and use specific plants Read More …
Prime Minister pays tributes to Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw, Poland. Read More …
Bharat Zero Emission Trucking (ZET) Policy Advisory
The Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, launched the advisory document titled Read More …
Scientists Found Oceans of Liquid Water deep in Martian rocks
Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars – deep in the rocky Read More …
Vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) case reported in Meghalaya
A two-year-old child in Tikrikilla (Meghalaya) has been infected with vaccine-derived polio. According to the Read More …
Second Thomas Shoal dispute
Recently, China warned the United States that it has “no right to intervene” in its Read More …
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das ranked as top central banker for second straight year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 21 congratulated Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Read More …
KAPS-4 plant starts operations at full capacity
India’s second home-built 700 MW nuclear power reactor at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Read More …
Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET)
According to media reports, the US government has cautioned Indian manufacturers to ensure that items, Read More …
India signs first-ever green ammonia export agreement with Japan
India and Japan on 20 August signed their first project offtake agreement for the export Read More …
RBI issues framework for recognition of self-regulatory organisations in the financial markets
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 August issued a framework for recognition of Read More …
India hosted third Voice of Global South Summit
India hosted the third Voice of Global South Summit on 19 August 2024 on the Read More …
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat will not be awarded a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Read More …
Who are Dhangars?
The Dhangars are a community of shepherds with populations in several states. Recently, they held Read More …
Portal for Online monitoring of Projects – Thermal (PROMPT)
The Union Minister of Power Shri Manohar Lal launched Portal for Online monitoring of Projects Read More …
Banni grassland
A new study has assessed the suitability of different areas of Banni for sustainable grassland Read More …
APEDA facilitates first shipment of Fig Juice to Poland
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the export of India’s Read More …
Supermoon, Blue Moon and Sturgeon Moon
A rare supermoon will be visible across India on August 19, 2024. A supermoon occurs Read More …
Defence Minister inaugurates Regional Marine Pollution Response Centre in Chennai
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 18 August inaugurated the Regional Marine Pollution Response Centre at Read More …
South American lungfish has largest genome of any animal
According to a recent report, the South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa) has the largest genome Read More …
Subclinical TB
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). TB bacteria usually Read More …
Indonesia holds its 79th Independence Day ceremony in future capital Nusantara
Indonesia held its 79th independence ceremony on August 17 in the unfinished future capital of Read More …