India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands of international importance, bringing the number Read More …
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India Designates 5 New Ramsar Sites
Light-mantled Albatross sighted at Rameswaram coast
Asia’s first sighting of Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrate), a species native to the Antarctic seas, Read More …
Mulching: Advantages and Disadvantages
What is Mulching? Mulching is the agronomic practice of covering the soil surface with crop Read More …
TRAI floats consultation paper on ‘eSIM for M2M communications’
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on ‘Embedded SIM Read More …
Zimbabwe launches ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ gold coins to stem inflation
Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public, in a bid to Read More …
GI tag for Alibag’s white onion
Alibag’s white onion, characterized by its sweetness, has received GI tag which will benefit farmers Read More …
NDDB MRIDA Limited and SuDhan
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched NDDB MRIDA Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary Read More …
What is Genome O139?
Recently, a group of researchers, including from India and the U.K., have studied the genome Read More …
Who was Raja Ravi Varma?
Ahead of the 175th birth anniversary fete of the legendary artist Raja Ravi Varma, the Read More …
Droupadi Murmu takes oath as India’s 15th President
Droupadi Murmu took the oath of office as the 15th President of India on July Read More …
Indermit Gill appointed Chief Economist of World Bank
Indian national Indermit Gill has been appointed as World Bank’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice Read More …
Sakurajima volcano
Sakurajima volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted on July 24, spewing ash Read More …
What is Wentian mission?
China has successfully launched the second space module to its Tiangong permanent space station. The Read More …
What is Digital Jyot?
A beam of light (Digital Jyot) installed by the Government of India at Central Park Read More …
Neeraj Chopra creates history by winning Silver medal at World Athletics Championships
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra created history by winning Silver medal in men’s javelin Read More …
Athelia rolfsii
Researchers at the Integrated Farming Systems Research Station (IFSRS) Kerala have reported the emergence of Read More …
Monkeypox declared public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the global monkeypox outbreak as a public health Read More …
Govt tweaks flag code; can be flown day, night
The Government of India has modified the Flag Code of India, 2002, to allow the Read More …
Burhanpur becomes the First Certified ‘Har Ghar Jal’ district in the Country
Burhanpur also known as the ‘Darwaza of Dakhin’ in Madhya Pradesh becomes the first ‘Har Read More …
Samta Nyay Kendras
Under the National Legal Services Authority (Legal Services Clinics) Regulations, 2011, the District Legal Services Read More …
Lok Sabha passes Antarctic Bill, 2022
The Lok Sabha on July 22 passed the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022. There were no Read More …
Kali Bein rivulet: Significance for Sikhs
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was admitted to Delhi’s Apollo hospital, two days after he Read More …
EAC clears Myanmar/Malaysia-India-Singapore Transit (MIST) Submarine Cable System
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has Read More …
Schedule M, API-CF, PTUAS & PMPDS
On July 21, 2022, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Read More …
Pink ballworm (PBW) or Pectinophora gossypiella
Scientists and researchers working on the field say that the early sown cotton in Punjab Read More …