By Susheela Srinivas (Twitter handle: @sushisree) Bengaluru, September 2 (India Science Wire): Agricultural waste can Read More …
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UN Convention to Combat Desertification COP 14 Begins in Greater Noida
The 12-day 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) began on Read More …
KVIC Launches ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Varanasi
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched a first ever ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Sewapuri in Read More …
Five States get new Governors
President on September 1, 2019 appointed 5 new governors in different states. These appointments are: Read More …
Tamil Nadu becomes first state to ban sex reassignment surgeries on intersex infants
Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to ban sex reassignment surgeries Read More …
Oldest parasite DNA ever recorded found in feces of a puma
A team of Argentinian scientists from the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) Read More …
Nadubhagam Chundan wins Nehru Trophy after 67 years
On August 31, 2019 Nadubhagam Chundan, rowed by the Pallathuruthy Boat Club and led by Read More …
Over 19 lakh excluded from final National Register of Citizens (NRC)
The final version of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam was released on Read More …
19 Medals at WorldSkills Kazan 2019 for India
The Indian Team returned with the best-ever finish at the WorldSkills International Competition 2019 in Read More …
Bihar to develop Kaimur forests as the state’s second tiger reserve
The Bihar government has identified forests in Kaimur as a possible site for the state’s Read More …
Two new species of marine eel discovered
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre (EBRC) of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered and Read More …
Gorewada International Zoo to be set up at Nagpur
In its bid to protect forests, the Government has taken a decision to establish an Read More …
Government announces Mega Merger of Public Sector Banks
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 30, 2019 announced the merger of ten public Read More …
Ram Vilas Paswan launches National Lab Directory
The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan on Read More …
Skull of humankind’s oldest-known ancestor found in Ethiopia
Scientists have discovered a skull buried on the bank of an African river nearly four million Read More …
Nanotech-based sensor developed to detect nitrogen oxides
By Susheela Srinivas (Twitter handle: @sushisree) Bengaluru, August30 (India Science Wire): A team of researchers Read More …
Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree from Tamil Nadu get GI tag
Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree-two products from Tamil Nadu — have been given the Geographical Read More …
Centre releases Rs. 47,436 crores for afforestation to various states
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, on August 29, 2019 Read More …
‘Mission Million Trees’ Campaign
On his first visit to Gujarat after scrapping various provisions of Article 370 granting special Read More …
DAY-NULM Conferred SKOCH Governance Gold Award for PAiSA Portal
Deendayan Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), a flagship mission under the Ministry of Housing Read More …
Star tortoises, smooth-coated otter and small-clawed otters get higher protection under CITES
Star tortoises (Geochelone elegans), the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) and small-clawed otters (Anoyx cinereus) have Read More …
Government commissioned research project to assess microbial diversity in Ganga River
The Central Government has launched a Rs. 9.3 crore research project to assess the microbial Read More …
Third Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of Production of various Horticulture Crops
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on August 29, 2019 released the Third Advanced Read More …
Campaign ‘Angikaar’ Launched For Social Behaviour Change
Minister of State (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep S Puri on August 29, Read More …
India-UK project to find affordable solutions to cancer
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, August 29 (India Science Wire): In Read More …