Colobines ( Asian langurs and African colobines) are Old World leaf-eating monkeys with high-cusped molars Read More …
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Colobines and Old World monkeys
India becomes the world’s second largest producer of steel
Union Minister of Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia informed that India has moved from 4th largest producer Read More …
In Our LiFEtime campaign
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Read More …
POSOCO has changed its name to “Grid Controller of India Limited”
India’s National Grid Operator “Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO)” has announced that POSOCO has Read More …
Supreme Court issues notice to High Courts on plea for setting up of ‘Gram Nyayalayas’
The Supreme Court of India on November 14 sought a response from all high courts Read More …
India submitted its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LDES)
India for the first time has submitted its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LDES) at Read More …
Regulatory framework for Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on November 14 came out with a Read More …
Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA)
U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry unveiled the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA)-a carbon offset plan that Read More …
Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary
The Tamil Nadu government has notified the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary on 68,640 hectares as Read More …
France formally ended Operation Barkhane in Sahel
French President Emmanuel Macron has formally ended France’s decade-long Operation Barkhane to fight Islamist insurgents Read More …
Mallayyagaripalle Pandava Gullu
Tirupati district is dotted with anthropomorphic burial sites, said to be the largest as a Read More …
G20 launches Pandemic Fund
The G20 Presidency of Indonesia, in partnership with the Pandemic Fund secretariat, officially launched the Read More …
UN Human Rights Council: India’s Universal Periodic Review
India’s human rights record was examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Read More …
19th ASEAN-India Summit
The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar led the Indian delegation, including the External Affairs Minister, Read More …
Himalayan Gray Langur
The Himalayan Gray Langur or the Chamba Sacred Langur ( Semnopithecus ajax) is a colobine, Read More …
US treasury secretary Yellen wants India in ‘friend-shoring’ list
US treasury secretary Janet Yellen on November 11 in New Delhi said that the US Read More …
RIL awarded India’s first multi-modal logistics park near Chennai
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has awarded the contract to set up the Read More …
Methane Alert and Response System (MARS)
The UN on November 11 announced a new satellite-based system to detect emissions of the Read More …
US Treasury removes India from its Currency Monitoring List
The United States’ Department of Treasury has removed India along with Italy, Mexico, Thailand and Read More …
PM unveiled ‘Statue of Prosperity’-the 108-feet statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled, ‘Statue of Prosperity’, the 108-feet tall bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Read More …
RBI releases a report on Municipal Finances
The Reserve Bank of India has released a report on Municipal Finances which says that Read More …
DigiLocker users can now digitally store health records
DigiLocker has successfully completed its second-level of integration with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). About Read More …
Centre formulates action plan to promote exports of millets and value-added products of millets
To promote shipment of nutri-cereals, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural Read More …
2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting
India hosted the Second Agriculture Ministerial-level meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Read More …
Government notifies E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
The Union Ministry of Environment has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 under the Environment Read More …