The Manamadurai pottery recently earned a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Key points (Source: The Hindu)
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Manamadurai pottery gets GI tag
Vilakkumadom and Chuttambalam
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has urged the government to Read More …
Shingrix Vaccine for the prevention of shingles
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK) announced the launch of Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted) in India, for Read More …
Tale Wildlife Sanctuary
Researchers from Titli Trust, National Centre for Biological Sciences and others have discovered a new Read More …
Quantum dots (QDs)
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Zero Shadow Day
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Price Cap Coalition (PCC)
According to a recent report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air Read More …
Flexible bio-electronic uric acid detecting device
Researchers from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) has fabricated a Read More …
Support for Up-gradation Preventive Repair and Maintenance of Equipment (SUPREME)
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Alternative Investment Funds (AIF)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has recommended that the certificate of registration Read More …
Spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCP)
According to scientists from British Antarctic Survey and the University College London, spheroidal carbonaceous particles Read More …
LockBit ransomware
According to a recent report, LockBit ransomware was found to be targeting Mac devices, in Read More …
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
European Union (EU) lawmakers adopted key initiatives designed to achieve the EU’s climate goals of Read More …
Markets in Crypto Act (MiCA): EU Parliament approves world’s first comprehensive framework for crypto regulation
The European Parliament have approved the world’s first comprehensive package of rules aimed at regulating Read More …
Myelin Basic Protein (MBP)
A research group from physical sciences division of the Institute of Advanced Study in Science Read More …
World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index 2023
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Pahadi Korvas
Recently, a Chhattisgarh tribal couple along with their two minor kids, were found hanging from Read More …
Hakki Pikki
More than 181 members of the Hakki Pikki tribal community from Karnataka are stuck in Read More …
Health Claims Exchange (HCX)
The National Health Authority (NHA) has invited contributors and developers from the open community to Read More …
Bamboo-based Bio-Refinery and Bio-Coal
NTPC and Chempolis India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the feasibility of Read More …
Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP)
Defence Ministry has approved a proposal for bringing in industry-friendly reform related to Authority Holding Read More …
Zemithang
Zemithang, the first stop of the 14th Dalai Lama during his flight from China-occupied Tibet Read More …
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
In a study published on April 17, researchers from Canada, the Netherlands, and the U.S. Read More …
Helopeltis theivora: A tea mosquito bug
The United Planters Association of Southern India (UPASI) said that the tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis Read More …
Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) waves
A team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) analysed data collected between Read More …