World Sea Turtle Day: World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated on 16 June, every year to educate people on the need to conserve the world’s Sea turtles and their habitats. Turtles are the world’s oldest reptile groups in existence, across the world found even before lizards and snakes. The first few years of a marine […]
Day: June 17, 2021
Jalgaon Banana GI Tag
Jalgaon Banana: A consignment of fiber and mineral-rich GI CERTIFIED Jalgaon banana has been exported to Dubai from Tandalwadi village, Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. In 2016, Jalgaon Banana got GI certification which was registered with Nisargraja Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Jalgaon. India is the world’s leading producer of bananas with a share of around […]
Dedicated Freight Corridor Trials Conducted
Dedicated Freight Corridor: The Indian Army has successfully conducted trial runs of military trains loaded with vehicles and equipment on the dedicated freight corridor. It ferried heavy equipment from New Rewari station in Haryana to New Phulera in Rajasthan. Dedicated Freight Corridor Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India is constructing the Western DFC (1506 Route […]
Who Was Fakir Mohan Senapati?
Who Was Fakir Mohan Senapati ?: Remembering Fakir Mohan Senapati on his 103rd death anniversary. He passed away on June 14, 1918. Fakir Mohan Senapati (13 January 1843 – 14 June 1918) was an Indian writer, poet, philosopher and social reformer. He is often referred to as Utkala Byasa Kabi (Odisha’s Vyasa). He is regarded […]
