Apatani Weave: An application seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Arunachal Pradesh Apatani textile product has been filed by a firm, Zeet Zeero Producer Company Ltd. Apatani weave: The Apatani weave comes from the Apatani tribe living at Ziro, the headquarters of Lower Subansiri district. The woven fabric of this tribe is known for […]
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Typhoon Rai Death Toll: Philippines
Typhoon Rai: The official death toll of Typhoon Rai (locally named Odette) which hit parts of the Philippines in mid-December, was raised to 388. Rai is the strongest storm to hit the disaster-prone archipelago this year (2021). Typhoons are a kind of storm. The storms, depending on where they occur, may be called hurricanes, typhoons […]
NMCG-TERI’s Centre Of Excellence (CoE) On Water Reuse
NMCG-TERI’s Centre Of Excellence (CoE) On Water Reuse: The Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched the NMCG-TERI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Water Reuse at the TERI Headquarters in New Delhi. The CoE on Water Reuse is the first of […]
Local Brand Namdapha Goodness: Arunachal Pradesh
Local Brand Namdapha Goodness: North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society (NERCRMS), Meghalaya in collaboration with Changlang Community Resource Management Society (CCRMS), Arunachal Pradesh launched Local Brand Namdapha Goodness in Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh. It is named after iconic Namdapha National Park located in the Changlang district, Namdapha. This initiative is to boost the sale of […]
The Mekedatu Project
The Mekedatu Project: Karnataka has demanded that the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) give clearance for the detailed project report (DPR) of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir Project in its next meeting. Tamil Nadu has protested against Karnataka’s move to build a reservoir on river Cauvery at Mekedatu. However, the Karnataka Government has asserted that there […]
Chillai Kalan: Kashmir
Chillai Kalan: Kashmir is in a deep freeze as the 40-day harshest spell of winter, locally called ‘chillai kalan’, started on December 21, 2021, with the minimum temperature already sub-zero in the entire Valley. Chillai Kalan or Chillia Kalan is a Persian word which literally means forty days of intense cold. It is the local […]
Jammu And Kashmir Delimitation Commission
Jammu And Kashmir Delimitation Commission: The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission has proposed to increase six seats for the Jammu division and one for the Kashmir division, besides reserving 16 seats for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and the Scheduled Tribes in the Union Territory. The Kashmir division currently has 46 seats and Jammu 37. The […]
Republic Of Cyprus
Republic Of Cyprus: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has directed all engineering and technical colleges in the country to ensure their faculty members do not participate in conferences organised by countries which are not recognised by the Indian government. The stern directive by the technical education regulator came following an objection raised […]
Earthquake in Eastern Indonesia
Earthquake Struck Eastern Indonesia: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia. The epicentre was in the Flores Sea, north of East Nusa Tenggara province. Indonesia sit along the Ring of Fire region, an area where most of the world’s volcanic eruptions occur. The Ring of Fire has seen a large amount of activity in recent days, […]
Konyak Naga Tribes
Konyak Nagas: The Konyak Union (KU), the apex body of the Konyak Naga tribe that resides in Nagaland’s Mon district, Monday, has announced fresh regulations to continue its “non-cooperation” with the armed forces on Konyak soil — a decision took following the killing of 14 civilians in Oting village in a security ambush recently. Konyak […]
