Manufactured sand (M-sand): The Rajasthan government has brought a policy on manufactured sand (M-sand), giving industry status to the units producing it for construction work and reducing the dependence on bajri (riverbed sand). Highlights of the new Policy: The policy will enable the investors to set up M-sand units by utilising the incentives offered by […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Assam government setting up three degree colleges in the Bodo region.
Assam government is setting up three-degree colleges in the Bodo region: The Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Assam government is setting up three-degree colleges in the Bodo region. Tributes are being paid to Shri Upendra Nath Brahma by opening an institute in his name. Upendranath Brahma (1956 – 1990) was an Indian Bodo […]
Risa – The Signature Textile of Tripura
Risa: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has of late made it his style statement to sport the Risa. The Biplab Deb government is now eyeing to promote Risa as the signature textile of Tripura nationally. Risa is a customary handwoven cloth used by Tripura’s indigenous tribal communities. The Risa is used as a head […]
What is a Dragon Fruit?
Dragon fruit: The Gujarat government has decided to rename the dragon fruit as ‘kamalam’. Dragon fruit is the fruit of a species of wild cactus indigenous to South and Central America, where it is called pitaya or pitahaya. The fruit’s flesh is usually white or red — although there is a less common yellow pitaya […]
