FSSAI Standards For Basmati Rice: For the first time in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified the identity standards for Basmati Rice. As per these standards, Basmati rice shall possess natural fragrance characteristics of basmati rice and be free from artificial colouring, polishing agents and artificial fragrances. It […]
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13th Ministerial-Level Meeting Of India –US Trade Policy Forum
13th Ministerial-Level Meeting Of India –US Trade Policy Forum: The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry of India and the US Trade Representative Ambassador co-chaired the 13th Ministerial-level meeting of India – US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in Washington D.C. The India-US TPF aims to activate its working groups in the fields of agriculture, non-agriculture […]
Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2023
Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2023: The Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2023 (33rd edition) said that Indian authorities had “intensified and broadened” their crackdown on activist groups and the media throughout year 2022. It also claimed that the current Central ruling party used abusive and discriminatory policies to repress minorities. World Report […]
Remains Of Dinosaurs Species
Remains Of Dinosaurs Species: Scientists have found the remains of four species of dinosaurs, including a megaraptor, in an inhospitable valley in Chilean Patagonia for the first time. Megaraptor was a large theropod of the Cretaceous Period, 84 to 65 mya. Megaraptors possessed strong arms that wielded sickle-like claws that could inflict fatal wounds on […]
Holocene Epoch
Holocene Epoch: By analyzing Antarctic ice cores, scientists have revealed the most detailed look yet at the planet’s recent climatic history, including summer and winter temperatures, dating back 11,000 years to the beginning of what is known as the Holocene, according to a study. The Holocene Epoch is the current period of geologic time. The […]
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): IIT Jodhpur, Dystrophy Annihilation Research Trust (DART) and AIIMS Jodhpur are working on developing an affordable treatment for a rare and incurable genetic disorder called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most common and fatal type of muscular dystrophy marked by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due […]
Agri-Clinics And Agri-Business (AC&ABC) Scheme
Agri-Clinics And Agri-Business (AC&ABC) Scheme: On National Youth Day, 82 best Agripreneurs who were trained under the Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business (AC&ABC) Scheme were awarded for their significant contribution to farmers through agri-clinic and agribusiness services. Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Schemes is a mega flagship Scheme of Govt. of India implemented in the country in collaboration with […]
Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu And Pongal : 14th January 2023
Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu And Pongal : 14th January 2023 The President of India greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Lohri (which falls on 13th January 2023) Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu and Pongal (which fall on 14th January 2023). Bihu is one of Assam’s most prominent cultural events, celebrating the changing seasons. The festival […]
White Tufted Royal Butterfly
White Tufted Royal Butterfly: A team of butterfly observers and researchers have found White Tufted Royal Butterfly, a rare butterfly species at Kalliyad in Kannur district of Kerala. White Tufted Royal Butterfly is a rare species and is protected under Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act. The wingspan of the butterfly is just 32-40 […]
Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme
Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme: The Union government has informed the Supreme Court that significant progress has been made in the computerization of land ownership records, as cadastral maps of 35% of over six lakh villages have so far been geotagged. As per the Management Information System of Digital India land Records Modernisation Programme […]
