NAFED’s digital auction portal ‘NAFEX.in’: Union Home Minister will launch NAFED’s digital auction portal ‘NAFEX.in’ in New Delhi to modernize agricultural auctions and improve transparency in cooperative marketing.NAFEX.in is a digital agricultural auction platform developed by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).It provides an online, transparent, and technology-driven mechanism for conducting auctions […]
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Thewa Art
Thewa Art: During Prime Minister of India visit to Slovakia, he gifted Thewa motif cufflinks to Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, bringing global attention to Rajasthan’s centuries-old Thewa craft.Thewa is an extraordinary traditional jewelry-making and decorative craft that involves the precise, delicate fusion of hand-carved sheets of pure gold onto vibrant, specially treated molten glass. The […]
International Scientific Panel on AI
International Scientific Panel on AI: The United Nations has set up its first global scientific body on artificial intelligence, appointing 40 experts to the newly formed Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.Professor B. Ravindran, head of the Centre for Responsible AI at IIT Madras, has been named as the sole Indian representative on the panel […]
Anthropological Survey of India
Anthropological Survey of India: Human skeletal remains excavated from the archaeological site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana have been formally handed over by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) recently. It is a government-funded organization that conducts anthropological research and studies on the diverse cultures of India. It is […]
Apristurus drona
Apristurus drona: Scientists recently identified a new species of deep-sea catshark from the Arabian Sea off the Sakthikulangara harbour on the Kollam coast and named it Apristurus Drona, or the Arabian slender catshark. Apristurus Drona, or the Arabian slender catshark, is a new species of deep-sea catshark. It was discovered in the Arabian Sea off […]
Vaigai River
Vaigai River: Residents of Nelpettai recently condemned the Madurai corporation administration for converting the stretch of Vaigai River into a garbage dumping zone by placing more than 10 trash bins there. Vaigai River is an important river in Tamil Nadu It begins its journey in the Varusanadu Hills, which are part of the Western Ghats. […]
Sarinda
Sarinda: Tripura’s rich cultural heritage has received a major boost with the traditional Tripura Sarinda being granted the Geographical Indication, or GI, tag. Sarinda is a bowed string musical instrument which is crafted from a single block of wood with a hollow resonator. It is associated with the indigenous communities of Tripura an used during […]
Khurasani Imli
Khurasani Imli: The Khurasani Imli, fruit of Mandu’s iconic Baobab tree, has been awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Khurasani Imli or Tamarind is a fruit of Mandu’s (Madhya Pradesh) iconic Baobab tree. It was brought to Mandav during the reign of Mahmud Khilji in the 14th century and its name was changed from ‘Baobab’ to […]
Ammonia
Ammonia: An ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing and export unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district impacted many people. Ammonia is a colorless, pungent gas composed of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3. Ammonia gas can be dissolved in water. This kind of ammonia is called liquid ammonia or aqueous ammonia. Once exposed […]
Three Indigenous Naval Ships Commissioned
Three Indigenous Naval Ships Commissioned: The Prime Minister commissioned three indigenously built naval ships, INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray, in Kolkata. The three vessels were built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, with more than 75% indigenous content. They add distinct operational strengths to the Navy, ranging from frontline combat to […]
