A Future For All – The Need For Human-Wildlife Coexistence: WWF And UNEP Report: A report titled, A future for all – the need for human-wildlife coexistence, was recently released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Highlights of the Report: Conflict between humans and animals is one […]
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Youth And Food System: UN Report
Youth And Food System: UN Report: A new UN report on youth and agriculture underscores the urgent need to make agri-food systems more appealing to young people to secure the future of global food security and nutrition. The report ‘Promoting youth engagement and employment in agriculture and food systems’ is prepared and shared to the […]
Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC)
Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC): The Ministry of External Affairs rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) proposal to assist a dialogue between India and Pakistan. Earlier in December 2020, India also rejected the criticism of its Kashmir policy by the OIC. OIC’s Offered to arrange a meeting between India and Pakistan and proposed to […]
Zika Virus Disease
Zika Virus Disease: Zika Virus Disease (ZVD) was reported for the first time in Kerala. Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. It was later identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. ZVD is caused by a virus transmitted primarily […]
Emvolio
Emvolio: DBT-BIRAC supported startup Blackfrog Technologies has developed Emvolio. Emvólio is a portable, battery-powered medical-grade refrigeration device that improves the efficiency of the immunization by strictly maintaining preset temperature for up to 12 hours, thus enabling the safe and efficient transportation of vaccines to the last mile. Emvólio has a 2-litre capacity, enabling it to […]
Madurai Malli
Madurai Malli: Consignments of Geographical Indications (GI) certified Madurai malli and other traditional flowers such as button rose, lily, chamanthi and marigold were exported to USA and Dubai from Tamil Nadu. Indian community in Dubai and USA would be able to offer freshflowers to Hindu deities both at home and temples while celebrating religious and […]
National Centre For Biological Sciences (NCBS)
National Centre For Biological Sciences (NCBS): A research paper by scientists at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), announcing a breakthrough in the field of chemical biology, and published in the prestigious Nature Chemical Biology (NCB), has been retracted as its key findings were manipulated. National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore, Karnataka, […]
Kappa And Lambda Variants : Corona Virus
Kappa And Lambda Variants : Coronavirus Kappa and Lambda variants have been labelled as Variants of Interest (VoI) by WHO. Kappa was first detected in India and more than 3,500 of the close to 30,000 cumulative samples submitted by the country to the GISAID initiative are of this variant. In the last 60 days, the […]
Bhalia Variety Of Wheat
Bhalia Variety Of Wheat: In a major boost to wheat exports, the first shipment of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Bhalia variety of wheat was exported today to Kenya and Sri Lanka from Gujarat. The GI certified wheat has high protein content and is sweet in taste. The crop is grown mostly across Bhal region of […]
Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) In Jharkhand
Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) In Jharkhand: According to a recent survey, more than 55% did not receive Supplementary Nutrition under Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Jharkhand even once in the first six months of 2021. Vulnerability of Jharkhand: As per National Family Health Survey-4 data, every second child in the state is stunted […]
