Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the freedom fighter — Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar — on the occasion of his guru pooja. Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar: Born on October 30, 1908, in Pasumpon in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, he was a freedom-fighter cum spiritual leader and was seen as a deity […]
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Two New Dwarf Varieties Of Kalanamak Rice
Two New Dwarf Varieties Of Kalanamak Rice: Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) successfully tested two new dwarf varieties of Kalanamak rice i.e., Pusa Narendra Kalanamak 1638 and Pusa Narendra Kalanamak 1652 in Uttar Pradesh that give double the yield. This will address the problem of lodging responsible for low yield seen across the traditional variety. […]
List Of Fungal Infections : WHO
List Of Fungal Infections : WHO The World Health Organisation released the first-ever list of fungal infections (Priority Pathogens) that can be a threat to public health. Fungal priority pathogens list (FPPL) includes 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to human health. The list takes precedence from the bacterial priority pathogens list, first established […]
Birth Anniversary Of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Birth Anniversary Of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: On National Unity Day 2022, the Union Home Minister of India remembered Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 147th birth anniversary saying that the latter realised the dream of a strong and united India with his farsightedness. National Unity Day is celebrated every year on 31st October to commemorate the […]
Amendments To The IT Rules, 2021
Amendments To The IT Rules, 2021: Government notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021. These are aimed at making internet-open, safe & trusted and accountable, for the digital nagriks of the country. Key Amendments to IT Rules, 2021: New Guidelines for Social Media Intermediaries: Currently, intermediaries […]
Special Operation Medal
Special Operation Medal: Union Home Minister’s “Special Operation Medal” for the year 2022 awarded for 4 Special Operations. Have high degree of planning, high significance for the security of the country/State/UT and have significant impact on the security of larger sections of the society. The award shall be conferred for Special Operation in the areas […]
HARIT Aaykar Initiative
HARIT Aaykar Initiative: HARIT Aaykar initiative recently launched by Income Tax Department for increasing greenery and creating micro forests It was launched on the occasion of National Unity Day to increase greenery and create micro forests. Under this initiative, the Income Tax Department resolves to increase the green cover by planting trees and creating micro-forests […]
India Chem 2022
India Chem 2022: Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers will inaugurate the India Chem 2022 on 2nd November 2022. Theme: “Vision 2030: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Build India”. India Chem 2022 will showcase the Government’s policy for sustainable growth in the sector and provide a platform for national and international players […]
International Open Access Week-2022
International Open Access Week-2022: CSIR-NIScPR recently celebrated “International Open Access Week-2022”. International Open Access Week is celebrated worldwide to create awareness about the open access scholarly publishing among researchers and publishers. It is celebrated globally during the last full week of October. International Open Access Week is organized by SPARC in partnership with the Open […]
Emissions Gap Report 2022
Emissions Gap Report 2022: According to the recently released Emissions Gap Report 2022, current pledges by countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would still leave the world warmer by 2.4-2.6 degrees celsius by the end of the century. Emissions Gap Report 2022 provides an overview of, Emissions Gap, the difference between where greenhouse emissions are […]
