Apple’s ‘Mother Nature’ Campaign: Apple’s ‘Mother Nature’ campaign is an environmental initiative launched by Apple, showcasing the company’s commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. Since 1994, Apple has run a gadget-recycling program, incentivizing customers to trade in their old devices for new ones. Apple’s buyback policy, recycling initiatives, and responsible sourcing of materials place it […]
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Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath Initiative
Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath Initiative: The “Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath” initiative is a massive voluntary effort for cleanliness in India, endorsed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The initiative encourages citizens to engage in one hour of “shramdaan” (voluntary labour) for cleanliness at 10 am on October 1st as a tribute to […]
Nobel Prize In Medicine 2023
Nobel Prize In Medicine 2023: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2023 has been awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their groundbreaking research on nucleoside base modifications that played a pivotal role in the development of highly effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Kariko and Weissman identified a key problem: dendritic cells […]
Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS) 2.0
Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS) 2.0: The union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions launched the Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS) 2.0 Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS) 2.0 is a public grievance portal and Automated Analysis in Tree Dashboard portal of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public […]
2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize: Ruixiang Zhang, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA will be awarded with the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for his outstanding contributions in mathematics. Ruixiang Zhang is a young mathematician whose fundamental work spans from analytic number theory, combinatorics, and Euclidean Harmonic Analysis to geometry. Building on his Princeton PhD thesis, […]
Staghorn Coral : Endangered
Staghorn Coral : Endangered A genome-wide survey of highly endangered staghorn coral in the Caribbean has identified 10 genomic regions associated with resilience against white band disease. Staghorn coral is one of the most important corals in the Caribbean. It, along with elkhorn coral and star corals built Caribbean coral reefs over the last 5,000 […]
Pygmy hog : Released In Manas National Park
Pygmy hog : Released In Manas National Park Eighteen captive-bred pygmy hogs were released in western Assam’s Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve. Pygmy hog is the smallest and rarest species of wild pig in the world. It is one of the very few mammals that build its own home, or nest, complete with a […]
Badis limaakumi : New Fish Species
Badis limaakumi : New Fish Species A new fish species named ‘Badis limaakumi’, was recently discovered in the Malak River in Nagaland. Badis limaakumi is a new badis fish species discovered in Nagaland. It is locally known by many names, like “Tepdang” or “Akngashi (Chungli)” or “Aokngatsü (Mongsen)” or “Sempi” etc. It appears black in […]
Sela Tunnel Project
Sela Tunnel Project: The BRO officials recently said that nearly 96 percent of the work on the strategically crucial Sela Tunnel is complete, and it is likely to be inaugurated by year-end. Sela Tunnel Project is located in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Once completed, the Sela tunnel will be the world’s longest […]
Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve : Restrict The Entry Of Outsiders
Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve: Restrict The Entry Of Outsiders The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently ordered notice to the State on a public interest litigation petition that sought a direction to restrict the entry of outsiders and vehicles inside Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve is located in the Southern Western Ghats in […]
