Project ELLORA: Microsoft Research is helping preserve ‘rare’ Indian languages with its Project ELLORA (Enabling Low Resource Languages) in India. Microsoft researchers under this project have been working toward creating digital ecosystems for Indian languages that do not have enough presence online, The main goal of the Project is to impact underserved communities through enabling […]
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Senna Spectabilis : Plan To Eradicate
Senna Spectabilis : Plan To Eradicate The Nodal Centre for Biological Invasions (NCBI) at the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) has recently come out with a management plan to eradicate Senna spectabilis. Based on the results of the experimental study done at the Periyar Tiger Reserve, the plan envisages landscape-level management of the tree. The […]
Sariska Tiger Reserve : Relocation Of Sloth Bears
Sariska Tiger Reserve : Relocation Of Sloth Bears After successful reintroduction of tigers at the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR), the forest department is planning to relocate a pair of sloth bears at the reserve. It is located in the Aravalli hills in the Alwar district of Rajasthan It was declared as a wildlife reserve in […]
D4 Drone System : To Be Showcased At Aero India 2023
D4 Drone System : To Be Showcased At Aero India 2023 The D4 anti-drone system which was used for security during the Republic Day parade is one of the products to be showcased at Aero India 2023. The Drone Detect, Deter and Destroy system (D4S) is the first indigenously developed anti-drone system to be inducted […]
Study Of State Finances : RBI Report
Study Of State Finances : RBI Report The Reserve Bank of India recently released its study of state finances. The report details the financial positions of the states and also presents an analysis of states receiving GST Compensation. Tamil Nadu is one of the five states in the country to receive GST compensation. The other […]
Annual Death Penalty Report, 2022
Annual Death Penalty Report, 2022: Project 39A, a group associated with the National Law University recently released a report called the Annual Death Penalty Report, 2022. According to the report, the number of death penalty prisoners in India increased to 539 in 2022. It was 490 in 2021. India has 539 death-sentenced prisoners as of […]
Soliga ecarinata: New Wasp Named After Soliga Community
Soliga ecarinata: New Wasp Named After Soliga Community The scientific community has named a new genus of wasp after the Soliga community. The Soliga ecarinata is a new wasp that belongs to the subfamily Metopiinae of the Darwin wasps family Ichneumonidae. These are seen only in the Palaearctic region, Neotropical and Nearctic regions. This is […]
Shaheed Diwas 2023
Shaheed Diwas 2023: On January 30, 2023, India observes Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas to pay tribute to all the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the country. The day is also marked as the death anniversary of the nation’s ‘Bapu’, Mahatma Gandhi. Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas or Sarvodaya Day is celebrated in […]
All India Survey On Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021
All India Survey On Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021: Ministry of Education recently released All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021 All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) is conducted by the Ministry of Education since 2011. It covers all higher educational institutions located in Indian Territory and imparting higher education in the country. Objectives: […]
Chin-Kuki-Mizo Communities
Chin-Kuki-Mizo Communities: The Zo Reunification Organisation (ZORO), representing the Chin-Kuki-Mizo communities, has sought the help from India in ending the “policy of extermination” of Ethnic Minorities inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. More than 300 people belonging to the Chin-Kuki-Mizo group have taken shelter in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district since November 2022, following an […]
