ENTAZIA : Fungicide FMC India recently announced the launch of its latest product, ENTAZIA bio fungicide. ENTAZIA is a bio fungicide crop protection product formulated with Bacillus subtilis. It was developed by FMC India. It will provide farmers with a powerful and sustainable tool to protect their crops from fungi while maintaining environmental integrity. It […]
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Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023: The Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called the ‘Nobel Prize of Asia’. This year, in the ceremony’s 65th edition, four Asians were given the Ramon Magsaysay Award. (Dr Ravi Kannan R. From India) Dr Ravi Kannan R., the first formally trained oncologist in the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC), helped […]
Jais : World’s Most Advanced Arabic large Language Model
Jais : World’s Most Advanced Arabic large Language Model A unit of Abu Dhabi AI company G42 has released ‘Jais’, the world’s most advanced Arabic large language model. Jais is a bilingual Arabic-English model that has been trained on a massive dataset of text and code. It can be used for a variety of tasks, […]
Use Of Word Funga : To Highlight The Importance Of Fungi
Use Of Word Funga : To Highlight The Importance Of Fungi The United Nations Biodiversity has urged people globally to use the word ‘funga’ whenever they say ‘flora and fauna’ in order to highlight the importance of fungi. Fungi along with Animalia (animals), Plantae (plants), Protista, Archaea/Archaebacteria, and Bacteria or Eubacteria, form the six ‘kingdoms’ […]
5th Regional Meeting Of ISA
5th Regional Meeting Of ISA: The International Solar Alliance (ISA) held its 5th regional meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. Nine solar power demonstration projects across three countries: 4 in Uganda, 2 in Comoros and 3 in Mali, were virtually inaugurated in the meeting. During the meeting, a report titled “Roadmap of Solar Energy for Universal Energy […]
Super Blue Moon : Observed On 30 Aug 2023
Super Blue Moon : Observed On 30 Aug 2023 On August 30, 2023, the night sky was illuminated by a rare phenomenon: a super blue moon. However, despite its name, this full moon was neither blue in colour nor super in size. The last blue supermoon was in 2009, according to the National Aeronautics and […]
15 Percent Agricultural Cess Removed By Government
15 Percent Agricultural Cess Removed By Government: The government has removed the 15 per cent agriculture cess ,also called Agriculture infrastructure and development cess (AIDC) on imports of LPG, liquified propane, and liquified butane starting from September 1. This exemption reverses the previous imposition of the agriculture cess on these goods in July It is […]
Jaya Verma Sinha : First Woman To Lead The Railway Board
Jaya Verma Sinha : First Woman To Lead The Railway Board Jaya Verma Sinha has become the first woman to lead the Railway Board (in the Railway Board’s 118-year history), the top decision-making body for India’s Ministry of Railways. The Ministry of Railways was founded in 1905; HQ: Rail Bhawan, New Delhi It functions as […]
CE-20 Cryogenic Rocket Engine : Successfully Tested For Mission Gaganyaan
CE-20 Cryogenic Rocket Engine : Successfully Tested For Mission Gaganyaan Indian Space Research Organisation’s Liquid Propulsion Research Centre (IPRC) in Mahendragiri has successfully tested the cryogenic rocket engine to be used in its ‘Mission Gaganyaan’. CE-20 cryogenic engine has been designed and developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), a subsidiary of ISRO. It […]
Mahendragiri Frigate
Mahendragiri Frigate: India’s latest warship, Mahendragiri, at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai launched It is the seventh and last stealth frigate of Project 17A Frigates. It is named after a mountain peak in Eastern Ghats located in Odisha. The ship is being built by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. Project 17A […]