Everest Engine: Astrobase Space Technologies recently unveiled Everest, an 800 kN Full-Flow Staged Combustion rocket engine, as India’s private space sector targets reusable, high-cadence orbital launches. Everest Engine is an 800 kN Full-Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) rocket engine. It was developed by Astrobase Space Technologies, a Bengaluru-based Indian space-tech startup. It is India’s first privately […]
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Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System
Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System: The Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAM) over the last decade has emerged as one of the world’s largest digital public grievance redressal platforms. Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System is the Government’s flagship digital grievance redressal platform. It functions as a comprehensive digital ecosystem […]
Eco-Educational Hub
Eco-Educational Hub: The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology dedicated first-of-its-kind eco-educational hub ‘Prakriti Gyan Dham’. It is developed by the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI). It provides a direct interface between scientific knowledge and public engagement, by making it accessible through experiential and interactive learning. Features of the Eco-Educational Hub: PAaVan Path […]
Over 200 mithuns have died in a foot-and-mouth disease
Over 200 mithuns have died in a foot-and-mouth disease: Over 200 mithuns have died in a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh in the last one month. The Mithun, or gayal, is a heavily built, semi-domesticated bovine species. Scientific Name: Bos frontalis Mithun is believed to have originated more than […]
Russula griseopurpurata
Russula griseopurpurata: A mushroom collected beneath a sal tree in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district in 2022 has been identified as a new species to science, named Russula griseopurpurata. Russula griseopurpurata is a new species of mushroom. The species has so far been recorded from Meghalaya and West Bengal. They were found singly or in scattered groups […]
Permanent Pictorial Cancellation
Permanent Pictorial Cancellation: The Department of Posts, Kerala Circle, released the permanent pictorial cancellation (PPC) and premium special cover to commemorate the religious, cultural, historical, and architectural significance of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple recently. Permanent Pictorial Cancellation (PPC) is a postmark, which shows a replica/photo/design or a picture highlighting a tourist, religious, historical, or an […]
National Centre for Cell Science
National Centre for Cell Science: A National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) study uncovers nearly 200 previously undocumented microbial strains, showing that a healthy gut is shaped by diet, geography, and lifestyle and why India needs its own microbiome map. National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) is an autonomous organisation aided by the Department of […]
MSME Sustainable ZED Certification Scheme
MSME Sustainable ZED Certification Scheme: The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is promoting quality-driven and environmentally sustainable manufacturing through the MSME Sustainable (Zero Defect, Zero Effect – ZED) Certification Scheme. It aims to help MSMEs improve manufacturing processes, adopt higher quality standards and reduce their environmental footprint. Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Micro, […]
Nitrosamines
Nitrosamines: It was observed that packaged foods, pharmaceuticals, industrial products and global supply chains contain chemicals known as nitrosamines. Nitrosamines are organic compounds that contain alkyl and an aryl group with the following nitrogen and oxygen group: N–N=O. It is formally named N-nitrosamines. These compounds get formed when amines react with nitrites or nitrates (often […]
Pseudecheneis likimroensis
Pseudecheneis likimroensis: Pseudecheneis likimroensis, has been described from India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland. Pseudecheneis likimroensis is a new catfish species found in Nagaland. The species, named after the fast-flowing Likimro river, from which specimens have been collected so far. It is locally known as “Nupedro” among the Chirr Naga community and is also referred to […]
