REWARD Scheme: Impressed with Karnataka’s performance in the implementation of the Rejuvenating Watershed for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) scheme, the World Bank has decided to get agricultural officers from Sub-Saharan countries to visit the State to learn from its experience. The project aims to help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management […]
First Aspirational District Deploying 5G Technology : Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
First Aspirational District Deploying 5G Technology : Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh Vidisha, an aspirational district of Madhya Pradesh became the first-ever district in India for on-ground deployment of innovative 5G use cases offered by startups. It is a joint initiative by Vidisha District Administration and Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under […]
Local Bubbles : Giant Cosmic Cavity
Local Bubbles : Giant Cosmic Cavity New research on a giant cosmic cavity that surrounds the solar system could reveal the universe’s secrets, including questions about the origins of stars. Researchers from the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) Harvard & Smithsonian have generated a 3D magnetic map of the cavity called Local Bubble. The Local Bubble […]
Asian Waterbird Census 2023
Asian Waterbird Census 2023: A recent detailed assessment of the survey conducted in the northern parts of Alappuzha, as part of the Asian Waterbird Census 2023 revealed that a shift in migration patterns of waterbirds appears to be taking place. In the recent survey, it is revealed that Duck species sighted in previous surveys were […]
Intelligent knife (iKnife) : To Diagnose Womb Cancer
Intelligent knife (iKnife) : To Diagnose Womb Cancer New research led by the Imperial College of London has recently found an intelligent knife (iKnife), which can be used to diagnose womb cancer within minutes. According to the World Cancer Research Fund International, womb or endometrial cancer is the 6th most commonly occurring cancer among people […]
Gangasagar Mela
Gangasagar Mela: West Bengal ministers have demanded National Mela status for Gangasagar mela as record pilgrims have come to the mela this year claiming that the annual pilgrimage was turning out to be the biggest religious gathering in the country. Gangasagar Mela is known as the world’s second largest human congregation after Kumbh. It happens […]
Small Magellanic Cloud : Dwarf Galaxy
Small Magellanic Cloud : Dwarf Galaxy The world’s most powerful telescope, NASA’s James Webb telescope, has found a star formation in a dynamic cluster that lies within a nebula 200,000 light years away. As per the American space agency, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) star-forming region NGC 346 is one of the most dynamic in […]
Meeting Of BIMSTEC
Meeting Of BIMSTEC: A meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime was hosted by the Government of India in New Delhi. The meeting discussed traditional and emerging non-traditional security threats in the BIMSTEC region. The working group on […]
Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Project : Order To Stop Work
Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Project : Order To Stop Work With residents of the Joshimath town reporting an increase in landslides and hundreds of houses at the hill town in Uttarakhand developing cracks, the district administration has issued orders to stop work on the National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project. The Tapovan Vishnugad […]
Geospatial Hackathon
Geospatial Hackathon Union Minister of Science & Technology recently launched Geospatial Hackathon to promote Innovation and Start-Ups in India’s Geospatial ecosystem. Geospatial Hackathon is a hackathon to create interest in geospatial tech and specifically build solutions leveraging maps and satellite data for solving India’s problems. The Department of Science and Technology(DST) under the Minister of […]
