Sodium Intake : WHO Report According to the WHO Global Report on Sodium Intake, Reduction two million deaths can be prevented by 2025 and seven million by 2030 if policies recommended by the World Health Organization to reduce sodium intake are implemented. Of the 194 WHO member states, 55 per cent have implemented sodium reduction […]
Tag: 13th Mar 2023
MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme
MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme: The Union Minister for MSME launched the MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme The scheme attempt to improve quality, productivity & performance, and capability to change the mindsets of MSME manufacturers and transform them into world-class manufacturers. Through the LEAN journey, MSMEs can reduce wastages substantially, increase productivity, improve quality, work safely, expand […]
Virtual Digital Assets
Virtual Digital Assets: The Finance Ministry recently brought out a notification placing all transactions involving virtual digital assets under the purview of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). According to the Income tax act, ‘virtual digital asset’ refers to any information, code, number, or token (not being Indian currency or foreign currency) generated through […]
New Antibacterial Molecule Discovered
New Antibacterial Molecule Discovered: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, recently discovered a new antibacterial molecule — IITR00693, that could help fight against drug-resistant infections. IITR00693 is a novel antibacterial small molecule. It has shown potent antibacterial activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including some of the most problematic […]
National Workshop Of Bamboo : National Bamboo Mission
National Workshop Of Bamboo : National Bamboo Mission The National Workshop of Bamboo Sector Development was conducted under the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) in New Delhi on 10th March 2023. National Bamboo Mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme started in the year 2006-07 and was subsumed under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), […]
Cyclone Freddy
Cyclone Freddy: World Meteorological Organisation recently announced the constitution of an expert committee to evaluate the intensity and lifespan of Cyclone Freddy, which is on track to set a record as the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record. It originated off the northern coast of Australia and became a named storm on February 6, 2022. It […]
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: Scientists have created a gargantuan synthetic survey of a section of the universe that shows what we can expect from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s future observations Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope or Roman Space Telescope (RST) is a NASA deep space infrared observatory. Though originally referred to as […]
U.S.-India Initiative On Critical And Emerging Technology (iCET)
U.S.-India Initiative On Critical And Emerging Technology (iCET): India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry and U.S. Secretary of Commerce welcomed the recently launched U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET). The National Security Advisors of India and the US led the inaugural meeting of the iCET in Washington, DC. U.S.-India initiative on Critical and […]
Maiden Cross-Border Oil Pipeline : India-Bangladesh
Maiden Cross-Border Oil Pipeline : India-Bangladesh Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh will jointly inaugurate the maiden cross-border oil pipeline between the two countries. India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) will carry diesel from Assam-based Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s (NRL) marketing terminal at Siliguri in West Bengal to the Parbatipur depot of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). IBFPL is […]
Worst Forest Fires In Odisha
Worst Forest Fires In Odisha: Forest fires continue to rage in Odisha after the state recorded 642 large fire incidents from March 2-9, 2023 the highest in the country during the period, according to the Forest Survey of India (FSI) data. The eastern state recorded 96 major fires in different jungles also highest in the […]
