Jaderi Namakatti : GI Tag The Jaderi namakatti was given the GI tag by the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai. Jaderi namakatti are clay sticks that are white in colour, usually available in finger-like shape with a smooth texture. Jaderi is a small village in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. There are around 120 families […]
Tag: 17th Oct 2023
Hailstorm : Damage To The Crops
Hailstorm : Damage To The Crops An intense hailstorm recently caused massive damage to the crops and fruits in south Kashmir’s Kulgam and Shopian districts. Hail is a type of solid rain made up of balls or lumps of ice. Storms that produce hail that reaches the ground are known as hailstorms. They typically last […]
Jericho Missile System
Jericho Missile System: An Israeli legislator’s recent calls for the use of a “doomsday” weapon against Hamas and Palestine have once again put the spotlight on nuclear weapons in West Asia, particularly the Jericho missile system. Jericho is Israel’s original ballistic missile programme, initiated in the 1960s and named after the biblical city located in […]
What Is Stock Split?
What Is Stock Split? Sigachi Industries (SIGACHI) recently initiated its long-anticipated 10:1 stock split. Stock Split happens when a company increases the number of its shares to boost the stock’s liquidity. It is a corporate action in which a company issues additional shares to shareholders, increasing the total by the specified ratio based on the […]
2023 Global Survey On Persons With Disabilities And Disasters
2023 Global Survey On Persons With Disabilities And Disasters: The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) conducted the 2023 Global Survey on Persons with Disabilities and Disasters, following up on the 2013 survey. The report was released ahead of International Day for DRR Its theme “Fighting inequality for a resilient future” is aligned with […]
Psyche Mission : Launched
Psyche Mission : Launched NASA has launched a spacecraft called ‘Psyche’ on a six-year mission to study a unique metal-rich asteroid also named ‘Psyche.’ This asteroid orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. The primary goal of the Psyche mission is to explore the iron core, a previously unexplored aspect of planet formation For the […]
Bufoides bhupathyi : New Toad Species
Bufoides bhupathyi : New Toad Species A new species of toad, called Bufoides bhupathyi, has been discovered in the Dampa tiger reserve of Mizoram, India. This marks the third species in a genus found in the north-eastern region of India. The previous two species, Bufoides meghalayanus and Bufoides kempi, were found in Meghalaya. To resolve […]
India’s First CAR-T Cell Therapy Approved
India’s First CAR-T Cell Therapy Approved: India’s Drug Controller General (DCGI) has granted market authorization for CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T) cell therapy developed by ImmunoACT, a spin-off company from IIT-Bombay. This ground-breaking treatment, known as NexCAR19, is now approved for use in cases of relapsed-refractory B-cell lymphoma and leukaemia. The therapy’s market authorization follows extensive […]
The Impact Of Disasters On Agriculture And Food Security Report
The Impact Of Disasters On Agriculture And Food Security Report: A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals that natural disasters have resulted in approximately $3.8 trillion worth of crop and livestock production losses over the past 30 years. Highlights: The $3.8 trillion loss averages to $123 billion annually, equivalent to 5% of […]
