Denmark Imposes The World’s First Carbon Tax On Livestock Emissions: Denmark’s coalition government approved a plan to put in place the world’s first carbon emissions tax that targets farms. This is a big step for the country in its efforts to leave less of an impact on the environment, which are mostly driven by its […]
Tag: 29th Jun 2024
Pallikaranai Marshland : Protection
Pallikaranai Marshland : Protection Tamil Nadu govt plans to build a high-level bridge to protect the Pallikaranai marshland. Pallikaranai Marshland is a freshwater marsh and partly saline wetland situated about 20 kilometres south of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the last remaining natural wetlands in Chennai city. It serves as […]
Motor Neuron Diseases
Motor Neuron Diseases: The annual conference on MND ‘Awareness, Care, and Management’ held at Nimhans, Bengaluru, stated that symptomatic and supportive treatments help manage the condition better. Motor Neuron Diseases (MNDs) are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control skeletal muscle activity such as walking, breathing, speaking, and […]
Scheme For Partial Reimbursement Of Exploration Expenses For Holders Of Exploration Licences
Scheme For Partial Reimbursement Of Exploration Expenses For Holders Of Exploration Licences: Scheme for Partial Reimbursement of Exploration Expenses for Holders of Exploration Licences The Ministry of Mines recently launched the Scheme for Partial Reimbursement of Exploration Expenses for Holders of Exploration Licences (EL) in a bid to accelerate mineral exploration and alleviate the high […]
Steriphopus Wangala : New Spider Species
Steriphopus Wangala : New Spider Species A new spider species named Steriphopus wangala has been discovered in Meghalaya. Steriphopus Wangala is a newly discovered species of spider from the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. It has been named after the Garo community’s harvest festival, the Wangala festival, or the 100 Drums Festival. This spider […]
NASA’s Juno Probe
NASA’s Juno Probe New findings from NASA’s Juno probe provide a fuller picture of how widespread the lava lakes are on Jupiter’s moon Io. JUNO is an acronym for Jupiter Near-Polar Orbiter. It is a NASA spacecraft designed to orbit the planet Jupiter. Juno was launched by an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, […]
Rhisotope Project
Rhisotope Project: South African scientists injected radioactive material into live rhinoceros horns under the Rhisotope Project to curb poaching. Rhisotope Project was started in 2021 in South Africa. It aims to make the rhinoceros horns easier to detect at border posts and render them useless for human consumption. The project involves inserting two tiny radioactive […]
Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket
Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy at a ceremony held in New Delhi. Microwave Obscurant Chaff (MOC) is a niche technology developed by DRDO’s Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur It obscures radar signals and creates a microwave shield around […]
Bhuvan Panchayat Geoportal 4.0
Bhuvan Panchayat Geoportal 4.0: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology will launch the two Geoportals namely Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0) & National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0) on 28th June in New Delhi. Bhuvan Panchayat geoportal 4.0 is an online geospatial data and services dissemination platform to support integration […]
Raimona National Park
Raimona National Park: A team of scientists recorded a lone mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis thar) at 96 metres above the mean sea level in western Assam’s Raimona National Park. Raimona National Park is located in the state of Assam along the Indo-Bhutan border. The northern part of it shares the Indo-Bhutan international border with Phibsoo […]
