Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Go Kasht?3 How does the machine work?4 What are the benefits of this machine? What is the News? The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying have handed over a cow dung log machine named “Go Kasht” to Project Arth and ENACTUS IIT Delhi students. What is… Continue reading Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying hands over a “Go Kasht” machine to Project Arth and ENACTUS IIT Delhi students”
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Wet Bulb Temperature: Explained: India Heatwaves and the role humidity plays in making them deadly
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Wet Bulb Temperature?3 IPCC on Wet Bulb Temperature4 Wet Bulb Temperature in India What is the News? Parts of India are under a record-breaking heatwave exposing more than a billion people to dangerously hot conditions with little relief in sight. While temperatures in the region cooled slightly this… Continue reading Wet Bulb Temperature: Explained: India Heatwaves and the role humidity plays in making them deadly
Tailless Lineblue butterfly spotted in Delhi for first time
What is the News? Ecologists have spotted “Tailless Lineblue”, a species of butterfly for the first time in Delhi. What is Tailless Lineblue? Tailless Lineblue or Prosotas dubiosa or Small Purple Lineblue is a blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) species found in Asia to Australia. The species was first described by Georg Semper in 1879. Significance of… Continue reading Tailless Lineblue butterfly spotted in Delhi for first time
Ministry of Home Affairs launches ‘CAPF Punarvaas’ through Welfare & Rehabilitation Board (WARB)
What is the News? The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched ‘CAPF Punarvaas’ through the Welfare & Rehabilitation Board(WARB). What is CAPF Punarvaas? Launched by: Ministry of Home Affairs Aim: To facilitate retired Central Armed Police Force(CAPF) and Assam Rifle personnel to secure employment with private security agencies. Through this portal, retired personnel seeking re-employment… Continue reading Ministry of Home Affairs launches ‘CAPF Punarvaas’ through Welfare & Rehabilitation Board (WARB)
Centre pushes for increased exports of tissue culture plants; offers help to exporters to access new markets
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Tissue Culture?3 Export of Tissue Culture Plants from India4 What are the challenges faced by Tissue Culture Plant Laboratories?5 What are the steps taken by the Government to help Tissue Culture Laboratories? What is the News? Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA), has conducted a webinar… Continue reading Centre pushes for increased exports of tissue culture plants; offers help to exporters to access new markets
Botnet: Hackers are weaponsing India’s connected machines
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Botnet?3 India as a host of Botnet 4 Why are Botnet attacks increasing? What is the News? Unpatched computers, the prevalence of legacy software and misconfigured smart and connected devices in India are being used as botnets by hackers to run distributed denial of service(DDoS) attacks. What is Botnet?… Continue reading Botnet: Hackers are weaponsing India’s connected machines
Coir is the best example of ‘Waste to Wealth’, says Union Minister for MSME
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Coir?3 Coir Board4 Largest Producer of Coir5 Significance of Coir Industry in India What is the News? The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME) inaugurated the ‘Enterprise India National Coir Conclave 2022’ at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. What is Coir? Coir is a versatile natural fibre extracted from… Continue reading Coir is the best example of ‘Waste to Wealth’, says Union Minister for MSME
Primate under threat: Why the slender loris needs a protected area in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul
What is the News? Scientists from the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History(SACON) in Coimbatore carried out a survey of Grey slender loris populations in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul forest division. What is Grey Slender Loris? The Grey slender loris belongs to the family Loridae. It is a species of primate. Conservation Status IUCN… Continue reading Primate under threat: Why the slender loris needs a protected area in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul
Explained: What we know about the new startup policy announced by the Delhi government
What is the News? Delhi Cabinet has passed an ambitious Delhi Startup Policy which it hopes would turn the capital into an international startup hub. What is Delhi Startup Policy? Aim: To enable Delhi to emerge as a Global Innovation Hub and the most preferred destination for Startups by 2030 by creating an enabling ecosystem… Continue reading Explained: What we know about the new startup policy announced by the Delhi government
Explained: Were Punjab Police right in arresting Tajinder Singh Bagga?
What is the News? The arrest of a Political leader by Punjab Police precipitated a crisis after the Delhi Police registered a case of kidnapping against the Punjab Police team. Moreover, Punjab Police persons, while transporting him to Punjab, were detained by Haryana Police en route and questioned on the basis of a warrant that… Continue reading Explained: Were Punjab Police right in arresting Tajinder Singh Bagga?
