Source: Pib What is the news? APEDA and NAFED have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for harnessing the export potential of agricultural and processed food products of cooperatives as well as Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). Key points of MoU The key areas of cooperation include facilitating APEDA registered exporters getting assistance under all the… Continue reading Strengthening export linkage of Farmer Cooperatives & FPOs
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UN: $200 billion increase in fund flow to developing countries for managing nature
Source: Down To Earth What is the News? The UN Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD) Secretariat has released the first official draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework. About Global Biodiversity Framework: The Global Biodiversity Framework will be the global guiding force to protect nature and to retain its essential services for humans from 2020 to 2030. Goals of… Continue reading UN: $200 billion increase in fund flow to developing countries for managing nature
G-secs: RBI unveils Retail Direct Scheme
Source: The Hindu Contents1 What is the News? 2 About RBI Retail Direct Scheme: 3 What are Government Securities(G-secs)? 4 What are NDS(Negotiated Dealing System)? What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has announced the launch of the RBI Retail Direct scheme. About RBI Retail Direct Scheme: RBI Retail Direct Scheme is a one-stop solution to facilitate investment in… Continue reading G-secs: RBI unveils Retail Direct Scheme
A proposed elephant reserve in Chhattisgarh and its reduced area
Source: Indian Express What is the News? The proposed Lemru Elephant Reserve in Chhattisgarh has been in the pipeline for 20 years. However, the reserve has become the subject of yet another controversy. About Lemru Elephant Reserve: Lemru Elephant Reserve was approved by Chhattisgarh Government in 2005 and got central approval in 2007. Lemru is… Continue reading A proposed elephant reserve in Chhattisgarh and its reduced area
SAMVEDAN 2021: IIT Madras and Sony India team up to host national level hackathon
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 About SAMVEDAN 2021:3 About IIM-PTF:4 About NM-ICPS:5 About Cyber-Physical Systems(CPS): What is the News? IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation(IITM-PTF) in collaboration with Sony India has organized a national-level hackathon named ‘SAMVEDAN 2021 – Sensing Solutions for Bharat’. About SAMVEDAN 2021: SAMVEDAN 2021 aims to inspire citizens to use… Continue reading SAMVEDAN 2021: IIT Madras and Sony India team up to host national level hackathon
Rare superluminous supernova shining with borrowed energy source spotted
Source: PIB What is the News? Indian researchers have spotted a rare superluminous supernova that shines with the energy borrowed from an exotic type of neutron star with an ultra-powerful magnetic field. What are Superluminous Supernova? A super-luminous supernova is a type of stellar explosion with a luminosity 10 or more times higher than that… Continue reading Rare superluminous supernova shining with borrowed energy source spotted
GIS Enabled Land Bank gaining popularity
Source: PIB What is the News? According to the Ministry of Commerce, the India industrial land bank system has been integrated with industry-based GIS systems of 17 states so far and will achieve pan-India integration by December 2021. About India industrial Land Bank System: India Industrial Land Bank System(IILBS) was launched by the Department for… Continue reading GIS Enabled Land Bank gaining popularity
Joint Communication signed to secure rights of forest dwellers
Source: Indian Express What is the News? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has signed a Joint Communication to secure the rights of traditional forest dwellers and to ensure proper implementation of the Forest Rights Act,2006. Why was this Joint Communication signed? The Government of India had… Continue reading Joint Communication signed to secure rights of forest dwellers
The genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species Decoded by DBT-ILS
Source: PIB What is the News? Scientists have completed the genome sequencing of one of the highly salt-tolerant mangrove species, named Avicennia marina. Note: Genome sequencing is a process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism’s genome. About Avicennia marina: Avicennia marina is also called Banhi in Odia. It is one of the… Continue reading The genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species Decoded by DBT-ILS
KVIC Secures Trademark Registrations in Bhutan, UAE & Mexico
Source: PIB What is the News? Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) has recently secured trademark registrations in three countries – Bhutan, UAE and Mexico. How many countries has KVIC obtained Trademark Registration? So far, KVIC has Trademark registrations for the word mark “KHADI” in 6 countries namely Germany, UK, Australia, Russia, China and EU. However,… Continue reading KVIC Secures Trademark Registrations in Bhutan, UAE & Mexico
