Source: Indian Express What is the news? A list of new Union Cabinet ministers issued in Tamil Nadu has triggered a debate in political circles, by referring to ‘Kongu Nadu’, the informal name for a region in the western part of the state. Kongu Nadu ‘Kongu Nadu’ is neither a place with a PIN code… Continue reading What is Kongu nadu?
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State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 report
Source: Down to Earth What is the news? Key findings of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 report The FAO report has quoted a study done in 63 low- and middle-income countries covering a population of 3.5 billion on changes in the income of people. It… Continue reading State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 report
India’s first cryptogamic garden opens in Dehradun
Source: Indian Express What is the News? India’s first cryptogamic garden housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns, and fungi was inaugurated in the Chakran Town of Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district. Why was this Chakran Town chosen? The Cryptogamic Garden is located at Deoban in Chakrata at a height of 9,000 ft. This site was chosen… Continue reading India’s first cryptogamic garden opens in Dehradun
NTPC renewable arm to set up India’s first green hydrogen mobility project in Leh
Source: PIB What is the News? NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd has signed a MoU with the Union Territory of Ladakh to set up India’s First Green Hydrogen Mobility Project in Ladakh Region. Note: Green Hydrogen is clean hydrogen generated by using renewable energy such as solar power and wind energy. The by-products are water and… Continue reading NTPC renewable arm to set up India’s first green hydrogen mobility project in Leh
MoEFCC issues SOP: Violations may lead to closing, demolition of projects
Source: Indian Express What is the News? The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has issued the Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) to deal with cases of environmental violations. Background: The SOP is a result of orders from the National Green Tribunal which earlier in 2021 directed the ministry to put in place penalties and an… Continue reading MoEFCC issues SOP: Violations may lead to closing, demolition of projects
Finance Minister of India and Bhutan jointly launches BHIM–UPI in Bhutan
Source: PIB What is the News? The Union Minister of Finance of India along with the Finance Minister of Bhutan has jointly launched BHIM–UPI in Bhutan. Significance of this launch: Bhutan is now the first country to adopt UPI standards for its QR deployment. It will also be the first country in our immediate neighbourhood… Continue reading Finance Minister of India and Bhutan jointly launches BHIM–UPI in Bhutan
Suborbital flight: Fast enough to reach space, not stay there
Source: Indian Express What is the News? Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and five others undertook a trip to the “edge of space”, and reached an altitude of 85 km from Earth before returning. Such a trip is called a Suborbital Flight. What is Suborbital Flight? Suborbital Flights occur when a spacecraft reaches space, but… Continue reading Suborbital flight: Fast enough to reach space, not stay there
NTPC to build India’s largest solar park in Rann of Kutch
Source: PIB What is the News? NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL), a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, will set up the country’s single largest solar park at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. About the Solar Park in Gujarat: The 4,750-megawatt(MW) Solar Park at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat will be set up by NTPC Renewable… Continue reading NTPC to build India’s largest solar park in Rann of Kutch
India to display relics of St. Ketevan
Source: The Hindu What is the News? According to the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI), the relics of St. Queen Ketevan that were found in Goa in 2005 are likely to be put on display in India as well as her native Georgia. Who was St Queen Ketevan? St Queen Ketevan also known as Ketevan the… Continue reading India to display relics of St. Ketevan
Planetary conjunction of Mars, Venus
Source: The Hindu What is the News? Earth’s two immediate neighbors Mars and Venus will come closest to each other. This event is called planetary conjunction. What is Conjunction? The conjunction is the name given to any event where planets or asteroids appear to be very close together in the sky when viewed from the Earth. … Continue reading Planetary conjunction of Mars, Venus
