Vice President of India has inaugurated the fifth edition of Aqua Aquaria India-2019. The theme of the event is “Taking Blue revolution to India’s hinterland”. The event is being organised by the Marine Products Export Development Authority(MPEDA). Addressing the session,Vice President said that India is the second largest fish producer in the world with a… Continue reading 5th AQUA AQUARIA INDIA 2019
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Special Tiger Force for Corbett Reserve set up
Uttarakhand Government has decided to set up Special Tiger Force for Corbett Tiger Reserve(CTR). The special tiger force will check illegal human intrusion into the reserve through villages located on its fringes and serve as a second layer of protection for tigers at the CTR. Jim Corbett National Park was established in 1936 as Hailey… Continue reading Special Tiger Force for Corbett Reserve set up
India to become largest importer of coking coal by 2025, says Fitch Solutions
According to a Fitch report,India will overtake China as the largest importer of coking coal by 2025. The report has forecasted that India’s coking coal consumption will grow at an annual average rate of 5.4% between 2019 and 2028 due to robust expansion in steel production in the country. However,China will continue to account for… Continue reading India to become largest importer of coking coal by 2025, says Fitch Solutions
Panel to study uranium contamination in A.P.’s Kadapa district
The Andhra Pradesh government has ordered an inquiry into complaints about groundwater pollution caused by the uranium processing project of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited(UCIL) at Tummalapalle of Kadapa district. UCIL is a centrally owned Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) for uranium mining and uranium processing under the Department of Atomic Energy. It was founded… Continue reading Panel to study uranium contamination in A.P.’s Kadapa district
Chhattisgarh: India’s first garbage cafe to be opened in Ambikapur
India’s first Garbage Café will soon be opened in the city of Ambikapur in north Chhattisgarh.It is a step towards making the city plastic-free. This initiative is led by the Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh.The city has been hailed as the second cleanest city in the country in Swachhata rankings. In this unique Cafe’, poor… Continue reading Chhattisgarh: India’s first garbage cafe to be opened in Ambikapur
IT Ministry partners Google on ‘Build for Digital India’
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Google has signed a statement of intent to roll-out ‘Build for Digital India’. The programme will give engineering students a platform to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions that address key social problems. As part of the programme, engineering students will be invited to present their ideas in… Continue reading IT Ministry partners Google on ‘Build for Digital India’
Ek Bharat, Vijayi Bharat
Kanyakumari-based Vivekanand Kendra and its state units will launch a year-long nation-wide mass contact programme titled “Ek Bharat Vijayi Bharat” on September 2,2019. The mass contact programme coincides with the 50th foundation year of Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari. The programme will involve around 20,000 workers of around 1,005 units of Vivekanand Kendra across the… Continue reading Ek Bharat, Vijayi Bharat
North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP)
The North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) has empowered the poor and improved the lives of people in about 3 lakh rural households in Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. NERLP is World Bank aided multi-state livelihood project under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region(DoNER).The project was launched in 2012. The project aims to… Continue reading North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP)
National Lab Directory
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs has launched the National Laboratory Directory. The National Lab Directory is an online platform created by the National Standards Body of India, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). It is a one-stop-shop for all testing needs of the industries, academia, researchers and other stakeholders who need to get their testing facilities… Continue reading National Lab Directory
10 years of H1N1 influenza: outbreaks in India, infection trends in the states
Researchers from the National Centre for Disease Control data(NCDC) has published a study titled ‘Influenza A (H1N1) in India – changing epidemiology and its implications’. The study has said that the first case of influenza A H1N1 virus also known as Swine flu was reported in Mexico in April,2009. Later the infection spread and a… Continue reading 10 years of H1N1 influenza: outbreaks in India, infection trends in the states
