India, Iran sign MoU for smooth movement of seafarers between both countries

Source: The post is based on the article “India, Iran sign MoU for smooth movement of seafarers between both countries” published in The Hindu on 23rd August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the significance of this MoU signed between India and Iran?3 What is the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification… Continue reading India, Iran sign MoU for smooth movement of seafarers between both countries

Purslane: This common weed can offer drought-resistant crops

Source: The post is based on the article “This common weed can offer drought-resistant crops” published in Down To Earth on 8th August 2022. What is the News? A study has found that a common weed named “Portulaca oleracea”, commonly known as purslane, offers important clues about creating drought-tolerant crops in a world beset by… Continue reading Purslane: This common weed can offer drought-resistant crops

‘Kerala Savari’, India’s first online taxi service as a public option

Source: The post is based on the article “‘Kerala Savari’, India’s first online taxi service as a public option” published in The Hindu on 23rd August 2022. What is the News? Kerala has soft launched ‘Kerala Savari’, the country’s first online taxi service owned by a State government. What is Kerala Savari? It is an… Continue reading ‘Kerala Savari’, India’s first online taxi service as a public option

Puros helmet: A breath of fresh air for bikers

Source: The post is based on the article “A breath of fresh air for bikers” published in PIB on 22nd August 2022. What is the News? A Delhi Based Startup has developed a helmet called “Puros”. This helmet can help two-wheeler riders breathe clean air.  What is Puros? Puros is an anti-pollution helmet that can… Continue reading Puros helmet: A breath of fresh air for bikers

Explained: Who was Pandurang Khankhoje, Ghadarite revolutionary and a hero of Mexico?

Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Who was Pandurang Khankhoje, Ghadarite revolutionary and a hero of Mexico?” published in Indian Express on 23rd August 2022. What is the News? Lok Sabha Speaker will be travelling to Mexico where he will unveil statues of Swami Vivekananda and Maharashtra-born freedom fighter and agriculturalist Pandurang… Continue reading Explained: Who was Pandurang Khankhoje, Ghadarite revolutionary and a hero of Mexico?

Improving rice yield with an additional gene

Source: The post is based on the article “Improving rice yield with an additional gene” published in The Hindu on 20th August 2022. What is the News? Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have discovered a way to boost the yield of rice crops by up to 40%.  What did the Chinese Scientists… Continue reading Improving rice yield with an additional gene

Hunger Stones: Carved in stone: What are these warning signs that Europe’s drought has revealed

Source: The post is based on the article “Carved in stone: What are these warning signs that Europe’s drought has revealed” published in Down To Earth on 18th August 2022. What is the News? Europe is suffering from the worst drought in half a millennium. Rivers have dried up so much that ‘hunger stones’ have… Continue reading Hunger Stones: Carved in stone: What are these warning signs that Europe’s drought has revealed

Lancet warns about ‘Tomato Flu’ in India among children

Source: The post is based on the article “Lancet warns about ‘Tomato Flu’ in India among children” published in The Hindu on 23rd August 2022. What is the News? Lancet has sounded an alarm over the emergence of a new non-life-threatening virus called tomato flu among children below five years of age. Note: Tomato Flu… Continue reading Lancet warns about ‘Tomato Flu’ in India among children

Union Minister unveils India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune

Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister unveils India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune” published in PIB on 21st August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus3 What are the advantages of fuel cells?4 About the Bisphenol-A pilot plant in… Continue reading Union Minister unveils India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune

Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies

Source: The post is based on the article “Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies” published in Livemint on 22nd August 2022. What is the News? Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere— from the US to waterways in Europe and China—are impacting the global trade system already under stress. Which countries are experiencing droughts? Parts of China… Continue reading Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies

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