The Andhra Pradesh government launched what it claimed to be the country’s first online Waste Exchange Platform to ensure 100 per cent safe disposal of industrial toxic wastes. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the programme on the occasion of World Environment Day. The newly-floated AP Environment Management Corporation (EMC) will implement the […]
Union Power Minister has launched the #iCommit initiative for building an energy resilient future on 5 June 2020 to encourage all stakeholders and individuals to continue moving towards energy efficiency. The #iCommit initiative will function under the administration of the Ministry of Power. It is headed by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). The campaign will
The President of India has promulgated the two Ordinances namely the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Ordinance 2020 and the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance 2020. The move comes after the announcement of the landmark decisions by the Government of India for reforms in the agricultural sector for raising the income
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Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) discovered a low cost and efficient way to generate hydrogen from water using Molybdenum dioxide as a catalyst. They have found that Molybdenum dioxide (MoO2) nanomaterials annealed in hydrogen atmosphere can act as efficient catalysts. Using this, Hydrogen can be generated from water and produces water on
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World silver-medallist Amit Panghal and the seasoned Vikas Krishan were nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the Boxing Federation of India, which picked only Olympic-bound names as its nominees for the annual honours. BFI has nominated world bronze-winning trio of Lovlina Borgohain under 69kg, Simranjit Kaur under 64kg, and Manish Kaushik under
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Road Transport & Highways Minister has launched the UNDP national awareness campaign on ‘Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways’ on 5 June. The campaign aims to generate awareness and education for the masses at large towards reducing or eliminating mortality on the roads of both human beings and animals. As per the official
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Indian and Chinese armies held Lieutenant General-level talks in their first major attempt to resolve the month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The Indian delegation was led by Lt. Gen. Harinder Singh, Commander of 14 Corps, and the Chinese side was headed by the Commander of the Tibet Military District. Indian and Chinese officials held
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Human Resource Development Ministry has launched the Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP), an Internship Program with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the country. The first of its kind initiative TULIP is a program for providing internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all ULBs and Smart Cities across the country. TULIP programme is expected to provide
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World Environment Day is observed on 5 June to create awareness and action for the protection of the environment. The theme for the 2020 World Environment Day is ‘Biodiversity’. The theme focuses on a concern that is both urgent and existential. The theme was based on the recent events including bushfires in Brazil, the United
The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has approved support for a study by the National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures (NCVTC), ICAR-NRC from Hisar in Haryana, which will screen their library of 94 small molecule chemical inhibitors for antivirals against coronaviruses. The small molecule chemical inhibitors are known to inhibit cellular kinases, phosphatases, and
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