Recently, the 9th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) for the INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge), has commenced. It is aligned with the ‘Start-up India’ initiative and is being executed by DST(Department of Science and Technology) with National Innovation Foundation– India (NIF), an autonomous body of DST. Under this, the students are …

To reduce the use of chemical fertilisers the Government is Planning to Launch the PM PRANAM (Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture Management Yojana) Scheme. To encourage the balanced use of fertilisers in conjunction with biofertilisers and organic fertilisers. To bring down the subsidy burden on chemical fertilisers, which is estimated to …

Recently, Research has shown that global warming, triggered by Climate Change, increases the fluctuations in the monsoon, resulting in both long dry periods and short spells of heavy rains. The Year 2022 has seen the second highest extreme events since 1902. An alarming case as incidents of floods and droughtshave increased. A shift in the track of …

Recently, India observed 28th World Ozone Day. Every year, 16th September is observed as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol. The theme of World Ozone Day 2022 is “Montreal Protocol@35: global cooperation protecting life on earth”. Highlights of World Ozone Day The …

Recently, India and Cambodia co-chaired the 19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ meeting in Cambodia. The Economic Ministers or their representatives from all the 10 ASEAN countries attended the meeting. The Ministers noted that trade and economic relations between ASEAN and India are starting to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the two-way trade between ASEAN and …