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18 countries join group on cryosphere loss
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18 countries join group on cryosphere loss

Science & Tech 25/11/22 07:09 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The melting of the cryosphere — areas on the planet with frozen water — due to climate change, is a global threat whose impact will not be restricted to mountain and polar countries, acco Read More...

IDFC FIRST Bank launches India’s first sticker-based debit card, FIRSTAP
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IDFC FIRST Bank launches India’s first sticker-based debit card, FIRSTAP

Science & Tech 25/11/22 07:04 AM IST
by Mahesh

'IDFC FIRST Bank has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch FIRSTAP, the country’s first sticker-based debit card.' The card is aimed at facilitating transac Read More...

Buddhist Nyingma sect finds ‘reincarnation’ of famous Rinpoche
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Buddhist Nyingma sect finds ‘reincarnation’ of famous Rinpoche

Science & Tech 25/11/22 06:58 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, the Nyingma sect has identified a boy from Spiti in Himachal Pradesh as the reincarnation of the late Taklung Setrung Rinpoche, a scholar known for his knowledge of Tibetan Tantric school.' Read More...

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority inaugurates continuous marine water quality monitoring station
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority inaugurates continuous marine water quality monitoring station

Science & Tech 25/11/22 06:51 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) in association with the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, has developed a Continuous Marine Water Quality Monitoring Station (CMWQMS) & launched Read More...

EXERCISE GARUDA SHAKTI
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EXERCISE GARUDA SHAKTI

Science & Tech 25/11/22 06:48 AM IST
by Mahesh

'As part of military-to-military exchange programs, a contingent of Indian Special Forces troops are currently engaged in a bilateral joint training Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI with Indonesian Special Forc Read More...

The Plastic Life Cycle report by CSE
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The Plastic Life Cycle report by CSE

Science & Tech 24/11/22 14:02 PM IST
by Mahesh

'CSE’s report comes at a time when the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) meeting is soon convening at Punta del Este, Uruguay, to develop an international legally binding instrument on Read More...

India’s Purnima Devi Barman is one of UNEP’s ‘Champions of the Earth’ for 2022
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India’s Purnima Devi Barman is one of UNEP’s ‘Champions of the Earth’ for 2022

Science & Tech 24/11/22 13:56 PM IST
by Mahesh

'India’s Purnima Devi Barman, an Assam-based wildlife biologist, is one of the five ‘Champions of the Earth’ for this year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).' The a Read More...

Scientists decide on new metric prefixes
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Scientists decide on new metric prefixes

Science & Tech 24/11/22 13:43 PM IST
by Mahesh

'International scientists gathered in France voted recently for new metric prefixes to express the world’s largest and smallest measurements, prompted by an ever-growing amount of data.' It m Read More...

Birth Anniversary of Tipu Sultan
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Birth Anniversary of Tipu Sultan

Science & Tech 24/11/22 06:42 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan was observed recently, bringing his contested legacy to the forefront of political discourse once again.' Tipu Sultan was born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu on N Read More...

Lophopetalum tanahgambut
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Lophopetalum tanahgambut

Science & Tech 24/11/22 06:36 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The newly-identified tree species belongs to the genus Lophopetalum in the cosmopolitan family Celastraceae.' This genus includes almost 20 currently recognized species native to India, Bangladesh Read More...