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Species of Honeybee
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Species of Honeybee

Science & Tech 08/11/22 21:08 PM IST
by Mahesh

'A new species of endemic honeybee named Apis karinjodian or Indian black honeybee, has been discovered in the Western Ghats, taking the species of honeybees in the world to 11.' Classified as near Read More...

Siddharth Chatterjee
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Siddharth Chatterjee

Science & Tech 08/11/22 13:17 PM IST
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'Senior UN official Siddharth Chatterjee of India has formally taken over as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, a key posting of overseeing the work of 27 agencies, funds and programmes Read More...

UGC announces draft norms for deemed universities
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UGC announces draft norms for deemed universities

Science & Tech 08/11/22 13:12 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The University Grants Commission (UGC) recently released a draft revision of its guidelines for declaring higher education institutions as “deemed-to-be universities” and made “mult Read More...

EWS quota
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EWS quota

Science & Tech 08/11/22 13:07 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, the Supreme Court of India rd referred the petitions challenging the 103 Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 to a five-judge constitution bench, saying it involves ‘substantial questio Read More...

‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’
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‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’

Science & Tech 08/11/22 13:03 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Ministry of Education under the leadership of Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will be celebrating ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas&rsquo Read More...

New hope for malaria vaccine
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New hope for malaria vaccine

Science & Tech 08/11/22 07:00 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Malaria kills nearly 600,000 people every year, the majority of whom are children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa.' The need to develop an effective vaccine against the disease has lon Read More...

Inaccessibility of agri-automation to small-scale producers can deepen inequalities: FAO
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Inaccessibility of agri-automation to small-scale producers can deepen inequalities: FAO

Science & Tech 08/11/22 06:56 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Agricultural automation, which includes anything from tractors to artificial intelligence, play an important role in making food production more efficient and environmentally friendly.' But it can Read More...

The Falcon Heavy launch: the most powerful operational rocket in the world
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The Falcon Heavy launch: the most powerful operational rocket in the world

Science & Tech 08/11/22 06:50 AM IST
by Mahesh

'On November 1, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into a geosynchronous Earth orbit from the Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S.' SpaceX claims Fal Read More...

Ujjain to Get World’s First Vedic Clock
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Ujjain to Get World’s First Vedic Clock

Science & Tech 07/11/22 21:56 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Madhya Pradesh education minister Mohan Yadav laid the foundation stone of the world’s first Vedic Clock at the 300-year-old Jiwaji Observatory in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.' The Jiwaji observa Read More...

ISRO plans to return to Mars, explore dark side of moon with Japan
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ISRO plans to return to Mars, explore dark side of moon with Japan

Science & Tech 07/11/22 21:50 PM IST
by Mahesh

'After missions to the moon and Mars, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has now set its eyes on Venus and also plans to explore the dark side of the moon in collaboration with Japan.' A Read More...