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Ken-Betwa river-linking project
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Ken-Betwa river-linking project

Science & Tech 26/12/24 11:13 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken- Betwa River Linking National Project on the 100th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.' The KBLP envi Read More...

Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendations on MSP
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Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendations on MSP

Science & Tech 19/12/24 10:23 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A parliamentary committee  has recommended implementing a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Price, amid a slew of measures to improve farmers’ welfare.' The Parliamentary Standing Co Read More...

kodo millet
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kodo millet

Science & Tech 03/11/24 10:58 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Ten wild elephants from a herd of 13 died over the last three days in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.' The  deaths could have been caused by “mycotoxins associated wit Read More...

Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha
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Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha

Science & Tech 22/10/24 05:24 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The IMD said that the low-pressure system over the East-central Bay of Bengal would likely intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, and is expected to cross into north Odisha and West Bengal.' Cycl Read More...

Paddy variety PR-126
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Paddy variety PR-126

Science & Tech 18/10/24 11:33 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Eight years after it was introduced in 2016, the widely cultivated short-duration paddy variety PR-126 finds itself at the centre of controversy in Punjab.' Citing lower out-turn ratio (OTR, which Read More...

Swell waves
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Swell waves

Science & Tech 16/10/24 11:34 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in Hyderabad, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, has issued extensive advisories for swell waves for And Read More...

National Agriculture Code
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National Agriculture Code

Science & Tech 05/10/24 09:59 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) organised a workshop to expedite development of the National Agriculture Code (NAC).' NAC is envisaged to incorporate emerging agricultural technologies, novel far Read More...

Pyrocumulonimbus cloud
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Pyrocumulonimbus cloud

Science & Tech 08/08/24 11:18 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The wildfires currently raging in the United States and Canada are so intense that they have created ‘pyrocumulonimbus’ clouds, which have the potential to spit out thunder and spark more Read More...

Heat stress is more than a degree of concern
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Heat stress is more than a degree of concern

Science & Tech 23/07/24 13:29 PM IST
by Mahesh

'In recent periods, climate change and environmental degradation have significantly affected the safety and the health of workers worldwide. ' Heat stress is anticipated to affect labour efficiency Read More...

Heat domes
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Heat domes

Science & Tech 12/07/24 10:09 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The entire western United States has come under the grip of a sweltering heatwave, which began last week.' Nearly 75 million people are under heat alerts, and temperature records are tumbling. Th Read More...