Month: October 2021

28 Oct

Georissa mawsmaiensis: New Species of Micro Snail Discovered from Meghalaya

Georissa mawsmaiensis: New Species of Micro Snail Discovered from Meghalaya A team of scientists from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment ( ATREE ), Bengaluru has...

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28 Oct

Afghanistan’s economy is imploding: UNDP

Afghanistan’s economy is imploding: UNDP The United Nations has said that Afghanistan’s economy is imploding, with all but three per cent of households expected to fall below the poverty...

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28 Oct

India’s productivity challenge is especially steep in service sectors

India’s productivity challenge is especially steep in service sectors Value-addition per worker needs to rise sharply in several fields for the country to enhance prosperity and reduce inequality It...

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28 Oct

Open Network for Digital Commerce

Open Network for Digital Commerce The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) in the ministry of commerce and industry is building an open network for digital...

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27 Oct

FSSAI ACT 2005

What is FSSAI? Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an autonomous statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Act). Ministry of...

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27 Oct

German Peace Prize 2021

German Peace Prize 2021 Zimbabwean novelist and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga on October 24, 2021, was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2021 for her artistic work as well as...

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27 Oct

Status of Coral Reefs of the World 2020

Status of Coral Reefs of the World 2020 The report, a flagship product of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), pays special attention to increasingly frequent mass global...

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27 Oct

Government amends Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2021

Government amends Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2021 Fixes one-time compensation at ₹1,000 per km The government notified Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to incorporate...

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