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News: For food serving utensils made of agricultural byproducts, new guidelines have been released by the Bureau of Indian guidelines (BIS). The purpose of food serving utensils created from agricultural waste is to lessen plastic pollution and to promote sustainability. Utilising kitchenware made of biodegradable agricultural byproducts can help protect the environment, preserve natural resources, …
Read MoreNews: The Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will receive about 50 hectares of land from Gangotri National Park (GNP) in Uttarakhand so they may build new bunkers and border outposts close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). In 1989, the Gangotri National Park was created in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. It comprises Gaumukh at …
Read MoreNews: Recently, there was a boating accident near the Spanish Canary Islands. A small boat carrying migrants towards Spain’s Canary Islands capsized, leaving more than 30 people perhaps dead. Authorities in Spain and Morocco have not established how many people were on board the ship or how many may still be missing. Caribbean Islands: Atlantic …
Read MoreOrganisms on planet earth are broadly divided into prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The former arel unicellular, do not have any organelles such as mitochondria, and their DNA is not packaged into a nucleus. Eukaryotes have mitochondria, their DNA is packaged into a nucleus, and most of them are complex, multicellular beings. About 50 years ago, a …
Read MoreContext: Recently two California-based companies were cleared to make and sell cell-cultivated chicken, the ‘official’ name of chicken meat that is grown in a laboratory for human consumption. As a concept, it is being hailed by stakeholders as a major step towards reducing carbon emissions associated with the food industry worldwide. What is cell-cultivated chicken? …
Read MoreNews: The latest generation of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Sarmat, which can carry ten or more nuclear warheads, will soon be deployed for combat duty, according to the Russian president. Russia’s latest generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles is the RS-28 Sarmat. The Sarmatian people of the fourth and fifth centuries BC are honoured by …
Read MoreNews: According to the recently released annual Gender Gap Report, 2023, India was placed 127 out of 146 nations in terms of gender parity – an advance of eight places from last year. India moved up eight spots from the previous year to 127th place out of 146 nations in terms of gender parity. India …
Read MoreNews: Anthropologists have found a hitherto unidentified ancient Mayan city in the southern Mexican jungle. The country’s Yucatan Peninsula’s Balamku nature reserve contains an ancient Maya metropolis. The Yucatec Maya name for this city is Ocomtun, which translates to “stone column” in English. Between 250 and 1000 AD, this would have been a significant centre …
Read MoreNews: The Titan, a ship that vanished in the North Atlantic near the Titanic tragedy. A small boat or other ship called a submersible is made specifically for research and exploration. Its range of motion and maximum underwater stay time are more constrained. A mother ship that can launch and recover a submersible is required. …
Read MoreNews: Recently, security measures were put in place for pilgrims and visitors travelling to the Kamakhya temple for the Ambubachi Mela. The venerable Kamakhya Temple hosts the yearly Hindu exhibition known as Ambubachi Mela. It is observed around the middle of June, during the Assamese month of Ahaar, which also happens to be the monsoon …
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