The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a ₹3,004.63-crore project to enhance the facilities at Paradip Port, including the development of a Western dock to accommodate the larger cape size vessels, a government statement said. The project …
India’s first hot air balloon safari in a tiger reserve was launched on December 25, 2020 in Madhya Pradesh’s world famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. The hot air balloon wildlife safari will be restricted to the buffer area, from where the …
Commission for Air Quality Management for Delhi-NCR has warned that commercial vehicles without RFID tags or inadequate balance in the tags, will not be allowed entry from January 1. RFID is a technology behind Fastag which uses radio frequency waves …
The Kolar Leaf-Nosed Batwas found in only two caves in the village of Hanumanahalli in Kolar district of Karnataka. For reasons that are still unknown, the bat became locally extinct in one of the two caves. And now, the Karnataka …
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday inaugurated India’s highest meteorological centre established at 3,500 m above sea level in Leh by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It will provide specialised weather forecasts for traffic movement on highways, agriculture and defence …
India’s first pollinator park was inaugurated on Tuesday at Haldwani in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district. It has around 50 different pollinator species, which include various species of butterflies, honeybees, birds and other insects. “The park has marigold, rose, hibiscus, jasmine for …
The Minister of Earth Sciences, Science & Technology, and Health & Family Welfare inaugurated the web-based application “Digital Ocean developed by INCOIS of M/o Earth sciences Digital Ocean platform is a first of its kind platform for ocean data management …
Manoj Dani, an independent U.S.-based researcher of art history, has painstakingly assimilated rare paintings pertaining to the battle and its key players in a work titled Battle of Panipat: In Light of Rediscovered Paintings. The book contains rare paintings from …
Newly-launched virtual module ‘Museum in a Box’ introduces children to sustainable water management that is specific to Indian topography The Care Earth Trust, in conjunction with the US Consulate General in Chennai launched ‘Museum in a Box’ as a starting …
The giant iceberg A68 has been drifting from in the Atlantic Ocean, this year due to an ocean current, the iceberg was propelled into the South Atlantic Ocean A68 iceberg is the biggest block of …