The Inner-Line Permit (ILP) had been the Centre’s biggest gift to Manipur since its statehood. Implemented under the British-era Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, the ILP is an official document issued to let an Indian citizen enter a protected area for …
The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) along with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Indiahas come up with a unique initiative a “firefly bird diverter” for overhead power lines in areas where Great Indian Bustard (GIB) populations are …
Plastic-like Jute material developed in Bangladesh The Sonali Bag or Golden Bag is a cellulose-based biodegradable bioplastic alternative to plastic bags, particularly polythene bags, developed in Bangladesh by Mubarak Ahmad Khan Mubarak Ahmad Khan invented the bag from jute in …
India will hold a dry run for the largest and most ambitious mass immunisation programme in its history in the next week The dry run is intended to test the country’s flagship vaccine delivery IT platform, Co-Win, at every stage …
Botanists have discovered a new species of wild sun rose from the Eastern Ghats in India. The new species, named Portulaca laljii, discovered from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh has unique features such as a tuberous root, no hair …
A new form of transport currently being developed by a number of companies, hyperloop envisages passengers travelling at high speeds in floating pods located inside giant low-pressure tubes, either above or below ground. The system is not in commercial use …
The 1000-year old heritage art – the Monpa Handmade Paper of Arunachal Pradesh – which was driven to the extinction, has come to life once again, with the committed efforts of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The art of …
SGBs are government securities denominated in grams of gold. They are substitutes for holding physical gold Investors have to pay the issue price in cash and the bonds will be redeemed in cash on maturity. The Bond is issued by …
A UK based think-tank, the Centre for Economics and Business Research has said that Indian economy will again overtake the UK to become the fifth largest economy in 2025 and race to the third spot by 2030. India had overtaken …
Llama, (Lama glama), South American member of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla), closely related to the alpaca, guanaco, and vicuña, which are known collectively as lamoids. Unlike camels, lamoids do not have the characteristic camel humps; they are slender-bodied …