Yuan Longping, a Chinese agricultural scientist whose breakthroughs in hybrid rice brought food security to China and transformed agriculture worldwide, died aged 9 Yuan is celebrated in China as the “father of hybrid rice” for his contributions to agriculture. In …
Researchers have found that the host range of all of the invasive whiteflies was increasing due to their polyphagous nature (ability to feed on various kinds of food) and prolific breeding. Whiteflies are Hemipterans that typically feed on the undersides …
The Ministry of Ayush is organising various activities in the run up to the International Day of Yoga, 2021. One among these is a series of five webinars that the Ministry is organising under the broad theme of “Be with …
Union Minister of Rural Development launched National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) app and Area officer monitoring App. The NMMS App permits taking real time attendance of workers at Mahatma Gandhi NREGS worksites along with geotagged photograph, which will increase citizen …
The Central government nominated 12 eminent artistes and musicians as members of the governing board of the Kalakshetra Foundation. Kalakshetra Foundation is an arts and cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art and crafts, especially …
The Supreme Court upheld a government move to allow lenders to initiate insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors, who are usually promoters of big business houses, along with the stressed corporate entities for whom they gave guarantee. It held that the …
Astronomers have discovered a new active galaxy identified as the farthest gamma-ray emitting galaxy that has so far been stumbled upon. “PSIR Answer Writing” course visit www.upschacks.com This active galaxy called the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy, which is about …
The ambitious Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) came to a close with the release of two rhinos — an adult male and a female — in Assam’s Manas National Park transported from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary about 185 km east. …
An apex body of Naga tribes has asked the Nagaland government not to be hasty with the exercise to prepare the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), seen as a variant of Assam’s National Register of Citizens. “PSIR Answer …
Union Health Minister, will launch a new mission called `Aahaar Kranti’. Best “PSIR Answer Writing” course visit www.upschacks.com The mission is aimed to spread the message of the need for a nutritionally balanced diet and to understand the importance of …