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1) Sugarcane: India emerges as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar. A highly water intensive crop cultivated of tropical and subtropical areas. It grows well in hot and humid climate with a temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75cm and 100cm. ItRead more

1) herSTART’ Platform: herSTART’ is the initiative of Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council aims at supporting women-led startups. The platform has been launched with the aim that it will not only boost innovation and start-up efforts of women entrepreneurs but also help them connect with government as well as private enterprises. Through this platform,Read more

1) MGNREGS to fund work to reverse desertification: The government is now planning to bring convergence between MGNREGS and the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas(Published by the Environment Ministry in 2021): At least 30% of India’s total geographical area is under the category of “degraded land”. States with moreRead more

1) UAE’s visa rules: Under UAE’s new immigration laws, the five-year green visa will allow foreigners to sponsor themselves without any help from UAE nationals or their employers Now, green visa holders can sponsor their family members themselves. If the permit for a green visa holder expires, they will be given a period of upRead more

1) Lecanemab: it is an antibody that cleans protein deposits on brain cells and is used to treat Alzheimer’s Known as the “amyloid hypothesis,” a thesis holds that clumps of the protein beta-amyloid accumulate in toxic proportions as the disease progresses. Not only did lecanemab clear the amyloid build-up in the brain cells of participantsRead more

India mobile congress: India Mobile Congress (IMC) is the largest telecom, media, and technology forum in Asia, jointly organized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).   Not only is the India Mobile Congress the biggest technology event in Asia, it is also the biggest networking event in IndiaRead more

1) Encyclopedia of Tribes in Odisha: Odisha became the first state in the country to start an encyclopedia on tribal communities to document their age-old and unique traditions. The purpose of this book is to preserve the rapidly changing cultural identity of tribal communities in the state. It brings together both published and unpublished dataRead more

1) Vigyan Ratna The Centre has decided to do away with over 250 awards given to scientists and medical researchers. There is a recommendation to close down a few awards, reducing the number of awards to few important ones and reconstituting some of the important national awards. Further, the home secretary recommended setting up VigyanRead more

Council of scientific and industrial research (CSIR):CSIR was set up in 1942. It is one of the largest R&D organisations of India.This year the council is celebrating its 81st Foundation Day.CSIR covers a wide spectrum of science and technology – from oceanography, geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology and nanotechnology to mining, aeronautics, instrumentation, environmental engineeringRead more

Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojana(PMGKAY): The Union Cabinet has approved the extension for the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase VII) for a further period of 3 months i.e. October to December 2022. Under this welfare scheme, 5 kg of food grain per person per month is provided free of cost for allRead more