India’s proposal to include the great Indian bustard, Asian elephant and Bengal florican in Appendix I of UN Convention on Migratory Species was unanimously accepted.
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The paradoxical situation of its threat status, based on herbarium studies, and its ample occurrence, in reality, is a result of overlooking traditional knowledge in taxonomic surveys.
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Phase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM (G)] till 2024-25, will focus on Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF Plus), which includes ODF sustainability, and solid & liquid waste management.
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CSIR, New Delhi, has achieved the top position, while IISC-Bengaluru stands second. Dr Shekhar Mande, Director General, CSIR, has expressed his happiness over the ranking.
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Scientists from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), have developed an affordable stent graft and its delivery system, for treating thoracic aortic aneurysm.
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Govt of India: Taken together, the three proposed legislations create an environment of safeguards for women’s reproductive rights, addressing changing social contexts and technological advances.
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The Chinese Embassy has written that the State Council of China has decided to postpone the new semester of the universities. This includes Southwest University.
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To consider conservation measures for the Eastern tropical Pacific sperm whale and nut-cracking chimpanzee, two proposals will be presented at CMS COP13.
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NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant exhorted the API industry to become internationally competitive and go for a global scale of operations. He assured that the Govt will support the industry in its endeavours.
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The three-day event from 24 to 26 February, will take place in Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati.
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Dr Sheetal Gandotra plans to study how localisation of particular proteins to the lipid droplet can regulate the immune response of macrophages to an infection.
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The device can perform real-time monitoring of breath using open-source software installed on a smartphone.
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Since the initiation of PURSE in 2009, a total of Rs 900 Crores have been invested by the Department of Science & Technology to support 50 top-performing universities.
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SATHI will address the problems of accessibility, maintenance, redundancy and duplication of expensive equipment in our institutions while reaching out to the less endowed organizations.
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Dr Apoorva Khare will connect multifarious areas in mathematics, and find modern applications in various ‘big data’ problems.
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30 Swachh Iconic Places have been selected across the country in three phases, and are implementing their action plans for improving the sanitation facilities and overall cleanliness.
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Several projects on combating marine litter are already being implemented. Yesterday, the Govts of India & Norway signed a letter of intent to develop a new framework for collaboration on Integrated Ocean Mgmt & Research.
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The research may help designing flexible, impact-resistant protective gears using dense suspensions for injury prevention in sports and security applications.
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The findings have important implications because a regulatory protein with dual-activity could serve as a lead molecule for developing treatment for conditions caused by a faulty complement system.
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Young researchers of CSIR’s Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) were taken to a village in Assam to give them a better understanding of the issues faced by villagers.
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