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Hyderabad: Recently, two Indian sites – Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in UP have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Read about wetlands and the new Ramsar Convention and the new Ramsar sites in detail… Wetlands are areas where water is the primary factor controlling the […]

Hyderabad: The saffron bowl of India, so far confined to parts of Kashmir, has now spread its wings to parts of the North East through the focused efforts of the North East Centre For Technology Application & Reach (NECTAR). Read more about the initiative… North East Center for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) under Saffron […]

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Hyderabad: The Russia-Ukraine crisis entered another day that is expected to be packed with diplomatic efforts to prevent the simmering tensions from boiling over into war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks in Kyiv while Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Argentinian counterpart Alberto Fernandez in Moscow. Here […]

Hyderabad: Students and faculty of the Anurag University, Hyderabad, have embarked on a journey to launch a satellite named ANURAGsat this year. Over 200 students will develop, build, integrate, test, launch and monitor the satellite using hands-on experience under the supervision of faculty and global space tech organizations. The satellite will be put into Earth’s […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) on Wednesday announced spot admissions into first year MA English, MCom, MSc Statistics, MSc Organic Chemistry, and MSc Biotechnology courses in Telangana Social Welfare Residential Degree & PG College for Women (TSWRD& PGCW) for the academic year 2021-22. Candidates who qualified in the Common Post Graduate […]

Bengaluru: Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform*, today announced the formation of ‘Unacademy Grievance Redressal Council’ (UGRC), a first of its kind initiative in the EdTech industry in India. The council will be chaired by Dr. Rajan Saxena, a prominent academician and a retired Vice-Chancellor. UGRC will provide a three-tiered redressal system, with external independent oversight, […]

Hyderabad: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) indigenous new launch rockets, called the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), will have its maiden development flight in April, new Chairman Dr S Somanath indicated. The SSLV aims to cater to the market for the launch of small satellites into Earth’s low orbits that has emerged in recent […]

Hyderabad: Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi and Haryana to enforce the Environment Management Plan (EMP) that the two governments have prepared for the rejuvenation and protection of the Najafgarh Jheel, a transboundary wetland. Read it… The implementation of these action plans is to be monitored by the National Wetland Authority through […]

Hyderabad: Indonesia’s parliament recently passed a law approving the relocation of its capital from slowly sinking Jakarta to a site 2,000 kilometres away on jungle-clad Borneo island that will be named “Nusantara”. No timeframe has yet been set for finalisation of the project and Jakarta will remain the capital until a presidential decree is issued […]

Hyderabad: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Davos Agenda Summit 2022, through video-conferencing. The “Davos Agenda 2022” summit is being held digitally from January 17 to January 21, 2022, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The theme of the event is “The State of the World.” The WEF annual meeting […]

Cropland area across the world increased 9 per cent and cropland net primary production (NPP) by 25 per cent from 2003-2019, according to a new study. The growth was primarily due to agricultural expansion in Africa and South America, a recent study said. Read in detail more about the cropland expansion across the globe… Cropland […]

Hyderabad: The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on last week released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021. The report showed a continuing increase in forest cover across the country, but experts flagged some of its other aspects as causes for concern, such as a decline in forest cover in the […]

Hyderabad: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan took charge as the new Director of Indian Institute of Technology Madras on Monday. He took charge as Director from his predecessor, Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, who has completed two terms as the Director of the Institute. Dr. Kamakoti took charge in the presence of Deans, Dr. Jane Prasad, Registrar, and other […]

Hyderabad: As the world enters the third year of the Covid pandemic, the climate crisis remains the biggest long-term threat facing humanity, according to the 2022 Global Risks Report. Read more about the report in detail… Respondents to the 2022 World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey ranked ‘Climate action failure’ as the number one […]

Hyderabad: India is a youthful country, with the highest youth and children population in the world. The National Youth Day is a recognition of the contribution youth make to society and in the nation-building. A healthy youth generation has an unmatched potential to contribute towards the betterment of our society. It is about the rights […]

Hyderabad: North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s “war deterrent.” North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s nuclear “war deterrent.” The report by […]

Hyderabad: The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is held every year in Las Vegas. It’s typically the largest event of its kind and the trends seen there are a harbinger of what’s to come in the months ahead in areas such as televisions, laptops, streaming content, health and fitness, smart homes, and transportation. Last week […]

Hyderabad: Chirayush, a student of class XI represented Telangana State and secured a silver medal in the 73rd National Track Cycling Championship 2021 by Rajasthan Road Riders and Cycling Federation of India recently. The school chairman Ch Malla Reddy and staff congratulated the student on the achievement, a statement from the school said. The school […]

Hyderabad: A free vaccination drive for children between 15 and 18 was organised under the aegis of Pallavi Group of Institutions at its various campuses in Hyderabad. Students in large numbers were vaccinated at Pallavi Model School branches at Boduppal, Bowenpally, Alwal and Pallavi International School Gandipet, a press statement from the school said. The […]

A selection of practices, activities and trends in which the coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally transformed our lives. Smarter ventilation, sanitation: Adequate ventilation in indoor spaces to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Intensive and regular sanitising and handwashing are highly recommended. Avoid mass gatherings: Many people continue to “stay in the bubble” and keep away from […]

Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) is celebrating its 25th Foundation Day on Sunday. Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat, Emeritus Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi & Former chairman, University Grants Commission will deliver an online lecture on ‘Where do the Muslim lag behind in higher education?: Lessons for […]

Kazakhstan is a huge country, the size of Western Europe, situated in Central Asia and bordering Russia and China. Made up mostly of mountains and arid steppe land, it has a population of only 19 million people. It gained independence in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. THE TRIGGER New Year increase in […]

New Delhi: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) admit cards, which were scheduled to be released on Friday, were postponed and the examination dates have been marked as tentative on the website, signalling that it can be delayed. Earlier, GATE 2022 examinations were scheduled to be held on February 5, 6, 12 and 13, […]