India notifies pact with US to check tax evasion by MNCs
India has notified the inter-governmental agreement with the United States for exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports.
Committee constituted to oversee clean air program
The Union Environment Ministry has constituted a committee to implement the National Clean Air Program (NCAP).
Karnataka’s Ishad mango is becoming rare
Hybrid varieties pose intense competition to local mango variety called Ishad.
Goldman Environmental Prize
Goldman Environmental Prize honors grassroots environmental heroes from the world’s six inhabited continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands & Island Nations, North America, and South & Central America.
Ultrasensitive quantum thermometer
Recently, researchers at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, have developed an ultrasensitive quantum thermometer using graphene quantum dots.
Corridor linking India, Myanmar no longer under BRI framework
Chinese Foreign Ministry website has not listed the BCIM as a project covered by the BRI.
Delhi HC lifts Centre’s curbs on GI tag for basmati rice
The Delhi High Court has struck down the decision of the Central government restricting the famously aromatic basmati rice production to only seven States in the Indo-Gangetic plains.
Comfort food leads to more weight gain during stress: study
Researchers have discovered a molecular pathway in the brain, controlled by insulin, which drives the additional weight gain.
The rediscovery of wild food plants
Wild food plants (WFPs) constitute a special category it neither cultivated nor domesticated.
Jan Dhan Data
Over the last three years, the number of Jan Dhan beneficiaries has risen from 22 crore to 35 crore, as of April 10, 2019.