Earth day award for Nagaland forest guard
Alemba Yimchunger, a Forest Guard at Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary, Kipheri district of Nagaland, has been awarded the ‘Earth Day Network Star’ He has been awarded for his services rendered to …
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50% VVPAT verification will delay Lok Sabha election results by 6 days, ECI tells SC
In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, the Election Commission has said that increasing VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) verification to 50% would delay Lok Sabha election results …
Read MorePM’s speech didn’t violate the code of conduct: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to nation on the success of Mission Shakti, anti-satellite missile testing, did not violate the provision of ”party …
Read MoreRed Cross to send aid to crisis-hit Venezuela
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has announced that it would begin impartially distributing humanitarian aid in Venezuela. Venezuela has been experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis …
Read MoreFive varieties of Indian coffee awarded GI certification
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has recently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indian coffee. Geographical Indications (GI) is …
Read MoreBengal Odisha schemes held up for incomplete info: EC
The Election Commission has said that it had stopped Odisha’s Kalia Scheme and West Bengal’s Krishak Bandhu scheme under the Model Code of Conduct on the grounds that the schemes …
Read MoreDebris from anti-satellite test to disintegrate in 45 days: official
Defence sources have said that debris from anti-satellite missile test are expected to disintegrate in 45 days. India has assured that that there will be no space debris left as …
Read MoreNGT asks Chandigarh to formulate action plan
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Union Territory of Chandigarh to develop a Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in order to control air pollution. Air pollution has become …
Read MoreWill implement NRC in Bengal
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president has said that the party would introduce the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the West Bengal if the BJP government was voted back to …
Read MoreNow, a blockchain enabled marketplace app for coffee
The commerce ministry has launched a blockchain-based coffee e-marketplace app.It will help farmers integrate with markets so that they can realise fair prices for the commodity. Coffee Board is collaborating …
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