Telhara excavation site

Telhara is an excavation site in Bihar where the remains of an ancient Buddhist university are buried under a 35 ft high mound. The remains also include terracotta sealings with inscriptions in Pali language, similar to those found at the ..

Udyog Manthan

Udyog Manthan is an exercise, by the commerce ministry, focusing on productivity and quality in major sectors of services and manufacturing. Under this exercise, the ministry is to organise a series of seminars on 45 sectors like pharmaceuticals, medical devices, ..

Model Floriculture Centre

Model Floriculture Centre is centre for developing floriculture (flower cultivation) and its foundation stone was recently laid at Bagh-e-Bhour in Jammu by Baseer Ahmad Khan, Adviser to Lieutenant Governor. It is to be established in 3 years at a cost ..

Nari Shakti Puraskar

Nari Shakti Puraskar are awards conferred on occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8) every year in recognition of individuals’ work in the field of women empowerment. It is conferred by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to individuals, ..

Aero India Show

Aero India Show is the largest aero show in Asia. It is to be organised in Bengaluru, Karnataka as a 3 day mega event. This is to be the 13th edition of the show and it is to be conducted ..

LWE areas

LWE areas are regions that have been affected by left wind extremism i.e. insurgency by naxalites and maoists. It stretches across several states, especially Telangana and Chhattisgarh. They together form the ‘red corridor’ in eastern part of India. Recently, a ..

Band Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary

Band Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve in Rajasthan. It was previously the wildlife reserve of the Bharatpur rulers and it was declared a protected are in 1985. It is noted for its numerous bird species like the Black ..

Bansi Paharpur sandstone

Bansi paharpur sandstone is a unique type of sandstone (a type of sedimentary rock) that is noted for its pink color. It is sourced from Rajasthan and is now being used for the Ayodhya Ram Temple construction. Though the mining ..

The Economics of Biodiversity

‘The Economics of Biodiversity’ is a climate report given by Prof. Partha Dasgupta for the UK Treasury department. It is the first of its kind report giving the framework of relationship between economics and biodiversity. The review calls for embedding ..

MetroNeo

MetroNeo is a mass transit technology that is to be inaugurated at Nashik, Maharashtra. It is an energy efficient transport medium that is being proposed by the central government for adoption in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. The service makes use ..