New Delhi, March 05, 2023: Garcinia pedunculata, a medicinal plant commonly called ‘Borthekera’ in the Assamese language, traditionally forbidden for raw consumption, has been found to protect from heart diseases. Administration of the dried pulp of the ripe fruit of the medicinal plant reduced cardiac hypertrophy indicators and oxidative stress and heart inflammation brought on […]
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Digitisation of longest continuous solar observations can help explore impact of variations of the Sun on climate
New Delhi, March 01, 2023: The longest continuous observations of the Sun taken from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO)–one of the oldest astronomical observatories have been digitised and made available for community use. The digitised record of solar observations over more than 100 years taken on photographic plates/films can help scientists around the world strengthen their […]
NHAI to Explore Use of Phosphor-Gypsum in National Highway Construction
New Delhi, Feb 28, 2023: Keeping its commitment to encourage use of waste material to build ecologically sustainable National Highway Infrastructure, NHAI along with Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers is going to take up field trials on NHAI projects for use of Phosphor-Gypsum in National Highway construction to achieve a circular economy […]
Coal India Ltd Converts 30 Mined Out Areas Into Eco-Tourism Destinations
New Delhi, Feb 27, 2023: Coal India Limited (CIL) is in the process of converting its abandoned mines into eco-parks which have become popular as eco-tourism destinations. These eco-parks and tourism sites are also proving to be a source of livelihood for local populace. Thirty such eco-parks are already attracting steady footfalls and plans are […]
Coal Ministry to Commence Forward Auction of Commercial Coal Mines from Feb 27
New Delhi, Feb 26, 2023: The Ministry of Coal had launched the 6th round and 2nd attempt of 5th round of commercial coal mines auctions on November 03, 2022, which received unprecedented response from industry and 96 bids were received for 36 coal mines, including participation from many first time bidders, reflecting the enthusiasm among the bidders and […]
5.07 LMT of wheat auctioned in the 3rd e-auction of Food Corporation of India
New Delhi, 24, 2023: The third e-auction to offload wheat under OMSS (D) was held on 22.02.2023. Stocks were offered from 620 depots spread over 23 Regions of FCI across the country. Total quantity of 11.79 LMT was offered and 5.07 LMT of wheat has been auctioned. Against the all India weighted average reserve price […]
NTPC ranked as the top Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders Globally by S&P Platts
New Delhi, Feb 23, 2023: NTPC Limited, the country’s largest power generating company has been ranked No.1 Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders Globally in the S&P Global Commodity Insights Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings®-2022. These rankings are based on four key metrics- asset worth, revenues, profits and return on investment. NTPC is not […]
Non-cytotoxic nanocomposite coating to prevent post-surgical infections
New Delhi, Feb 22, 2023: A newly developed nanocomposite coating can inhibit biofilm formation and also kill attached bacteria, thereby helping tackle growing post-operative infections, a common occurrence these days due to antibiotic resistance in bacteria, These post-operative surgical site infections (SSIs), which according to WHO, affect 11 percent of patients in low and middle-income […]
India’s Mineral Production Goes up by 10 % in December 2022
New Delhi, Feb 21, 2023: The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of December, 2022 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 107.4, is 9.8% higher as compared to the level in the month of December, 2021, as per the provisional figures of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). At the same time, the […]
Ministry targets 1017 million ton coal production in 2023-24
New Delhi, Feb 16, 2023: The target of all India coal production has been fixed at 1017 Million Ton (MT) for the financial year 2023-24. steps taken by the Government to increase domestic coal production by engaging Mining Developers cum Operators (MDOs) are as under:- (i) Coal India Limited (CIL) has identified 15 projects with […]