New Delhi, December 26, 2022: Remains of fossil lizards and snakes have been discovered recently from a late Miocene hominid locality of India (dated 9.1 Million Years) in Haritalyangar, Himachal Pradesh, indicating a seasonally wet sub-humid to semi-arid climate in the area with mean annual temperature of around 15–18.6°C during that period. It was similar to condition […]
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Central Bureau of Narcotics destroys illicit cannabis cultivation
New Delhi, September 22, 2022: On receiving specific intelligence about illicit cannabis cultivation in Himachal Pradesh, teams of officers of CBN were formed and dispatched. Officers of CBN verified the intelligence and further carried out physical surveys resulting in detection of more areas of illicit cultivation. Subsequently, destruction operation was started with support of District […]
Centre Grants ‘in-Principle’ Approval of three Bulk Drug Parks to Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi, September 02, 2022: The Department of Pharmaceuticals has conveyed ‘in-principle’ approval to the proposals of the three States Viz, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh under the Scheme for “Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks”, a key initiative to support the Bulk Drugs manufacturing in the country. The Scheme, with a financial outlay of Rs. 3,000 […]
Kota farmer develops mango variety that bears fruits round the year
New Delhi, April 9, 2021: Shrikishan Suman (55 years), a farmer from Kota, Rajasthan, has developed an innovative mango variety which is a regular and round-the-year dwarf variety of mango called Sadabahar, which is resistant to most major diseases and common mango disorders. The fruit is sweeter in taste, comparable to langra and being a dwarf […]
Cultivation and processing of aromatic plants doubles incomes of farmers in Himachal
New Delhi, March 8, 2021: Aromatic plants are bringing a revolution! Farmers in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, keen for new livelihood options to supplement their income from traditional crops like maize, paddy, and wheat, have found a new lease of life. Cultivation of aromatic plants has given them additional income. They have extracted […]
Independent verification of Swachh Bharat Gramin confirms 93% usage of toilets
The National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2017-18, conducted by an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) under the World Bank support project to the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), has found that 93.4% of the households in rural India who have access to a toilet use it. The NARSS also re-confirmed the Open Defecation Free (ODF) […]
Here are the names of Indian nationals killed in Iraq along with the states they belonged to
As India mourns her sons who were brutally killed by Islamic State terrorists in Iraq, the government of India today issued the names of the people who are said to be no more. India tolerant, ISIS danger to humanity, RSS nationalist: Sufi leader From Punjab to West Bengal, the list of Indian killed in Mosul, […]
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for all North-East States
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has been extended to the Indian citizens of all Hilly States including North-Eastern states and they will be treated as ‘Priority States.’ Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has decided to extend the benefits under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and release the LPG connections to the eligible beneficiaries swiftly. This step […]
Check out details of flood rescue and evacuation done by NDRF
The flood rescue and evacuation operation by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in various flood prone areas of country is in full swing. 44 self-contained flood rescue teams of National Disaster Response Force have been pre-positioned in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and […]