The online nomination process for the Sardar Patel National Unity Award, the highest civilian award in the field of contribution to the unity and integrity of India, has now been extended till 15.08.2020. The nominations are being received online in the Ministry of Home Affairs website https://nationalunityawards.mha.gov.in. The government of India …
Ludhiana 26 June 2020: College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana organized a national e-Poster Competition on the occasion of ‘World Environment Day’ on “Time for Nature” and “Impact of COVID-19 on Nature” themes. Every year, World Environment Day is celebrated to create public …
In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner owed a large sum of money to a loan-shark. The loan-shark was a very old, unattractive looking guy that just so happened to fancy the business owner’s daughter. He decided to offer the businessman a deal that …
CHANDIGARH—Cash starved is always in the spotlight since its inception for the wrong reason. Splurging hugely on ‘picnics’ along with family, public functions and foreign tours has been its happy days but at the cost of public woes. Going by the track record of the corporation, money is spent on …
CHANDIGARH—The Animal Protection released unseen footage on Thursday shows parts of the cruel training process, sometimes known as ‘the crush’, that young elephants endure making them submissive enough to interact with tourists. The harrowing footage was captured to document the most common techniques used to break the elephant’s spirits, which …
ON THE WORLD ANTI- DRUG DAY NGOs have a big role to play to eradicate the ills of drug – addiction : Mayank Foundation The news of the hacking to death of five persons that includes four members allegedly of a drug smugglers’ family and their driver in Tarn Taran, …
Jalandhar, June 25, 2020: Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar has taken an initiative to connect to students during times of distress through e-Sakhi app. The app was launched in January 2020. Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareen said that during the times of the Corona pandemic, many girl students …
CHANDIGARH–Researchers from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Government. of India, have traced the paleoclimatic history of the Indus River in Ladakh Himalaya with the help of geometric data from overlapping gravels of channel fills. They studied the discharge …
By-Mohammad Faiyaz Anwar, Scientist at Vigyan Prasar Science Portal CHANDIGARH–A study of a microscopic ancient marine algae (Coccolithophores) led by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found that there is a decrease in the concentration of oceanic calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the Southern Indian ocean. This …
CHANDIGARH–The National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research(NCPOR) has found a dramatic decline in the Arctic sea ice due to global warming. The decline of sea ice has led to a localized increase in evaporation, air humidity, cloud cover, and rainfall. Arctic sea ice is a sensitive indicator of climate …