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13/11/2023

Numbers of earthen lamps lit the Teetwal hamlet in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Sunday as Diwali was celebrated for the first time at the Mata Sharda Devi temple in the last 75 years, the organiser of the event claimed.

12/11/2023

enters for lighting the highest number of lamps (over 2.2 million) simultaneously at a single location

09/11/2023

As artificial intelligence (AI) reaches the peak of its popularity, researchers have warned the industry might be running out of training data – the fuel that runs powerful AI systems. This could slow down the growth of AI models, especially large language models, and may even alter the trajectory of the AI revolution. But why is a potential lack of data an issue, considering how much there are on the web? And is there a way to address the risk?

08/11/2023

Voting to the 40-seat Mizoram Assembly began today, to decide the fate of 174 candidates in the State. According to the Chief Electoral Officer’s office, over 8.5 lakh voters will exercise their franchise in 1,276 polling stations today.

For the first time in five decades, foreigners have become a poll issue in Mizoram much like in neighbouring Assam where “Bangladeshis” have been an electoral staple. But while the thrust in Assam has been on driving the non-citizens out, Mizoram has made the refuge-seekers feel at home. Mizoram is currently hosting about 33,000 Chin people from Myanmar and some 800 Kuki-Chins from Bangladesh. The Chins and Kuki-Chins are ethnically related to the majority Mizos of Mizoram, who prefer to refer to their “brothers and sisters” from across the international borders as displaced people and not refugees or foreigners. The Myanmar nationals fled a civil war that has ripped the country following a military coup in February 2021. The Bangladesh nationals escaped sporadic battles between the Bangladeshi armed forces and Kuki-Chin extremist groups in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.The State shares a 318-km border with Bangladesh and a 510-km border with Myanmar.

06/11/2023

“Generally, the female pink bollworm releases 3 mg of s*x pheromone whereas each PB Knot releases around 158-160 mg. The high dosage confuses the male moth in locating the actual female, and its futile search for the female partner eventually results in the death of the male adult, thus hampering the mating process,” explains M. Sivaramakrishna, scientist at RARS (Regional Agricultural Research Station), who is in charge of the project.

“The key to the success of this technology lies in the timing of the tagging, which should be done 35-40 days after sowing and implemented on a community basis in an extent of at least 50 acres,” says N.C. Venkateswarlu, Associate Director of Research, RARS. The scientific fraternity believes this technology would become a game-changer in protecting the interests of cotton farmers.

06/11/2023

New PB Knot technology to keep pink bollworm at bay tested in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh
The new technology disrupts the mating prospects of the pest by releasing large amounts of the female bollworm s*x pheromones and hampering the male moth’s search for a female, eventually causing its death.Pink bollworm is considered a dreaded pest of transgenic cotton, the infestation of which ranges from 30-90% of the cropping area, at times impacting yield to the extent of 90%.

The new-generation insecticides have become redundant due to the cryptic nature of the insect, which spends the majority of its lifecycle in the closed boll. The damage to the crop can only be recognised at the time of the boll opening when it is too late.

Japanese technology
Given this background, the new technology of using PB Knot rope to cause mating disruption’ is adopted in demonstration fields in Gujarat and Maharashtra, which comes as a new ray of hope for cotton farmers. The technology, originally developed in Japan by Shin Etsu, a chemical company, is imported by Pesticide India Limited.In Andhra Pradesh, this project has been implemented this year in an extent of 50 acres of cotton field in Julakallu village of Kurnool district, involving thirty small and marginal farmers.
PB Knot rope
A PB Knot rope is essentially a 30 cm plastic vinyl rope which releases female s*x pheromones of the insect in large doses. The rope is tagged at the rate of 160 knots per acre over the 50 acres.
“Generally, the female pink bollworm releases 3 mg of s*x pheromone whereas each PB Knot releases around 158-160 mg. The high dosage confuses the male moth in locating the actual female, and its futile search for the female partner eventually results in the death of the male adult, thus hampering the mating process,” explains M. Sivaramakrishna, scientist at RARS (Regional Agricultural Research Station), who is in charge of the project.

“The key to the success of this technology lies in the timing of the tagging, which should be done 35-40 days after sowing and implemented on a community basis in an extent of at least 50 acres,” says N.C. Venkateswarlu, Associate Director of Research, RARS. The scientific fraternity believes this technology would become a game-changer in protecting the interests of cotton farmers.

06/11/2023

The Zika genome and insights in the era of emerging outbreaks.
Genomic studies are opening new windows into understanding the complex interplay of Zika and dengue viruses’ infections.
November 06, 2023.
he dengue virus and its equally infamous cousin, the Zika virus, together infect up to around 400 million people every year. The Zika virus and genomic studies of it have opened fascinating windows into our knowledge of the infectious disease and its relevance in the context of emerging outbreaks.

The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus. Most infections in humans are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, including fever, rash, and joint pain. The Zika virus became notorious during the 2015-2018 outbreak that swept through the Americas. The outbreak was characterised by an alarming increase in the number of microcephaly cases in newborns, prompting the World Health Organisation to declare it a public health emergency of international concern in early 2016.

06/11/2023

How plastic bottles are converted into fibre.
The bottles arrive at Chitambalam in three colours – white, green, and brown. These bottles are washed multiple times and broken into flakes, which are dried. The company, which won the State government’s Green Champion Award for 2021, ventured into PET bottle recycling in 2010.Colour is added to the flakes without use of water or any chemicals. The coloured flakes are made into thin polyester fibre and collected together. The collected fibre goes through a process where it is stiffened.

06/11/2023

Last week, for the very first time, Karbala Rivayat singers of Agasanur village of Ballari district performed outside their village, winning over the hearts of the audience gathered at the Bangalore International Centre, Bengaluru .

03/11/2023

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has said that she was subjected to humiliating questions at the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee's hearing on "cash-for-query" allegations against her and thanked Opposition MPs who staged a walkout in protest. In an interview with Ms. Moitra said she was asked irrelevant details about her personal life and that she registered her protest and submitted that she would reply to any relevant question through an affidavit.

03/11/2023

The success of the 5th edition of the World Coffee Conference (WCC), which was held at Bangalore Palace in September, is a testament to this mounting interest in Indian coffee. “We had purchasers from all over the world, European machine manufacturers, traders of imported coffee machines from China and Europe, coffee consultants—in other words, WCC was a coffee community haven,” recalls Dinshay Luthiya, the founder of Bai Mu Dan, Pune, who also helped design the coffee program at Veronica’s in Mumbai.

02/11/2023

Six children from across the country were chosen to work with the Young World team on the Children’s Day special issue. On November 1, 2023, they spent the day at The Hindu office in Chennai and worked alongside the team in putting the issue together. Their pages and stories will appear in The Hindu Young World dated November 10, 2023.

01/11/2023

India-born author Nandini Das has been named the winner of the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, a leading international non-fiction prize worth GBP 25,000, for her book ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire’.

31/10/2023

World Thrift Day is observed on October 31 to promote saving money and developing a sense of financial prudence. We’re taught to save for a rainy day, as we grow up from being the owners of a piggy bank to the possessors of a bank account. It so happens that our vast universe’s scheme of operations also has an economical character. That is, our universe is thrifty as well.

31/10/2023

For those passionate about watching Theyyam away from the hustle and bustle of cities, a one-stop online destination ‘Theyyam Trails’ has been set up.
The cultural tourism platform offers curated Theyyam tours for a diverse audience, from casual traveller to cultural aficionados.

30/10/2023

For decades, if one had to conjure up a picture of Mumbai, the imagery would be incomplete without the city's ‘Premier Padmini’ taxis. For, the public carriers, fondly called ‘kaali-peeli’, were more than just a mode of transport. They were attached to every aspect of the city. Giving way to newer models and app-based cab services, these black-and-yellow taxis now bows out from Mumbai’s streets, following the path of retirement recently taken by the BEST’s legendary red double-decker diesel buses. “The premier padmini’s are always iconic, I’ve enjoyed the journey in this vehicle for the past 19 years. I wish to keep it with me forever,” says Abdul Karim Kalsekar, owner of a Premier Padmini.

30/10/2023

While school managements say they follow basic criteria for drivers like five years of experience and valid driving license, everyday checks for alcohol consumption is a problem, they admit.

30/10/2023

Astronauts thawed the early-stage embryos using a special device designed for this purpose and grew them on the station for four days. "The embryos cultured under microgravity conditions developed" normally into blastocysts, cells that develop into the foetus and placenta, the scientists said.

30/10/2023

Indian para-athletes created history on Saturday, October 28, 2023, as they ended their Hangzhou Asian Para Games campaign with an unprecedented 111 medals, the biggest haul for the country in any major international multi-sport event.

29/10/2023

With Vijay’s ‘Leo’ also turning out to be a part of Lokesh Kanagaraj’s cinematic universe, here’s a look at what has happened so far in the filmmaker’s world of vigilantes and their battle for a drug-free society. What sets the LCU apart, at least from our desi counterparts, is how elaborate and complex the world created by Lokesh is. Macroscopically, it might just be the events of three films — Kaithi, Vikram and Leo — but structurally, the story goes back as far as the 1980s, and to understand that in detail, we have to chronologically understand the events that have unfolded. Read on...

29/10/2023

Companies has acquired 100% indirect stake in ’s India manufacturing unit. The deal is estimated at $125 million. With this acquisition, Tata will start manufacturing iPhones for India and global markets.

27/10/2023

para athletes on October 26 created history by winning the highest number of medals in the , taking the country's tally to 82, including 18 gold.

26/10/2023

In 2021, there were more than 14 billion cellular devices in the world even though there were only 7 billion people. The ubiquity of these devices – but especially smartphones – has come to define the contemporary era together with climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and war. But for smartphones’ outsize mark on history, one essential component of theirs has flown somewhat under the radar: the SIM card.

24/10/2023

Top news of the day: Former India captain and legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi passed away on October 23. He was 77-years-old. Born in Amritsar in 1946, Bedi played 67 Tests for India and took 266 wickets with 14 five wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul.
He was the part of Indian cricket’s golden quartet of spinners, others being Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chadrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, who formed the core of India’s bowling unit for more than a decade between 1966 and 1978.
Om Shanti

24/10/2023

The Railway Board has revised the dearness allowance for its employees from 42% to 46% of the basic pay effective from July 1, 2023. It defined the 'Basic Pay' as the pay drawn as per 7th CPC recommendation accepted by the government, "but doesn't include any other time of pay like special pay etc." The Board's announcement comes five days after the Union Cabinet approved an around ₹15,000 crore bonus, that included a 4% hike in DA for government employees.

24/10/2023

The government said on October 23 it detected a -linked "Spamouflage" campaign that involved bots posting disinformation and propaganda on the social media accounts of Members of Parliament, including Prime Minister .

24/10/2023

India is the world’s largest exporter of attar, or perfume oil. But the olfactory art and science inspired by Nur Jahan’s love for the damask rose has changed in its profile from a high-end personal indulgence to an industry additive.

With no electricity and heavy machinery, perfumers in Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh have been making attar using the century-old Deg and Bhapka method.

24/10/2023

The Railway Board has revised the dearness allowance for its employees from 42% to 46% of the basic pay effective from July 1, 2023.

16/10/2023

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft rocketed away on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid. Read here about the first mission of its kind mission

13/10/2023

Prasar Bharati has expedited the process for developing an over-the-top (OTT) platform through which it plans to provide a range of services in collaboration with the other prominent players in the industry. The project is expected to materialise early next year.

12/10/2023

The first charter flight to facilitate the return of Indian citizens stranded in Israel will leave on October 12 evening from the Ben Gurion airport, sources said, amid the country’s raging war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

12/10/2023

What started as an unremarkable Sunday in Afghanistan’s Herat for Asma (name changed), and her husband and daughter, turned into a veritable nightmare as the entire building the family was residing in shook violently sometime before midnight. The powerful series earthquake that killed thousands of people in western Afghanistan, one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades, came just as Asma was trying to put her daughter to sleep.

11/10/2023

Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif, alias Bilal, a designated terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, is learnt to have been shot dead along with two of his associates by three gunmen

11/10/2023

Apple said on Tuesday it planned to comply with France's radiation testing requirements by rolling out an update that will stop the iPhone 12 from using more power when the device is in contact with static surfaces.

09/10/2023

Armed with a tent and a backpack, Yashok Sivasubramaniam is on an 18,000-kilometre bicycle journey to document tribal wisdom and meet environmentalists

09/10/2023

‘The Road’ movie : There are no takeaways from ‘The Road’ — except that writing a solid crime-thriller is no easy feat — and this boring film only adds to Trisha’s woes in choosing solo lead scripts.
The film also meanders on some grey area under the pretext of adding thrills, like the unnecessary vilification of a group of tribals — if the attempt was to make a Bawaria-like gang, showing a caricaturish group of dacoits who howl and hack anyone to death without a convincing reason to back was not the way to go.

09/10/2023

Top news of the day: A dominant Indian men’s hockey team thrashed defending champions Japan 5-1 to reclaim the Asian Games gold medal after nine years and qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics in Hangzhou on October 6. The Indians, who had to be content with a bronze medal in the last edition in Jakarta, thus won their fourth Asian Games gold and first since the 2014 Incheon edition.
Meanwhile, India is closing in on the magical three figures on the medals tally. With assured medals in men’s and women’s kabaddi and men’s cricket, India is set to cross the 100-medal tally.

09/10/2023

Jon Fosse | A 1,250-page novel that is one long, very long sentence, plays charged with unspeakable emotional tension due to anxiety and uncertainty, minimalist poems which raise existential questions — Norwegian writer Jon Fosse’s oeuvre is filled with the “mysticism” of ordinary life.
In awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 to Mr. Fosse, a contender for long, the Swedish Academy calls for a celebration of his “innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”

09/10/2023

| Battling years of personal discrimination, Dr. Prachi Rathore has become country’s first transgender doctor to secure admission at a government college for a Master of Surgery in Orthopaedics.

Some of the other doctors in India belonging to the community are Dr. Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju who completed her MBBS in 2021 and Dr. Aqsa Shaikh, who is currently working as a Associate Professor of Community Medicine at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi.

08/10/2023

This 15-year-old girl lived in the Inca empire and was sacrificed 500 years ago as an offering to the gods.
She is preserved this well because she was frozen during sleep and kept in a dry cold condition at more than 6000 meters above sea level all this time. No other treatment was necessary.
Found in 1999 near the top of the Llullaillaco volcano, in northwestern Argentina, she was an archaeological revolution for being one of the best preserved mummies, since there was even blood in her body and her internal organs remained.

BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STAFF
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

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