Scientists released the first pieces of the multispectral maps made by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM), according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been mapping minerals on the red planet for the last 16 years with the help of CRISM.
The RBI list of 121 districts where the minorities are minimum 25 percent is led by Uttar Pradesh with 21 districts, Kerala (14), Assam (13), West Bengal (12), Maharashtra (9), Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar (7 each), Manipur (6), Jharkhand and Sikkim (4 each), Karnataka (3), Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, UT of Andaman & Nicobar Isles (2 each).
The sites are Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary, Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, Vembannur Wetland Complex, Vellode Bird Sanctuary, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary and Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary, all in Tamil Nadu, Satkosia Gorge in Odisha, Nanda Lake in Goa, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Karnataka, and Sirpur Wetland in Madhya Pradesh.
Ramsar wetlands now comprise around 10% of the total wetland area in the country.
Coromandel International, India’s leading phosphatic fertiliser player, has formalised the acquisition of 45 per cent equity share in Baobab Mining and Chemicals Corporation (BMCC), a rock phosphate mining company based in Senegal.
10 lakh tonnes of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium (NPK) will be manufactured.
The mining will be done in Senegal and production of DAP will be done in India.
Oil India Limited announced that Ranjit Rath took over as the Chairman & Managing Director of the company.
He served as the Chairman cum Managing Director of Mineral Exploration & Consultancy Limited under the Ministry of Mines; Chief Executive Officer of Khanij Bidesh India Limited; Managing Director of Bharat Gold Mines Limited prior to joining CMD position at OIL.
Indian Judoka Tulika Maan claimed Silver medal in women's 78 kg category after suffering a defeat against Scotland's Sarah Adlington at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. This is India's third medal in Judo this Commonwealth Games. Indian weightlifter Gurdeep Singh bagged the bronze medal in the men's 109-plus kg final with a combined weight of 390kg.
India and the US will conduct a fortnight-long mega military exercise in Uttarakhand’s Auli in October this year. The 18th edition of exercise “Yudh Abhyas” is scheduled to take place from October 14 to 31.The exercise is aimed at enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the two armies.In June 2016, the US designated India a “Major Defence Partner”.
The last edition of the exercise took place in October last year in Alaska, USA
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for sugar season 2022-23 (October - September). It has approved highest ever Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of 305 rupees per quintal for Sugarcane Farmers. The FRP for sugar season 2022-23 is 2.6 per cent higher than current sugar season 2021-22.
FRP of sugarcane is fixed to ensure a guaranteed price to sugarcane growers.
The government launched State University Research Excellence scheme to augment the research capabilities in a structured way to create a robust Research and Development ecosystem in state and private universities and colleges. The new scheme will help bring the university system into mainstream research and enable the young faculty to participate in cutting-edge research.
The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) signed an MoU with the Bangladesh Roads and Highways department in Dhaka for the emergency supply of petroleum goods via Bangladesh territory to India. This is an interim set up to facilitate urgent supply of petroleum products due to damage caused by the flood in Assam this year
The Sunil Mittal-led firm recently acquired 19,867.8 MHZ spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz bands, bolstering its spectrum holding. Bharti Airtel, which acquired spectrum worth Rs 43,084 crore in the just-concluded auction. Airtel has announced it has signed 5G network agreements with gear makers Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to commence development
Gopal Vittal - CEO of Airtel
Recently-listed Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has broken into the latest Fortune Global 500 list, while Reliance Industries has jumped 51 places. The nation's biggest life insurer with revenue of USD 97.26 billion and a profit of USD 553.8 million, was ranked 98th on the just released Fortune 500 list. Reliance Industries jumped 51 places to 104 on the 2022 list.
Ravinder Takkar, the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of telecom operator Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi), will replace Himanshu Kapania as the telco's new chairman. Last month, Vi had announced that its chief financial officer Akshaya Moondra would replace Takkar as firm's new CEO.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have signed an MoU for sharing knowledge on innovative ideas and to collaborate on the development of indigenous digital payments
solutions.The collaboration will also help in the augmentation of cybersecurity controls for NPCI and its subsidiaries’ products and services.
Mr. Dilip Asbe is the MD & CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Navy have signed an MoU to collaborate on aviation research and development, and to ramp up self-reliance efforts for the Navy in line with the goals of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. The MoU, signed, provides a formal basis for the Navy to interact with relevant faculty members at IISc and will promote joint research.
Unesco has added a 106-year-old astronomical observatory at Langat Singh College in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur on its list of important endangered heritage observatories of the world—raising hopes of reviving the neglected edifice that has little to show of its glorious past. Built in 1916, the 123-year old college is now affiliated to Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University.