Reportage
On its 93rd Foundation Day, ICAR sums up its contribution to the agriculture sector in the country
The need for technology-driven development in the agricultural sector to help farmers across the country perform better and have easy access to information and know-how, was reiterated at an event to celebrate ICAR’s 93rd Foundation Day on July 16.
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35% check dams broken, 32% percolation tanks encroached in drought-prone Yavatmal district of Maharashtra: Study
A field-based study shows how poorly built and ill-maintained water harvesting structures in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha are failing to capture rainwater and thus not contributing towards groundwater recharge. This needs to be fixed, the report recommends.
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Students of a school for the blind in Varanasi, agitate against the institution’s closure of its senior school
Visually impaired students from across Uttar Pradesh, and other states, studying at Sri Hanuman Prasad Poddar Andh Vidyalaya in Varanasi, protest as their school has declared it will close down classes nine to twelve, citing financial troubles.
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Project to rejuvenate six rivers in Kumaon, Uttarakhand cleared
The National Mission for Clean Ganga, sanctions Rs 1,993.6 million to clean up and rejuvenate six rivers in the mountain state by intercepting 17 nalahs and setting up nine STPs.
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Land lease agreement for Jewar International Airport signed, foundation stone to be laid by PM Modi next month
CM Adityanath commended the work of the administration in winning over the confidence of the farmers in the Jewar region and ensuring land acquisition and resettlement without disputes and conflicts.
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Sharp increase in cyclones in Arabian Sea, a slight dip in storms in Bay of Bengal, finds a new study
Between 2001 and 2019, there was a 52% increase in the frequency of cyclones in the Arabian Sea and an 8% decrease in the Bay of Bengal. Scientists blame global warming and rising ocean temperature for stronger cyclones.
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‘Uttar Pradesh’s population control bill detrimental for marginalised communities and women’
Nagrik Samwaad Manch, a non-profit, has said the draft Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation, and Welfare) Bill, 2021 will have negative impacts on the youth population, marginalised communities and women. It asserts fertility rates in the state have already dropped from 3.8 in 2005-06 to 2.7 in 2015-16.
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Amid fear of rising TB cases in India, Health Ministry recommends tuberculosis screening for COVID patients and vice versa
A number of reports have pointed towards a possible rise in tuberculosis in India due to the pandemic. The health ministry today recommended TB screening for all COVID19 positive patients and corona testing for all TB patients.
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Two doses of vaccine successful in preventing 95% COVID19 deaths; vaccines effective against Delta variant: ICMR
The study by ICMR conducted among police personnel shows two doses of vaccine gave 95 per cent protection from death whereas one vaccine dose gave 82 per cent protection from death. It asserts the vaccines are proving to be effective against the Delta variant.
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Bovine coronavirus cases in Haryana; scientists find the virus passed on to buffalo calves from camels
Of the 250 dung samples of buffalo calves from various districts of the state tested at the Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar, 10% had bovine coronavirus present in them. There are no vaccines yet to combat the bovine virus.