Month: February 2021

Now, India has its own gerbera varieties as scientists at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) have developed six indigenous varieties of this flower, used extensively in decorations and bouquets.

What started with a modest cultivation in 1990s has transformed Andhra Pradesh into a leading producer of cocoa in the country now. The State’s cocoa production stood at 10,903 metric tonnes (MT) during 2020-21 as against the total production of 27,072 MT in the country.

Samant is the first Indian woman to occupy the position of president of the Oxford Student Union.

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The prototype of this coach, which is being pitched as the cheapest AC travel in the world, is based on the German LHB (Linke-Hofmann-Busch) platform and has 83 berths that are 11 more than the conventional AC-3 tier coach. The space for 11 extra berths has been created using a slung undercarriage.

Swathi Thippeswamy studied BE in information science andand engineering from PESIT, Bengaluru.

Manasa Varanasi, an engineer from Telangana, on Wednesday night emerged as the winner of VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020.

While Haryana’s Manika Sheokand was declared VLCC Femina Miss Grand India 2020, Uttar Pradesh’s Manya Singh was crowned VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 – runner-up.

The existing financial services business of Poonawalla Finance will be consolidated into Magma, subject to compliance with current regulations

Ancy won the under-20 200m gold with a time of 24.51 seconds

Varanasi (UP): Researchers at the School of Biochemical Engineering of IIT-BHU have synthesised an eco-friendly ‘adsorbent’ which can remove toxic heavy metal ions such as hexavalent chromium from waste water