Ishad mango variety which is a native of Ankola, Uttara Kannada is under threat of becoming rare fruit.
Indian Army plans to construct underground tunnels for storage of ammunition along the border with China and Pakistan.
Public sector enterprise NHPC is the project partner.
Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) has created Iran Trade cells in five Indian cities to facilitate business transactions for Indian exporters dealing with Iran.
The chosen cities are Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Indore and Ahmedabad.
Scientists at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology have isolated an anti-microbial protein found in the milk of an egg-laying mammal called “Echidna”.
The protein promises to serve as an alternative to antibiotics used on livestock.
United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) India and NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission has signed a Letter of Intent to provide an open platform to promote participation, skilling and empowerment among young children across different communities.
The plan will be implemented through Atal Tinkering Lab which is established under Atal Innovation Mission.
The United States has imposed sanctions on Pakistan as Pakistan refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America.
Papua New Guinea, a south-western pacific country got their One Day International (ODI) status and a place in International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup League 2 by beating Oman by 45 runs.