Published on: November 16, 2021
SNIPPETS – 16 NOVEMBER 2021
SNIPPETS – 16 NOVEMBER 2021
- A jackfruit tree at Janagere village in Magadi taluk is believed to be State’s oldest tree of this variety and one of the oldest in the country is now in the limelight as agricultural and horticultural scientists are striving to get “heritage tree” status for it. The tree has a massive canopy. With a height of 19.5 m and a trunk girth of 6.5 m, it is visible from a long distance to visitors who come to this village during summer to taste its fruits.
- First Audit Diwas is being celebrated on 16 November 2021. It is being celebrated to mark the historic origins of the institution of CAG. Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a constitutional Authority under Article 148
- Stem cells from late kannada actor Puneeth’s eyes to help many regain vision. corneal epithelial stem cells are being cultured to treat people who may lose vision due to eye injuries such as cracker burns, chemical and acid injuries.
- India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica.Indian Antarctic programme began in 1981
- The government is considering reopening the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara corridor to Pakistan this week to allow Sikh pilgrims after it was shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic.The corridor – often dubbed as the “Road to Peace” – will connect Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district.
- Babasaheb Purandare, a noted Historian and writer of India, has passed away. :He is being credited with writing the first historical work on 16th century Great Maratha king Chattrapati Shivaji. He is best known for his book Raja Shiv Chhatrapati and popular play Janata Raja.
- The Expert Appraisal Committee of the Environment Ministry has recommended phase-III of the eight-lane expressway between Chennai and Bengaluru for environment clearance. The project, implemented by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), passes through Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and Vellore, Ranipet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu.The total length of the alignment is 106.10 km, starting from Ramapuram in Chittoor to Irungattukottai in Sriperumbudur taluk.
- Indian navy participates in india, singapore and thailand trilateral maritime exercise ‘sitmex’
