Published on: January 18, 2024

Snippets : 18-19 JANUARY 2024

Snippets : 18-19 JANUARY 2024

  • The Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, one of the oldest CSIR laboratories, has developed an opto-mechanical system using mirrors and pipes to help guide the sun rays to fall on the forehead of the deity on the Ram Navami – a day to commemorate the birth of lord Rama
  • R Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion Ding Liren of China in the fourth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament . He surpassed the legendary Viswanathan Anand as the top-rated Indian player
  • Scientists recently discovered a new species of fungus in Kerala, named ‘Paramyrothecium indicum’
  • The 9th edition of the Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF), a state festival of Arunachal Pradesh, will take place at Seijosa in the Pakke Kessang district
  • REC Limited issues inaugural Japanese Yen (JPY) 61.1 billion green bonds under the Global Medium Term Notes Programme + A green bond is a type of debt instrument specifically designed to fund projects and initiatives that have positive environmental or climate-related benefits
  • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, launched two flagship programs – “Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Intelligent Internet of Things (IIoT) Sensors” and India’s first Graphene Centre “India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG)” at Maker Village, Kochi, Kerala
  • ASER Karnataka report 2023 released by non-profit Pratham + Mysuru was studies + Learning levels needs to be improved in Karnataka
  • Hambi Kepathu sport of North east gets revival at Karbi Youth Festival (KYF) + played using seeds of African dream herb
  • World Economic Forum annual meet held in Davos
  • 4th states’ Start-up Ranking a yearly capacity building exercise by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released.  Bengaluru adorns the title of ‘India’s start-up capital’