Published on: October 23, 2021
SNIPPETS – 23 OCTOBER 2021
SNIPPETS – 23 OCTOBER 2021
- Pepper growers of Mangaluru are worried as the crops are being affected by ‘Soragu Raga’ (bacterial wilt) following incessant rainfall in the region.The wilting disease Manifested by wilting the leaves and stems of affected plants. It causes the sudden stop of sap circulation in the vessels of diseased plants because of several possible species of pathogenic bacteria can lead to the rapid death of plants.
- An unprecedented spike in container costs by seven times, from around ₹1.5 lakh to ₹11 lakh, is threatening to put a spanner in the works just as global trade is gathering steam. The government has to act immediately before this spike in tariff begins to hurt the economy, according to Karnataka Small Scale Industries’ Association (KASSIA).
- The Central Government has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on 21st October 2021 to incorporate the provisions related to nominal one-time compensation and uniform procedure for establishment of Overground Telegraph Line in the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016.
- An analysis has found that e-cigarette use — even on a daily basis — did not help smokers successfully stay off cigarettes. An electronic cigarette (or e-cig) Is a battery-powered vaporizer that mimics tobacco smoking that works by heating up a nicotine liquid, called “juice.”
- The Union Minister for Culture, Tourism unveiled the UNESCO World Heritage Listing plaque at Ramappa – KakatiyaRudreshwara Temple in Palampet, Telangana
- As the annual International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, returns in a hybrid format on November 20, it tries to generates interest with some international personalities and talked-about titles of the year. It is 52 edition of film festival
- Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) Bengaluru, in association with Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, UK, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia and Faculty of Management Sciences, Suratthani Rajabhat University, Thailand, had organised a one-day International Conference on Challenges, Opportunities and Innovations in Agriculture, Plantations and Allied domanis posed by the Pandemic
- Defence minister inaugurated a three-day Indian Air Force (IAF) conclave to commemorate 50 years of India’s victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan War, which is being celebrated as Swarnim Vijay Varsh in Bengaluru. It was held under theme ‘Birth of a Nation: Congruence of Politico-Military Thoughts and Goals’.
- Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) Bengaluru, in association with Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, UK, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia and Faculty of Management Sciences, Suratthani Rajabhat University, Thailand, had organised a one-day International Conference on Challenges, Opportunities and Innovations in Agriculture, Plantations and Allied domanis posed by the Pandemic
- Defence minister inaugurated a three-day Indian Air Force (IAF) conclave to commemorate 50 years of India’s victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan War, which is being celebrated as Swarnim Vijay Varsh in Bengaluru. It was held under theme ‘Birth of a Nation: Congruence of Politico-Military Thoughts and Goals’.
