Published on: February 24, 2024

Snippets : 24 FEBRUARY 2024

Snippets : 24 FEBRUARY 2024

  • Scientists at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR),Bangalore have developed a technology to enhance the Vitamin D content in mushrooms by exposing them to Ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation
  • Arka Bihira F1 is new hybrid of chilli ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) by which is resistant to Phytophthora Root Rot and Chilli Leaf Curl Virus
  • The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has introduced QR code services in metro stations starting on February 19 in 40 metro stations. With the use of these QR codes, commuters can easily access information about live tracking of buses, metro feeder services, and the timings of these feeder services, according to a release by BMTC
  • Two Badami Chalukya temples at least 1,300-1,500 years old and a 1,200-year-old label inscription were recently discovered in Mudimanikyam village along the banks of Krishna in Nalgonda district. Located at the end of the village, the two temples date back to between 543 AD and 750 AD, while the inscription dates to 8th or 9th century AD, corresponding to the rule of the Badami Chalukyas
  • The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting launched four portals — Press Sewa, National Register for LCOs, CBC, NaViGate Bharat
  • Knowledge from local communities has resulted in the first-ever nesting evidence and discovery of a breeding population of Cantor’s giant softshell turtle in India. They are endangered and is Native to various river systems in Southeast Asia
  • In a first, an international team of physicists from the Anti-hydrogen Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy (AEgIS) collaboration has achieved a breakthrough by demonstrating the laser cooling of Positronium.