In collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, scientists from MACS Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, created the new variety.
The variety was created using the traditional cross-breeding method.
It is suitable for rain-fed conditions in northeast India.
Its seeds have 19.81 per cent oil content, 41 per cent protein content, and good germinability.
Lineament is the linear feature in the landscape, determined by basic geological structures such as faults.
According to the Geological Survey of India (GSI), the Sonitpur area is located in a complex triangular area defined by the east-west Atherkhet fault, the northwest-southeast Kopili fault, and the north-south boundary.
Regular Earthquakes have been triggered by the two faults and the lineament, as well as the convergence of the Indian plate.
After the 6.4 earthquake on April 28 that destroyed many houses, bridges, and a river embankment, the National Centre of Seismology reported 29 earthquakes in Sonitpur with magnitudes ranging from 2.6 to 4.7.
The Odisha Government has limited public entry into the Lingaraj Temple after four sevayats (priests) tested wonderful for the novel coronavirus.
In August 2020, the government had determined to give a facelift to the temple, akin to its pre-350-year structural status.
Lingaraj Temple, constructed in eleventh century AD, is devoted to Lord Shiva and is viewed as the biggest temple of the town Bhubaneswar of Odisha
The temple is believed to have been built by way of the Somvanshi King Yayati I.
It is built in crimson stone and is a traditional instance of Kalinga fashion of architecture.
The lingaraja temple is divided into four sections – Garbha Griha (sanctum sanctorum), Yajna Shala (the corridor for prayers), Bhoga Mandap (the hall of offering) and Natya Shala (hall of dance).
The sprawling temple complicated has one hundred and fifty subsidiary shrines.
Lingaraj is referred to as Swayambhu’ self-originated Shivling.
Another essential element of the temple is that it signifies the syncretisation of Shaivism and Vaishnavism sects in Odisha.
Nadu became the fourth State, after Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka, to cross a total of one million COVID-19 cases. The number of people who have so far tested positive account for roughly 1.3% of the total Population.
With 10,941 cases reported on Monday, the State took just 14 days to go from nine lakh cases to 10 lakh cases. An analysis of the number of days it took to cross every one lakh case showed that this was the shortest period taken to add one more lakh to the tally, indicating the sharp rise being seen during the second wave of the pandemic.
Tamil Nadu stood 11th in the number of tests performed per million (TPM) population. With a TPM of 2.69 lakh, the total number of tests conducted so far accounted for more than 25% of the population. The State has relied completely on RT-PCR tests, unlike most other States that opted for antibody tests too.
Though the State had a relatively low overall case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.31%, it stood 12th in the country and the value was higher than the national Average of 1.19%. Deaths have begun to increase in the past two weeks, with more than 40 deaths reported in the last two days. The last time the State reported more than 40 deaths was during October 2020.
The analysis also showed that the Percentage of people in the 13-60 age group testing positive had increased in the second wave after declining during the relatively lull period from November to February.
VST Mobility Solution, a startup backed byKerala Startup Mission(KSUM) has come up withBIN-19, a medical device that enables the collection of used facemasks.
BIN-19 has been successfully installed in all the District Administration offices of the state with the support ofCSRfunds. Recently, the company received orders from a European mask manufacturer for deploying the mask disinfection device in hospitals.
The Kochi-based startup had in June last year developed BIN-19 using IoT (Internet of things), using knowhow from the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science Technology at Thiruvananthapuram. Amid a fresh spread of the pandemic, BIN-19 is playing a vital role in handling the disposal of used facemasks.
To help Covid-19 patients,Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) launched ICU on wheels in the city.
The ‘Sarige Suraksha’ (ICU on wheels) is equipped with five Oxygen beds, patient monitoring devices, IV line, provision for ventilator, emergency medicines and backup Generator. KSRTCs inhouse team built this facility at a cost of Rs 10 lakh.
Savadi said ‘oxygen on wheels’ will be extended to all districts by four-state-run bus corporations if NGOs and hospitals come forward.
The government has been given conditional exemption by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights for vaccine delivery.
Exemption from the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021 was granted as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to expand the reach of drone use in the country and aid the country’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this year, 20 consortia were given permission to perform BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) experimental drone flights.
The BVLOS trial will help create a regulatory framework for drone delivery and other major applications.
The meeting of the cabinet sub-committee was held to review the Covid-19 situation in the state. The committee will meet chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday and brief him on the present situation. A final decision on the next course of action would be taken by the CM.
The committee asked private hospitals to follow the price list prescribed by the government for treatment of Covid patients and vaccination for others.
It warned the hospitals of severe action if they fail to adhere to the prices fixed by the government and other guidelines. The committee also made an appeal to people to follow all Covid guidelines and wear masks when going out, observe physical distancing, and avoid being in groups.
Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday that the has decided to install a20MTliquid oxygentankat Goa Medical College (GMC) within eight days, and that moreoxygencylinders would be made available at the hospital.
He also said that the government has asked Scoop Oxygen, which has been contracted to supply the gas to the states public hospitals, to rope in their staff to load and unload oxygen cylinders.
Maharashtra addedWest Bengal and Uttar Pradeshto places with sensitive origin category. Travellers coming to Maharashtra from these states will require a negative RT-PCR report and will be screened at entry points, like RAILWAY stations or bus-stands. People who don’t have a negative test report will be tested on the spot. Those with negative reports will be stamped to be in Home quarantine for 15 days. So far, the state has declaredRajasthan, Goa, Delhi and NCR, Kerala, Gujarat andUttarakhandas places of sensitive origin. The restrictions will continue till the order is not retracted or Covid-19 is not notified as a disaster.