In the Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings by the World Intellectual Property Organization, India manages to climb two spots to reach 46th rank.
IIT Guwahati Researchers develop a new solution for oil spill cleanup in oceans: super-hydrophobic cotton composite with Metal Organic Framework (MOF). Itcan absorb oil from an oil-water mixture with an efficiency between 95 and 98%.
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the 3rd State Food Safety Index (SFSI) by FSSAI in order to measure the performance of the states in five parameters of food safety. Gujarat topped among the largest states while Goa topped among smaller states and Jammu and Kashmir topped across UTs.
Tamil Nadu Government will bear the cost of education of Government school students covered by 7.5% quota. It covers 10,000 students in Engineering colleges and 350 in other professional courses). It will include costs of tuition, college and counselling fees.
Centre issues Uniform Parameters for fortified rice kernels (FRK) for grade A and common rice. The parameters are 1% of FRK (w/w) with normal rice. State Governments have been requested to guarantee publicity of Uniform Specifications.
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