April 08, 2024 08:16 pm | Updated 08:16 pm IST - Kozhikode The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode has developed and validated three more new microbial formulations based on granular lime and gypsum to help farmers improve agricultural productivity. The formulations, Bactolime, Bactogypsum and Trichogypsum, developed using IISR’s …...Read More
Indian Institute of Spices Research develops three more microbial formations to help farmers improve agricultural productivity
TASL announces successful deployment of sub-metre resolution optical satellite TSAT-1A
April 08, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated 08:14 pm IST Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) announced the successful deployment in space of its sub-metre resolution optical satellite, TSAT-1A, by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite was placed in space as part of the Bandwagon-1 mission and was launched from Kennedy …...Read More
Poultry federation seeks end to ‘needless dispute’ over rise in price of broiler chicken
April 08, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated 08:14 pm IST - KOCHI All Kerala Poultry Federation has called on stakeholders to end the ‘needless controversy’ over the rising broiler chicken price. Federation general secretary S.K. Naseer claimed that there was an “unnecessary row” in the media over the rising chicken …...Read More
Panur blast: gang rivalry behind bomb-making, say police
April 08, 2024 08:12 pm | Updated 08:12 pm IST - KANNUR As the fallout of the Panur bomb blast continues to reverberate, the police claim investigations have shed light on the intended target of the explosive device. They say the bomb was crafted intending to strike at a rival …...Read More
Line art mural showing Kerala’s cultural diversity to greet flyers in Thiruvananthapuram airport
April 08, 2024 08:10 pm | Updated 08:10 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM A line-drawing series portraying the cultural diversity of the State from Kanyakumari to Kasaragod was unveiled at Thiruvananthapuram airport on Monday. The 1,000 sq.ft. installation has found its place in the departure hall of the domestic terminal of …...Read More
As guns fall silent on Pakistan border, locals use bunkers as kitchen and storeroom
April 08, 2024 08:09 pm | Updated 08:09 pm IST - Kathua Biro Devi (40) ecstatically shows a bunker built next to her one-room house in her village, overlooking the Pakistan border in Jammu’s Kathua. Constructed in 2022, she uses the structure meant to protect the family from cross-border firing …...Read More
IIT Madras sets up research foundation to spur patents, technology commercialisation
April 08, 2024 08:02 pm | Updated 08:02 pm IST The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has established a research foundation that will be a catalyst for its startups, patents and technologies originating from the institute’s ecosystem. The foundation will create access to global markets, capital and funding for the …...Read More
Croydon human remains: Two charged with murder after discovery in park
Two people have been charged with murder after human remains were found in a park in south London. The remains, which were found in Croydon last Tuesday, were later identified as those of 38-year-old Sarah Mayhew. A 44-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman have now been charged. Gemma Saundercock, of …...Read More
A village in Kadambur Hills that votes despite the remoteness
April 08, 2024 07:58 pm | Updated 07:58 pm IST - ERODE In line with the Election Commission of India’s (EC) motto of ‘No Voter to Be Left Behind’, officials are gearing up to brave the 9-km stretch of rugged terrain to deliver the electronic voting machines (EVMs) to the …...Read More
Over half of appeals against Home Office asylum decisions are successful - as sex offender allowed to stay
Home Office asylum decisions are being overturned by more than half of applicants, as Sky News reveals a convicted sex offender was awarded refugee status after a judge ruled he would be at risk of "mob violence" in Afghanistan. The man, who was convicted of "outraging public decency and exposure" …...Read More
