India’s Banana Biodiversity Saved: New Gene Bank in Trichy Conserves Traditional Varieties | Chennai News

The Banana Field Gene Bank is established by ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana in Trichy India is the world’s largest banana producer, grows tonnes of the crop every year. But many of its traditional varieties are disappearing, say scientists. A new gene bank in Trichy hopes to keep them safe.The Banana Field Gene Bank, established…

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Mohammed Azharuddin, M Kodandaram sworn in as MLCs in Telangana legislative council | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Minorities welfare minister Mohammed Azharuddin and Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) president M Kodandaram were sworn in as as members of the legislative council on Monday for a six-year term. They were administered the oath of office by legislative council chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy in the presence of chief minister A Revanth Reddy, council deputy…

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File report on illegal buildings in a month, NGT tells GNIDA | Noida News

Nine months and three hearings later, GNIDA’s counsel keeps stalling—still refusing to disclose which constructions exceed 5,000 sq m and lack consent to operate or establish Noida: Illegal construction has continued unchecked in the city despite repeated affidavits and rejoinders filed by former municipal corporator Rajendra Tyagi before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) as Greater…

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Former Indian spiker Lavmeet Katariya named in Volleyball Federation of India’s selection committee; national trials to be held in Ahmedabad | Jaipur News

Jaipur’s Lavmeet Katariya appointed as the national selector by the Volleyball Federation of India Jaipur: Former Indian volleyball team member Lavmeet Katariya has been appointed as one of the national selectors by the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI).The Volleyball Federation of India’s (VFI) steering committee has taken a major decision regarding the selection process for…

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Ladakh Expands Governance: Five New Districts Approved by LG Saxena | India News

Ladakh gets five new districts, LG Saxena approves notification LEH (LADAKH): Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday approved the notification for the creation of five new districts in the Union Territory in a step aimed at strengthening grassroots governance and decentralizing administration.Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass are the new districts and the…

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Melania Trump reacts to Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘expectant widow’ joke: ‘Enough is enough…’

Melania Trump has criticised late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a controversial joke about her, calling his remarks “hateful and violent” and urging his network ABC to take action.The backlash comes after Kimmel, during a monologue last week, made a remark about the first lady while previewing the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “Our First Lady, Melania,…

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Dilip Kumar skipped Saudagar shoot for 3 days citing illness; Subhash Ghai threatened to cancel film, reveals Kamlesh Pandey | Hindi Movie News

Veteran screenwriter Kamlesh Pandey, in a recent interview, recalled an incident from the sets of Saudagar, where Dilip Kumar stayed away from the shoot for three days, pushing director Subhash Ghai to the brink of calling off the film.Speaking about the Manali schedule, Kamlesh shared that the unit was fully prepared to shoot a key…

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