Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said ârural land-related actions will include assignment of unique land parcel identification numbers or Bhu-Aadhaar for all lands, digitisation of cadastral maps, survey of map sub-divisions as per current ownership, establishment of land registry, and linking to the farmers registryâ. Photo: https://dolr.gov.in/ulpin/ The 2024-2025 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister…
Only houses with a suitable roof and an existing connection to the grid will be eligible for the scheme and consumers will still have to pay for all the net power supplied and consumed via the grid. File | Photo Credit: AFP Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamanâs Budget address gave a fillip to several commitments made…
Humans have always linked health, longevity and well-being to a healthy lifestyle and exercise. However, this new study has suggested that your social network may influence your health as much as your exercise routine. Author and BBC journalist David Robson, in his new book ‘The Laws of Connection’, shared evidence on how people with thriving…
 Three broad types of nuclear reactors to generate electricity. | Photo Credit: A. Vargas/IAEA While Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman singled out small nuclear reactors for special mention in her Budget speech, these devices have been gaining favour around the world as countries have been faced with roadblocks to utilising renewable energy better and found fossil…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a post-Budget press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI The Department of Space received an 18% hike over its expenses in 2023-2024 in the 2024-2025 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday. The bulk of the hike goes towards the development of…
Sharks off the coast of Brazil have been found to contain cocaine and which the scientists suspect may be altering their behaviour. In a study conducted on 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks near Rio de Janeiro, marine biologists found that they all had high levels of cocaine in their muscles and livers. In a paper for…
Villagers show lithium stones in Reasi district of Jammu (file photo) | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23 announced to fully exempt 25 critical minerals from custom duties, and reduce basic custom duties (BCD) on two of them. âThis will provide a major fillip to the processing and refining of such minerals…
Scientists have discovered âdarkâ oxygen being produced more than 13,000 feet below sea level. Curious to know what it is? Read on. Ocean scientist Andrew Sweetman encountered a strange phenomenon in the remote Pacific Ocean. He initially believed his monitoring equipment was defective. His sensors indicated oxygen production on the 13,100-feet-deep seabed without sunlight, CNN…
A file photo of the RH 560 sounding rocket, on which the Air Breathing Propulsion System was mounted during the test on July 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the second experimental flight for the demonstration of Air Breathing Propulsion Technology. Also Read: ISRO has a problem:…
NASA images: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) keeps sharing amazing images from space on social media platforms. Most of the high-definition images have been formed from the data provided by high-definition cameras and telescopes sent in space. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory telescope captures X-ray emission from very hot regions of the Universe like…
