IIT Delhi Scientist Won an Innovation Contest by UNDP

A Team of Scientist from IIT Delhi Won an Innovation Contest organised by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Accelerator Lab-India for their Innovation of a "Plant-based Mock Egg". 

"The Plant based textured foods, which resemble egg, fish, and Chicken have been developed with an aim to address the long standing battle for Malnutrition and clean Protein food for People. The Mock egg has been developed from very simple Farm-based crop proteins which not only looks and tastes like an egg but is also very closed in nutrition profile to a poultry egg".

Kashmiris Celebrate Chillai Kalan

People in the Kashmir Valley are finding unique ways to celebrate the Start of "Chillai Kalan", a local term for the 40 day period of harshest period that begins from 21 Dec. 

Dozens of local tourists were seen thronging Baramulla's Drang tourists spot, around 40 km away from Srinagar, to witness the formation of very long icicles from water dripping from a hillock. 

This Year, many icicles formations were as big as 15 meters (45 Feet) long.

Tata Motors "Go Green" Initiative

Tata Motors along with their Channel Partners, has announce the launch of it's Go Green Initiative under which, the Company with their NGO will Plant a sapling for the sale of every new commercial vehicle and for every new customer who gets their vehicle serviced at the Company's dealer workshop and Tata Authorised service Station.

Khelo India Youth Games 2021 

The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous games to be a part of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021, scheduled to take place in Haryana. The games include Gatla, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba. The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and sports, Kiren Rijiju said it is his ministry's priority to preserve, promote and popularise indigenous sports, adding that in the coming years, they will add more indigenous sports at the Khelo Games.

On 31 January 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Khelo India School Games at Opening ceremony based on Guru-Shishya tradition held at Indira Gandhi Arena.

On 22 February 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the first edition of the Khelo India University games in Cuttack to give exposure of multi disciplinary events at the university level.

What is E20 Fuel? India Plans e20 fuel to cut vehicular emissions 

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published a draft notification and invited comments from the public for adoption of the E20 fuel. Though the current permissible level of blending is 10% of ethanol, India reached only 5.6% of blending in 2019. Adoption of E20 fuel means blending of 20% of ethanol with gasoline as an automotive fuel.

The E20 fuel is a blend of 20% ethanol with gasoline. Market & Policy. Transport Ministry seeks Feedback on plan to promote E20 Fuel to reduce Oil Dependence.

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