Indian scientists developing sanitary napkins from jute

The National Jute Board (NJB) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur is developing jute-based sanitary pads which could help prevent cervical cancer. “We are carrying out trials and now we are trying to scale up production after initial production and encouraging feedback,” NJB secretary Arvind Kumar M said on Tuesday. IIT – Kharagpur scientist B Adhikary […]

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DRDO sets up world’s highest terrestrial centre in Ladakh

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) established the world’s highest terrestrial centre at 17,600 feet above sea level at Changla near Pengong lake in Ladakh. The centre will serve as a natural cold storage for preserving rare and endangered medical plants for generations to come. The centre was inaugurated by Director General, DRDO Dr S Christopher. According to […]

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Air India promotes San Francisco flight with offer

Air India, which will introduce a direct flight connecting New Delhi and San Francisco from December, has offered complementary domestic Executive (Business) Class return tickets for First Class and Business Class passengers who would be booking in this new sector. This flight, Air India’s longest ever, was announced by Prime Minister Narandra Modi during his visit to San Francisco last […]

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