August 2019

TAMILNADU IIT Madras introduces Smart agricopter for spraying pesticides   Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madrashave developed a Smart agricopter. The innovation aims to eliminate manual spraying of pesticides in agricultural fields. As the manual pesticide spraying remains an extremely hazardous activity as it affects the health of thefarmers’ and laborers’ in a massive overuse of toxic chemicals. The … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to table bill against honour killing, khap panchayats   A bill proposing stringent laws against the menace of honour killing. The bill also proposes steps to curb the powers of khap panchayats, which often issue arbitrary diktats.   The bill may propose imprisonment for a period between six months and five years, along … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu girl won gold medal in World Deaf Youth Badminton Championship   Tamil Nadugirl Jerlin Anika won the gold medal in the World Deaf Youth Badminton Championships.The competition is held in Taipei last week. Anika bagged four medals in the championship, including the gold, two silver, and one bronze. Anika is a tenth standard student in the Avvaiyar … Read more

RAJASTHAN Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary likely to be made tiger reserve   The state government will soon send a proposal to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for developing Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary (RVS) in Bundi as a tiger reserve.   The state has three tiger reserves, home to 85 big cats, with the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) … Read more