Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) is launched by Ministry of Human Resources and Development.
ARIIA systematically rank education institutions and universities primarily on innovation related indicators.
It considers all major indicators which are commonly used globally to rank most innovative education institutions/ universities in the world.
ARIIA ranking will certainly inspire Indian institutions to reorient their mind-set and build ecosystems to encourage high quality research, innovation and entrepreneurship.
NIRF
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was established by Ministry of Human Resource Development.
This framework outlines a methodology to rank Higher education institutions across the country.
The parameters broadly cover “Teaching, Learning and Resources,” “Research and Professional Practices,” “Graduation Outcomes,” “Outreach and Inclusivity,” and “Perception”.
Battle of KanglaTongbi
During WWII Japanese forces had planned to capture Imphal and the surrounding areas.
Japanese forces defeated Indian forces at Tiddim (Mynmar) and established themselves firmly on the main Kohima – Manipur highway, started advancing towards KanglaTongbi.
At KanglaTongbi, a small but determined detachment of British Indian forces put up stiff resistance against the advancing Japanese forces.
The KanglaTongbi War Memorial is located in Imphal, Manipur
Karakoram Pass
The Karakoram Pass is situated on the border of areas under the dominance of India (the territory of Jammu and Kashmir) and China (Xinxiang Autonomous Territory).
It is the tallest pass in the midst of Leh in Ladakh and Yarkand in the Tarim Valley.
The Karakoram Pass also plays a significant geological role in the disagreement between India and Pakistan about the dominance of Siachen Glacier Region right away towards the west of the Pass.
The area around the pass is infertile with no foliage and snowstorms are a regular feature round the year.
Pseudomonas putida CSV86
It is a unique strain of bacterium which can selectively remove the environment toxic, aromatic pollutants such as benzoate (sodium benzoate is used as a food preservative), benzyl alcohol and naphthalene, from soil.
The bacterial strain has preference for aromatic compounds and organic acid as a food source even when glucose is available.
The strain can degrade aromatics and organic acids simultaneously.
The bacterial strain is a very good candidate for bioremediation or waste-water treatment.
Bioremediation
Bioremediation is a process used to treat contaminated substance including water, soil and subsurface material, by altering environmental conditions to stimulate growth of microorganisms and degrade the target pollutants.
Bioremediation is less expensive and more sustainable than other remediation alternatives.
Bio-augmentation
Biological augmentation is the addition of bacterial cultures required to speed up the rate of degradation of a contaminant.
If the indigenous variety do not have the metabolic capability to perform the remediation process, exogenous varieties with such sophisticated pathways are introduced.
Bio augmentation is commonly used in municipal wastewater treatment to restart activated sludge bioreactors.
Even Horizon Telescope
The Event Horizon Telescope is an international collaboration aiming to capture the first image of a black hole by creating a virtual Earth-sized telescope.
Instead of constructing a giant telescope EHT links radio dishes across the globe to create an Earth-sized interferometer to measure the size of black holes.
The EHT project includes theoretical and simulation studies that are framing questions rooted at the black hole boundary.
The following are two massive backhoes photographed by EHT
Sagittarius A* - It is at the center of Milky Way galaxy which has four million times the mass of sun.
Monster black hole - It is in an elliptical galaxy known as M87, and it is 1500 times more massive than Sag A*.
