Cabinet Approves National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds) for 2024-25 to 2030-31.
Around 9 MT of palm oil is imported every year to the tune of Rs. 40,000 crore which is around 56 % of the total imports of edible oil.
National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) |
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The recent annual solar eclipse created a rare ring of fire phenomenon visible in parts of South America because the Moon is farther from the Earth than usual.
A "ring of fire" occurs when the Moon lines up between the Sun and the Earth to create a solar eclipse but does not block out the Sun's light entirely.
Partial solar eclipse is the most common type of solar eclipse.
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A new study found that the overexploitation of 25 species of host plants threatens the swallowtail butterflies in the forest habitats of a part of Assam often referred to as the “citrus belt of the world”.
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The Hindu | Swallowtail butterflies
The Union Cabinet recently approved classical language status to Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Pali, and Prakrit.
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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas) reached its closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) becoming increasingly visible to observers on Earth recently.
Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS)
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