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Resolution Adopted for Sustainable Management of Reactive Nitrogen

The Berlin Declaration adopted at the end of the 8th triennial conference of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) held virtually between May 31-June 3, 2021, calls for “sustainable management of reactive nitrogen compounds across all sectors of human activity as a crucial step towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030”.

Refill Booking Portability for LPG consumers

Following the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister of making energy accessible and affordable to all and with a view to further empower the LPG consumers, it has been decided to allow LPG customers to have a choice deciding which distributors they want their LPG refill from. Consumers will be able to choose their “Delivering Distributor” from the list of distributors catering to their address within their Oil Marketing Company (OMC).In the pilot phase, which will be launched shortly, this unique facility will be available in Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Pune, and Ranchi.

India, Japan See Assam As Hub to Link SE Asia: Jaishankar

Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar on Monday said it was essential for the future of Asia to build connectivity from the Arabian Sea to the South China Sea and added that this seamless connectivity would be possible only by making Indian state of Assam the “meeting point” of such efforts.

Scientists Identify Genes to Improve Fertilizer Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Rice

In a major boost to the scientific efforts for crop improvement to save nitrogenous pollution and fertilizers worth billions, Indian biotechnologists identified candidate genes for nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in rice. This was accomplished by Prof. Nandula Raghuram, Dr. Supriya Kumari and Dr. Narendra Sharma from the School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi.