In India, there are 1,331 species of orchids, found in the Eastern Himalayas including the Northeast, Western Ghats, and the eastern part of Western Himalayas. “But the Northeast remains an orchid hotspot with 72% of total orchids found in India,” says Khyanjeet. In Assam, orchids are found in the tropical wet forests of Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Dhemaji, Kokrajhar and Karbi Anglong.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Tunisian counterpart Sabri Bachtobji on Wednesday during which the two leaders focused on expanding the bilateral economic cooperation and agreed to work closely in multilateral forums. Dr Jaishankar arrived in Tunis earlier yesterday on the concluding leg of his three-day two-nation trip to Niger and Tunisia.
The annual oil purchase deal with Rosneft, Russia’s state-run oil giant, came after months of negotiations, people said. Two other state-run refiners, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum, too are in talks with Rosneft to close annual crude deals for relatively smaller quantities, they said.
To mark the deep-rooted friendly ties and multi-faceted and growing co-operation between India and Qatar, Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Paheredar will be visiting Hamad Port from today until Monday, in conjunction with the celebrations of India’s 71st Republic Day on Sunday.
A total of 644 militants of eight banned insurgent outfits surrendered in Assam on Thursday along with 177 arms, police said.
The members of the insurgent groups — ULFA (I), NDFB, RNLF, KLO, CPI (Maoist), NSLA, ADF and NLFB — surrendered in presence of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a programme here.
Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti or birth anniversary is being celebrated across India will full of fervour and zest. A revolutionary freedom fighter, Bose was a valiant leader who refused to bow down to Britishers during East India company’s rule over India that saw him rise to incredible powers. He created the famous slogan ‘Jai Hind’ and was first to address Mahatma Gandhi as ‘Father of the Nation’. Bose’s birthday commemorates his unmatched patriotism for India.
Even before orbiting astronauts on India’s first manned mission to space in December 2021, the Indian Space Research Organisation will send ‘ Vyomamitra ,’ a lady robot, in unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft.
Thanks to the scientists of Dr. Y.S. Parmar university of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni who had after prolonged trials have established that cultivation of this exotic fruit in sub tropical zones could prove as lucrative as the apple in higher, tropical zones of the state.
Deoria Tal, one of the high altitude wetlands in Uttarakhand, is an untouched marvel of nature.
Earlier this week, at the commerce secretary-level meeting in New Delhi, in an effort to resolve several important issues related to the agreement were discussed.
