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Cinnamon, cultivation, project

Himachal rolls out organized cinnamon cultivation in 5 districts

The first sapling of cinnamon verum, one of the earliest known spices, was successfully planted in Kholin village of Una district recently under the aegis of Agriculture department and CSIR’s Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) on pilot basis.

medicinal, plants, documentation

HP Guv stresses for documentation of medicinal plants

He stated that medicinal plants gardens should be developed in school premises for enriching children’s knowledge and there could be a change in the attitude of the society towards Ayurveda and medicinal plants with all these progressive steps.

Maritime, security, India

India, Lanka, Maldives hold conduct conclave to enhance maritime security

The two-day conclave witnessed the participation of ships and aircraft of the Indian Navy (IN), Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) and the Sri Lankan Navy (SLN). They operated over a vast area in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of the three countries in the Southern Arabian Sea.

Ensure people in mass gatherings fully vaccinated: Centre to states

India’s vaccination coverage now exceeds 121 crore

The active caseload in the country has now reached 1,05,69, which is the lowest in the last 543 days. The active cases in the country now account for less than 1 per cent of total cases, currently at 0.31 per cent which is the lowest since March last year.