MADHYA PRADESH
6 heritage sites on tentative Unesco list including Satpura tiger reserve of MP.
Six cultural heritage sites from India, including Varanasi’s ghats along the Ganges, Kanchipuram Temple in Tamil Nadu and Satpura Tiger Reserve in MP, have been added to Unesco’s tentative list of world heritage sites, Union culture minister Prahlad Singh Patel said.
Of the nine entries sent to Unesco by the Archaeological Survey of India, six have been accepted for inclusion in the tentative list, a mandatory requirement before a site is finally nominated, Patel said.
India’s entries included the Maratha military architecture in Maharashtra, the Hire Bengal megalithic site in Karnataka and Bhedaghat-Lametaghat of Narmada Valley in Madhya Pradesh. The six proposals were included on April 13, taking the total proposals from India to 48.
INTERNATIONAL
RT-LAMP Technology Was Used to Create SPOT, A New COVID-19 Saliva Test
A research team from the Carle Illinois College of Medicine invented SPOT
In thirty minutes, the SPOT provides COVID-19 test results. The cost of the equipment is $78.
In addition, the cost of these reagents and other test equipment is estimated to be 6 to 7 dollars.
Anyone with a minimal amount of training can use the equipment.
The test is very similar to RT-PCR. However, Reverse Transcriptase Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification is used (RT-LAMP).
However, it does not require complex machinery or expertise. It can be done quickly and more accurately.
World Bee Day is on 20th May
The United Nations has designated May 20 as “World Bee Day.” Theme of the year 2020 is Bee engaged: Build Back Better for Bees.
Bee day is celebrated to create awareness of the importance of pollinators and the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development. The main aim is to strengthen measures aimed at protecting bees and other pollinators, which will greatly help solve problems related to global food supply and eliminate hunger in developing countries.
World Metrology Day is on 20th May
Every year on May 20th, World Metrology Day is held all over the world.
On this day, many countries have carried out international cooperation to raise people’s awareness of metrology and its progress in their respective fields. The theme of World Metrology Day in 2021 is health metrology.
The purpose of choosing this topic is to make people realize the important role of measurement in health and thus play an important role in the well-being of each of us. World Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signing of the Metrology Convention on May 20, 1875 by representatives of 17 countries/regions in Paris, France. The World Metrology Day project is jointly implemented by the International Organization for Legal Metrology (OIML) and the International Bureau and the Bureau of Physical Measurement (BIPM).
NATIONAL
The New Sites Has Been Added to The Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites In India
Six sites have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.
The sites was submitted by the of Archaeological Survey of India.
Six of the nine sites have been included in the tentative list by UNESCO.
It must be added to the tentative list before any sites are finally nominated.
The sites are:
1. Maharashtra’s Maratha military architecture
2. Hire a megalithic site in Bengal, Karnataka
3. Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmada Valley.
4. Varanasi’s Ganga Ghats
5. Kancheepuram Temples
6. Madhya Pradesh’s Satpura Tiger Reserve.
Infrastructure Status for Exhibition and Convention Centres
Exhibition and conference centres have been given ‘Infrastructure’ status by the Finance Ministry. The move is expected to make it easier for banks to finance such projects.
The harmonised master list of infrastructure sub-sectors includes the ‘Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre.
A new item has been added to the category of Social and Commercial Infrastructure to reflect this.
These advantages will be applicable only to projects with a minimum built-up floor area of 1,00,000 sq. m. of exclusive exhibition space, or conference space, or both coimbined.
The main projects being carried out in this field so far are: International Exhibition and Conference Centers in
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