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31 May

GIS-based mapping of microbial diversity of river Ganga

The News Horizon0 CommentsNationalCharotar University of Science and Technology, CSIR, Ganga River, GIS Mapping, Microbes, Microbial Diversity, MoEFCC, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Namami Gange, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), NEERI

New Delhi: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)’s Nagpur based constituent laboratory National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), has conducted Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping of Microbial Diversity of river Ganga. The study will reveal the identity of microbes that inhabit the river that help maintain the health of river as well as those that are now inhabitants that have been added due to anthropogenic activities, researchers said. The project of mapping the entire stretch of Ganga is funded by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and is done by a selected team along with four other institutes,…

31 May

8th Global Nitrogen Conference focuses on sustainable development goals

The News Horizon0 CommentsNationalConference of the International Nitrogen Initiative, environment, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organisation, ICAR, INI, Ministry of Agriculture, MoEFCC, Nature Conservation, Nitrogen Management, Nitrogen Pollution, Nuclear Safety, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, Umweltbundesamt – UBA, UNECE, UNEP

New Delhi: For the first time, the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the main focus of the 8th triennial conference of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI). Postponed from May last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is being held virtually with over 800 scientists and other stakeholders from over 60 countries joining the conference during 31 May and 03 June 2021. Also for the first time since the inception of INI two decades ago, its conference being hosted by Germany’s Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA), with the support of the Federal Ministry for the Environment,…