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CHHATTISGARH C’garh rice varieties could help fight cancer Scientists have claimed to have detected anti-cancer properties in three traditional varieties of rice found in Chhattisgarh. A research has concluded that three medicinal varieties of rice – Gathwan, Maharaji and Laicha – have the ability to fight cancer, said scientist Deepak Sharma. … Read more 20.02.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs
CHHATTISGARH Govt gives nod to large irrigation projects in jashpur The State Government has accorded administrative approval of Rs 15.96 crore for conducting survey for two proposed large irrigation projects in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, officials informed. The projects are Dandpani Large Reservoir and Shekharpur Irrigation projects. Notably, Chhattisgarh has set an … Read more 04-05.02.18 Chhattisgarh (CGPCS) Current Affairs
CHHATTISGARH Raman invites herbal majors to set up mfg units in c’garh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday invited reputed herbal products manufacturers of the country to set up units for production of herbal medicines in Chhattisgarh. He was addressing the inaugural programme of two-day national symposium on ‘Vanoshadhi Chhattisgarh 2018″ based on … Read more 03.02.18 Chhattisgarh (CGPCS) Current Affairs
CHHATTISGARH Govt to develop tourist spots in surguja forests The State Government is planning to develop tourist destinations in forests of Surguja region, officials informed. It may be recalled that the Chhattisgarh Government is also creating an ‘eco-ethnic’ tourist destination near the world famous Chitrakot water falls in Bastar region of the State, official … Read more 02.02.18 Chhattisgarh (CGPCS) Current Affairs
CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh’s first governor D N Sahay passes away Former governor of Chhattisgarh and Tripura Dinesh Nandan Sahay has died after prolonged illness. He was 82. Born in 1936, Sahay began his career with the Indian Police Service and rose to the position of the DGP of Bihar. He became the first … Read more 30.01.18 Chhattisgarh (CGPCS) Current Affairs
CHHATTISGARH C’garh govt identifies guma limestone block for auction The Mineral Resources Department of Chhattisgarh Government has identified the Guma limestone block for the purpose of grant of Mining Lease in 249.49 hectares in Palari tehsil of Baloda Bazar – Bhatapara district for specified end use of clinker/ cement through electronic auction. Notably, … Read more 27.01.18 Chhattisgarh (CGPCS) Current Affairs
CHHATTISGARH 5 new agriculture colleges to be set up in state: brijmohan Five new agriculture colleges will come up in the State, Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal announced on Sunday at a national symposium held here at Indira Gandhi Agriculture University. In the symposium, the Minister declared that new agriculture colleges would be … Read more 24.01.18 Chhattisgarh (CGPCS) Current Affairs
CHHATTISGARH State has parched reservoirs: min Chhattisgarh is among nine States in the country with less water in the reservoirs during the current year compared to last year, the Union Ministry of Water Resources has informed. States having lesser storage than last year for corresponding period are Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar … Read more 20.01.18 Chhattisgarh (CGPCS) Current Affairs
Metal In chemistry, a metal is an element that readily forms positive ions (cations) and has metallic bonds. Metals are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions surrounded by a cloud of delocalized electrons. The metals are one of the three groups of elements as distinguished by their ionization and bonding properties, along with … Read more Metal
Alloy You might see the word alloy described as a “mixture of metals”, but that’s a little bit misleading because some alloys contain only one metal and it’s mixed in with other substances that are nonmetals (cast iron, for example, is an alloy made of just one metal, iron, mixed with one nonmetal, carbon). The … Read more Alloy