Pusa-2090
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has bred Pusa-2090 that yields just as much – and matures in only 120-125 days.
- Its maturing period gives ample time to farmers to clear fields before the wheat sowing season in mid-November.
- It is a cross between Pusa-44 and CB-501, which is an early-maturing Japonica rice line.
QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024
Quacquarelli Symonds has released the QS Asia University Rankings: Asia 2024 of 856 universities across Asia.
- Peking University in China maintains its top position in the rankings.
- With 148 varsities in QS Asia rankings, India has ‘most representation’, surpasses China.
- IIT Bombay retains its top ranking in India.
- 7 Indian institutions are in the top 100 ranks: 5 IITs, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and Delhi University.
Kondaveedu Fort
Andhra Pradesh’s Forest Department has given permissions to the NGO to set up a gallery at Kondaveedu Fort.
- Constructed by – Prolaya Vema Reddy (founder of the Reddy dynasty)
- Location – South of the Krishna River, near Guntur.
- Reddy dynasty region – Coastal Andhra (from Vishakapatnam in the north to Kanchipuram in the south).
- Earlier capital of Reddy dynasty – Addanki