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Harit Path Mobile App Context Recently, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed a mobile App, ‘Harit Path' to facilitate creation of Green Highways across the country. About Harit Path Mobile App The App will help to monitor location, growth, species details, maintenance activities, targets and achievements for each and every plant. In order to track the growth and health of the plants, photographs along with data of the plants captured usin

Synthetic Flavanoids

Synthetic Flavanoids Context Recently, scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have found the first synthetic route for producing flavonoid molecules related to the treatment of tuberculosis and chikungunya. ARI is an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. About Flavonoids: It is for the first time that scientists have been able to synthesize the flavonoid molecules such as rugosa flavonoids, podocarp fla