Indian-origin scientist Joyeeta Gupta has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
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Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme
Uttar Pradesh Government has launched the Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme which aims to facilitate Read More …
Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research (MAHIR)
The Ministry of Power and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy have jointly launched Read More …
Government removes ceiling for procurement of Tur, Urad and Masur under Price Support Scheme (PSS)
The government has removed the procurement ceilings of 40% for tur, urad and masur under Read More …
Fattah hypersonic missile
Iran has claimed that it had created a hypersonic missile capable of travelling at 15 Read More …
Kavach-Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System
Indian Railway’s safety has once again come under questions after a horrific accident involving three Read More …
130th ANNIVERSARY OF GANDHIJI’S SATYAGRAHA
The Indian Navy is participating in a commemorative event to mark 130 years of the Read More …
150 YEARS OF ARRIVAL OF INDIANS IN SURINAME
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu along with President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname, witnessed Read More …
Government allows PACS to open Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras
The Government of India has decided to allow 2000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to Read More …
Kakhovka dam
Kakhovka -a huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces Read More …
Acinetobacter baumannii
Scientists from the United States and Canada have found a new antibiotic – powerful enough Read More …
ED7 fuel blend
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) on June 5 initiated a pilot programme in collaboration with Read More …
PM flags off Amrit Dharohar Yojana and MISHTI
On the occasion of the World Environment Day 2023, the Prime Minister launched ‘Amrit Dharohar Read More …
RBI launches financial inclusion dashboard ‘Antardrishti’
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has launched a financial inclusion dashboard named ‘Antardrishti’ on June 5, Read More …
MV Empress-India’s first international cruise vessel
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the maiden International Cruise Read More …
President Droupadi Murmu conferred with highest civilian honour of Suriname
President Droupadi Murmu has been decorated with the highest civilian honour of Suriname – The Read More …
Global Alliance for Drowning Prevention
Member states of the World Health Assembly (WHA) agreed to establish an alliance to prevent Read More …
Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS)
Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, APBS (Aadhaar Payment Bridge System) is in use since 2017. Key Read More …
Heavy metals
In a small hamlet in Punjab’s Fazilka district, around 30 deaths due to cancer have Read More …
Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN)
India has joined the Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN). It has 15 partner facilities in 13 Read More …
Law Commission asks to retain sedition law
The 22nd Law Commission of India, headed by former Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Ritu Read More …
Duty-free quota free (DFQF) scheme
According to a report by the LDC Group at the WTO, about 85 per cent Read More …
Salt cavern-based strategic oil reserves in Rajasthan
Government-owned consultancy firm Engineers India (EIL) is studying the prospects and feasibility of developing salt Read More …
Govt bans 14 fixed dose combination drugs (FDC) including
The Government of India has banned 14 fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs in the country. Read More …
Ministry of Education released UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023.
Union Minister for Education has released the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023. Read More …