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Category: Current Affairs
Discharge of CO2 from Himalayan geothermal springs
Swachh Bharat Mission Academy
Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on 11 August. 2020 launched the Read More …
Matheran: 77 new butterfly species
Scientists have found 140 rare species of butterflies, including 77 new ones, in Matheran after Read More …
World Elephant Day 2020
The Minister for Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar on August 10, 2020 released document on Read More …
Atmanirbhar Bharat: Import embargo on 101 items
The Department of Military Affairs (DMA), Ministry of Defence (MoD) has prepared a list of Read More …
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund schemes
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 9, 2020 launched a new Central Sector Scheme Read More …
eSanjeevani and eSanjeevani OPD
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan on August 9, 2020 presided Read More …
What is a Table-top airport?
Why in the news? On August 7, 2020, a Boeing 737 of Air India Express Read More …
Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM)
The Government of India has released Rs. 553 crore to States under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Read More …
‘Museum Malgudi’ initiative
Indian Railways has developed ‘Museum Malgudi’ on the Arasalu Railway Station in Shivamogga district in Read More …
World Tribal Day 2020 Theme
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples or World Tribal Day is being observed on Read More …
Cladonotus bhaskari-A new grasshopper species
Cladonotus bhaskari-a new species of ‘twighopper’ or pygmy grasshopper has been discovered after 116 years by Croatian Read More …
What is Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 8, 2020 inaugurated the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra – Read More …
Shri G C Murmu Takes over as CAG of India
Shri Girish Chandra Murmu assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Read More …
Leopard poaching highest in Uttarakhand
According to a recent study on ‘Common leopards’ (Panthera pardus fusca) by TRAFFIC India, total Read More …
Food Vision 2050 Prize-Naandi Foundation
Hyderabad-based non-profit organisation, the Naandi Foundation is one of the ‘Top 10 Visionaries’ in the Read More …
First Kisan Rail flagged off
Indian Railways introduced first “Kisan Rail” from Devlali to Danapur on August 7, 2020 from Read More …
First ever online patriotic film festival
National Film Development Corporation is organizing a first of its kind, online patriotic film festival. The festival, Read More …
UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready
The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA), Odisha has now implemented the Tsunami Ready programme Read More …
Smart India Hackathon (SIH)-2020 prize
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) Pune has won first prize in Smart India Hackathon (SIH)-2020. Read More …
Innovation and Agri-entrepreneurship Development programme
In order to contribute directly and indirectly to enhancing the income of farmers by providing Read More …
A novel algorithm for enhanced crop productivity
By Jyoti Singh (Twitter: @ashajyoti11) New Delhi, Aug 06 (India Science Wire): Microbes always exist Read More …
UPSC (IAS) Prelims and Mains 2019 Cut Off Marks
Union Public Service Examination released the cut off marks of Civil Services Prelims and Mains Read More …
Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Data Driven decision making
Natonal Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on August 6, 2020 signed a Memorandum of Understanding Read More …
National Handloom Day 2020
On the occasion of the 6th National Handloom Day on 07th August 2020, Ministry of Read More …