After surfacing various reports of data theft through Aadhar number, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on January 10, introduced a two layer security system: The UIDAI has introduced the concept of a Virtual ID, which an Aadhaar holder Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Extended
-The Union Cabinet Committee on January 10, approved the continuation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) till the term of the 14th Finance Commission i.e. 31.03.2020. -The Scheme would entail an annual allocation of Rs. 3,950 crore and Read More …
FDI in single brand retail allowed to 100%
To send a signal of its reformist nature, the Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, on January 10, 2018 gave its approval to further opening of some sectors through FDI. Single Brand Retail Trading (SBRT): 100% Read More …
Bheemunipatnam: India’s new scuba diving destination
Two scuba divers, namely Balaram Naidu and dive master Anil Kumar on December 21, 2018, spotted a rare 200 year old shipwreck below the sea surface in Bheemunipatnam, 45 km from Visakhapatnam. -The wreck was located just six metres below the sea Read More …
Viable Alternate Methods of Hanging in India
Why in the news: Supreme court of India on January 9, 2018 issued a notice to Government of India, to consider on alternate options of hanging in India keeping in mind the dynamic progress in modern science. In his oral Read More …
Civil Services (IAS) Mains Result 2017
Union Public Service Commission (upsc) declared the Civil Services Mains Examination 2017 result on January 10, 2018. संघ लोक सेवा आयोग (यूपीएससी) ने 10 जनवरी, 2018 को सिविल सेवा मुख्य परीक्षा के परिणाम जारी कर दिया। परीक्षा परिणाम हेतु नीचे Read More …
No habitat rights to Mankidia Tribe of Odisha
Odisha State forest department has denied a habitat rights to Manikidia primitive tribes near Simlipal Sanctuary. District administration was trying to help Mankidia people getting their habitat rights under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, Read More …
Burzahom-Oldest Human Supernova record found
A team of Indian astrophysicists, have discovered the ‘oldest sky chart with supernova record’ in the Burzahom region of Jammu-Kashmir. -This record are said to be 5000 years old. -Three researchers from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) have claimed Read More …
50000 Assistant Station Master (ASM) posts in Indian Railway
Wait is over now. Indian Railway is going to recruit about 50000 Assistant Station Masters (ASM) this year through Railway Recruitment Board. Here are the details: Name of Post: Assistant Station Master (ASM) Recruitment Agency: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Indian Read More …
Pratyush-India’s fastest Supercomputer
Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on January 8, 2018, dedicated India’s fastest and first ‘multi-petaflops’ supercomputer “Pratyush” to the nation in Pune. ‘Pratyush’, (the sun) is the High Performance Computing (HPC) facility and it has been established Read More …
The Water Shrew found first time in Uttarakhand
-A team of researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun has first time found rare Water Shrew (Nectogale elegans) in the state of Uttarakhand. -Although its presence was recorded earlier in India from north Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, Read More …
Sammakka-Sarakka Jatara as a national festival
-The Central Government is in the process of declaring Sammakka-Sarakka/Saralamma Jatara a national festival. Recently Central Ministry of Tribal Affairs released Rs. 2 crore as Centre’s contribution towards conducting this Jatara. -Sammakka-Sarakka/Saralamma Jatara is held in Medaram village of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Read More …
Mankidia Tribe of Odisha will get habitat rights!
-Mayurbhanj District administration Odisha, had initiated an effort to provide Mankidia tribe a recognised habitat rights under forest right act (FRA). However state forest department latter denied the habitat right to Mankidia, on the ground of tiger attack. -Mankidia is Read More …
Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme-Food poisoning increased
-According to Recent data released by the Union Health Ministry’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), 312 of the 1,649 outbreaks reported till the third week of December 2017 were due to acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) and 242 were due to food Read More …
Bharat Net Project: First phase completed
Ministry of Communication has completed the first phase of Bharat Net project. Under Phase-1, more than one lakh Gram Panchayats of the nation have related to high speed optical fibre network as per the deadline 31 December 2017. The network Read More …