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Five agricultural products of Kerala receive GI status
Five agricultural products of Kerala have been granted Geographical Indication (GI) status. These are: About Read More …
SC says direct Evidence of Bribe Not Required for Conviction Under Corruption Act
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on December 15 held that a public servant can be Read More …
India has six large airsheds, curbing air pollution needs full coordination between airsheds: World Bank report
According to a recent World Bank report, India has six large airsheds, some of them Read More …
PMKKK now named as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme
The Minister of Minority Affairs in a written reply to a question in the Lok Read More …
NMDC releases Standard Bidding Document for Turnkey Projects
NMDC releases Standard Bidding Document for Turnkey Works on December 15 at its Head Office Read More …
From Jan 2018 to Nov 2022, ISRO successfully launched 177 foreign satellites
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, ISRO through its commercial arms Read More …
States can enact laws on uniform civil code-Union Law Minister
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha on December 15 that states are empowered Read More …
16th Edition of Indo-Nepal joint training Exercise “SURYA KIRAN-XVI”
The 16th Edition of Indo-Nepal joint training Exercise “SURYA KIRAN-XVI” between India and Nepal is Read More …
Govt notifies proposed Dark Sky Reserve at Hanle village in Eastern Ladakh
Ladakh government has notified the proposed Dark Sky Reserve at Hanle village in Eastern Ladakh. Read More …
PAC stresses fiscal prudence in implementing Public Financial Management System
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has tabled its 54th report on the “Implementation of Public Read More …
Parliament passes New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022
Parliament on December 14 passed a bill to rename the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Read More …
Telangana’s Tandoor Red Gram gets GI tag, Now India has 432 GI Tags
The Tandoor Red Gram has got Registered GI tag in Telangana. With this, the number Read More …
Patriot missile
As per the media reports, the US is planning to send Patriot air defence missiles Read More …
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled at the United Nations Headquarters
The External Affairs Minister unveiled Mahatma Gandhi’s Bust at the premises of the UN Headquarters Read More …
Rajya Sabha passes Bill to extend ST status to Gond community in four districts of UP
The Rajya Sabha on December 14, 2022 passed a bill that seeks to include the Read More …
Iran removed from UN Commission on the Status of Women
The 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on December 14 adopted a resolution to Read More …
Geminids meteor shower
The Geminids-one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year peaked on December 14 Read More …
High use of subsidised fertilisers raises crop yield fears
Data from the Department of Fertilisers shows a 3.7 per cent increase in the sale Read More …
Concerns over the benefits of the National Policy of Rare Diseases (NPRD) not reaching to patients
Rajya Sabha member from the Nationalist Congress Party raised concerns over the benefits of the Read More …
Only one-fourth of sanctioned solar power projects took off: Union Minister
Under the ‘Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects’, a Read More …
Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine shows promise in preliminary study
US-based pharma company Moderna on December 14 announced that its investigational mRNA cancer vaccine developed Read More …
PM releases commemorative coin and postal stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed a programme celebrating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary Read More …
US scientists confirm ‘major breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion
The U.S. Department of Energy on December 12 announced a breakthrough in ongoing research for Read More …
Demand to include Ladakh under 6th Schedule of the Constitution
The Union Home Ministry has informed a Parliamentary panel that the main objective of the Read More …