The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the electronic-Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS), on December Read More …
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India’s first air-conditioned suburban or local train
-The country’s first air-conditioned (AC) suburban (local) train made its maiden journey on December 25 from Borivili to Churchgate in Mumbai. It was inaugurated by state education minister Vinod Tawde. -Initially, the Mumbai AC local will run between Borivali and Read More …
Just 1.7% of the total population, paid income tax in the assessment year (AY) 2015-16
According to the data released by I-T department, just over 2 crore Indians, or 1.7 per cent of the total population, paid income tax in the assessment year (AY) 2015-16. -The number of income-tax return filers increased to 4.07 crore Read More …
Delhi air pollution: Beyond non-technological solutions
Question: To tackle urban air pollution, apart from technological solutions, we also need to re-imagine and rethink our use of urban space. Describe. What are the technological solutions for increasing urban air pollution? Pollution embarrassment: On Day 2 of the final Read More …
Banning advertisements during prime time, intent good but flawed draft
Question: Government intent in banning condom advertisements during prime time television, might be laudable, the manner in which it has been drafted is likely to have a drastic and chilling effect.’ Comment and elaborate the intentions behind the government action. Read More …
Causes of low literacy level in tribal community in India
Question 1: Mizoram and Jharkhand, both are tribal states, yet Mizoram is among the top five literate states while Jharkhand, is among the bottom five. Why? Question 2: ‘To improve tribal learning outcomes, teachers must integrate traditional wisdom with educational methods’. Read More …
NGT’s independence should be non-negotiable for better future
Recently, in a social media interaction Centre for Science and Environment’s director-general Sunita Narain said that if one had to pick the ‘2017 person of the year’, it would be the weather. Perhaps She is right. Why: From farmers’ distress Read More …
Jairam Thakur, Sixth chief minister of Himachal Pradesh
Jai Ram Thakur (BJP), the 52-year-old, five-time MLA from the Siraj constituency in Mandi district will be the sixth (as a person sixth, in number 13th) Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. -Mr. Thakur was first elected to the Vidhan Sabha Read More …
The National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) will set up 100 gurukulas across India
The National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) will set up 100 gurukulas across the country. -Each gurukulas will be headed by the gurus which will be selected from retired professors or historians, and be assisted by scholars or research officers. Their Read More …
Uttar Pradesh reported highest incidence of custodial rape cases
The parliamentary panel on empowerment of women submitted its report ‘Women in Detention & Access to Justice’ in Lok Sabha on December 23. As per the report, over 90% of custodial rapes in the country have been reported in Uttar Read More …
The gross NPA of Public sector bank at Rs 7,33,974 crore
According to the latest RBI data released on December 24, the gross non-performing assets (NPA) of public sector and private sector banks as on September 30, 2017 were Rs 7,33,974 crore, Rs 1,02,808 crore, respectively -Among the major public sector Read More …
Kunlong, the World’s largest amphibious aircraft
World’s largest amphibious aircraft in production, China’s indigenous AG600, , took to the skies on 24 December for its maiden flight from the southern city of Zhuhai -This aircraft is codenamed Kunlong. With a wingspan of 38.8 metres (127ft) and powered Read More …
Diamene: A bullet-proof graphene developed
A team of scientists at Advanced Science Research Centre at the City University of New York has developed wonder material that is so hard that it can stop speeding bulet and as flexible as tinfoil . The scientists have named this Read More …
Remains of a 150 million-year-old giant carnivorous marine reptile or Plesiosaur discovered in Antarctica
Scientists have discovered the remains of a 150 million-year-old giant carnivorous marine reptile or Plesiosaur that lived in the waters of Antarctica. The creature is the first of its species located in Antarctica and the oldest creature ever found on Read More …
Rising heat and humidity will affect India’s northeast the most
According to a global study, the combined effects of rising heat and humidity will affect India’s northeast the most in the world close to the end of the century, a global study says. Although humidity can greatly magnify the effects Read More …