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News: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), on January 19, 2018, announced the Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative in association with National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and industry partners at an inaugural event in Delhi. Shri K J Alphons, Honourable Minister Read More …
India on January 18, 2018, successfully tested the “first pre-induction trial” of its over 5,000-km range Agni-V. The missile was tested for its full range at 9.53 a.m. from the Dr. Abdul Kalam Island (formerly wheeler island) in Odisha. This Read More …
The Union Home Ministry is considering the creation of a 29-battalion ‘India-Myanmar Border Force’ (IMBF). It would be created from the corps of the Assam Rifles and the Indo-Tibetan Border Force to patrol India’s 1,643-km long mountainous border with Myanmar. Read More …
News: The Central Government on 16 January, 2018, scrapped the Haj Subsidy, given by the successive governments to Hajji in the form of airfare and logistics costs. The central government’s decision is in the line with Honorable Supreme Court’s May Read More …
The Union HRD Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar on January 16, announced that about 15% of Indian Universities will provide online degrees and diplomas to students and executives so that they can learn anywhere and anytime. The Minister, during 65th meeting Read More …
भारत में पहली बार देश के 15 प्रतिशत विश्वविद्यालयों को ऑनलाइन डिग्री वितरित करने का अधिकार प्रदान किया जाएगा जिससे छात्र एवं एग्जीक्यूटिव को कहीं भी व किसी भी समय सीखने का अवसर उपलब्ध हो सकेगा। केंद्रीय मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्री Read More …
-Indian Medical Association as well as some doctors are opposing the proposed National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017. Recently some doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) invited the Union Health Minister for open debate on the bill. Read More …
The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) on its 65th meeting, on 15 January, 2018 passed a resolution to take steps towards Operation Digital Board (ODB) on the lines of Operation Blackboard of 1987. The idea behind ODB is to prove Read More …
As per the SRS bulletin (Sample Registration System) 2016, released recently, India achieved a significant decline in under-five child mortality rate. According to this bulletin, under-five child mortality (U5MR) of India showed an impressive decline by 9%, a 4 points decline Read More …
-A three member bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Mishra, on January 11, 2018 directed the central government as well as Tamilnadu and Kerala government to to set up a special committee to exclusively prepare disaster Read More …
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 …
-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 …
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 …
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 …
-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 …