The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on September 29, 2021 approved the continuation of ‘National Scheme for PM POSHAN in Schools’ for the five year period 2021-22 to 2025-26. The scheme has been approved with the financial outlay of Read More …
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Nipah antibodies detected in bat samples in Kerala
The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune has detected Nipah virus antibodies (IgG antibodies) in bat samples collected from Kodiyathoor and Thamarassery in Kozhikode district near the panchayat where a Nipah infection was confirmed in August 2021. The samples were Read More …
Sojat Mehndi awarded GI tag
Rajasthan’s Sojat Mehndi has bee awarded the geographical indication (GI) tag by the government. Sojat Mehndi originates from mehndi leaves grown in Sojat tehsil of the Pali district in Rajasthan. Sojat Mehndi is fully naturally cultivated by rainwater for getting Read More …
PM dedicates to the Nation 35 crop varieties with special traits
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the Nation 35 crop varieties with special traits through video conference. Some of those released varieties are; Him Shakti (Quinoa ), Him Phaphra (Buckwheat), NRC 138 (Soybean), NRC 142 (Soybean). The Prime Minister Read More …
National Action Plan for dog Mediated Rabies Elimination by 2030 (NAPRE)
On the occasion of World Rabies Day on September 28, 2021, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the National Action Plan for dog Mediated Rabies Elimination by 2030 (NAPRE). The “Joint Inter-Ministerial Declaration Support Statement” Read More …
SEBI clears framework for gold exchange
The Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) board on September 28, 2021 cleared a proposal for setting up a gold exchange. In the proposed gold exchange, the gold will be traded in the form of electronic gold receipts and Read More …
Quantum dots and Carbon Quantum dots
Recently, a scientist from Assam-Dr Binoy Kumar Saikia has bagged the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for his pioneering research on coal and energy. Dr. Saikia has made outstanding contributions on the formation of fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from Read More …
All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (AQEES)
Labour and Employment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav on September 27, 2021 released the report of first quarter of Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) part (April to June 2021), of the All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (AQEES) prepared by the Labour Bureau. Read More …
Supreme Court introduces FASTER System
The Supreme Court of India has introduced the FASTER ( Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records) system by which its crucial decisions, including orders on bail and stay of arrest, can be communicated electronically to prison authorities and investigating Read More …
PM launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on September 27, 2021 launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission through a video conference. About Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Based on the foundations laid down in the form of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) Read More …
DRDO successfully flight-tests new version of Akash missile
A new version of the Akash Missile, Akash Prime was successfully flight tested on September 27, 2021 from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha. The missile intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking enemy aircrafts, in its maiden flight test Read More …
IIT-Delhi establishes centre of excellence on quantum technologies
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has established a ‘Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Quantum Technologies’ to conduct research activities in the related field. The Centre of Excellence (CoE) aims to bring synergy and coherence in the activities being Read More …
What is Cham?
Filmmaker Benoy K. Behl’s documentary ‘Dance of Liberation of the Lamas’ captures the spiritual experience of the Cham. Once a great tradition that was practised in Ladakh, Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur, Tibet, southern China, today Cham has been kept alive at Read More …
54% of all rural households are agricultural households
The Situation Assessment Survey for 2019 has been released recently which covers the July 2018-December 2018 and January 2019-June 2019 agricultural seasons. The survey provides a picture of the current relevance of the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Here are the Read More …
Hing Chachui tree and Phumun grass
In Arunachal Pradesh, people of Bugun tribe in Singchung sub-division kept a watch on shifting weather patterns through changes in local vegetation and flow of water in the mountain springs. However, climate change has made such predictions tedious. The Hing Chachui Read More …