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Madhya Pradesh Tribal Outreach Programme

Madhya Pradesh Tribal Outreach Programme: Madhya Pradesh government has initiated a massive tribal outreach programme in the state. Important tribes in the state include Bhils and Gonds. As part of the tribals outreach programme, the state has undertaken the following measures: Implementation of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, which allows self-governance through […]

Ramappa Temple: Telangana’s First UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ramappa Temple: Telangana’s First UNESCO World Heritage Site: Telangana’s Ramappa Temple is receiving massive focus after it received UNESCO tag recently. About the Temple: Situated in Telangana’s Warangal, the temple stands on a six-feet high star-shaped platform with walls, pillars and ceilings adorned with intricate carvings that attest to the unique skill of the Kakatiyan […]

PASIPHAE

PASIPHAE: Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) is an international collaborative sky surveying project. Scientists aim to study the polarisation in the light coming from millions of stars. Polarization is a property of light that represents the direction that the light wave oscillates. The survey will use two high-tech optical polarimeters to observe the […]

UP Anti-Conversion Law

UP Anti-Conversion Law: The Uttar Pradesh Police have registered a total of 108 cases under a controversial ordinance that criminalises religious conversion by “force, undue influence, coercion, or allurement”. The Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020, which was replaced by an Act earlier this year, completes a year. This law was passed by the […]

India-Israel Women In STEM Conference

India-Israel Women In STEM Conference: India-Israel Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) conference was held. The need for introducing flexible work times and gender-neutral pays to enhance women participation in STEM was highlighted. The STEM acronym was introduced in 2001 by scientific administrators at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The organization previously […]

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C)

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C): The World Health Organization (WHO) has released fresh guidelines for treating children who developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) after being exposed to Covid-19 infection. MIS-C is a condition where various organs of the body are affected by inflammation. The patient develops heart problems, the severity of which may determine the line […]

Integrated Command And Control Centres

Integrated Command And Control Centres: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has begun work to finalise its recommendation for providing Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) as a service to states and smaller cities. The Smart Cities project, which aims at developing 100 citizen-friendly and self-sustainable urban settlements, includes setting up ICCCs for […]