Earthquake In Northwestern China: An earthquake in northwestern China killed at least 131 people. At least 127 people have been killed and hundreds of others were injured after an overnight earthquake hit northwestern China in a remote and mountainous region while many were asleep at home. The earthquake was the most deadly China has experienced […]
Day: December 21, 2023
People With Blood Disorder Not Eigible For Reservation
People With Blood Disorder Not Eigible For Reservation: The Centre’s decision to exclude individuals with thalassemia, sickle cell disease, and haemophilia, from government job reservations, despite their recognition as disabilities in the Right to Persons with Disabilities(RPWD) Act of 2016, prompts concerns. The government provides 4% reservation in government jobs for specific disabilities, including total […]
Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana : Graduates Not Preferred For Railway Jobs
Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana : Graduates Not Preferred For Railway Jobs Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Indian Railways’ ‘Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ graduates are not preferred for railway jobs. The statement comes as a response to a query by BJP MP Narayana Koragappa regarding job preferences for the trained youth. Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana […]
Lathyrism : Neurological Disease
Lathyrism : Neurological Disease Grass pea, also known as khesari dal, has been historically infamous for causing lathyrism, a neurological disease leading to lower limb paralysis. In the late 19th century, an outbreak of lathyrism linked to grass pea led to its ban in India in 1961 under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. Despite […]
