Maternal Mortality Report: Every day in 2020, approximately 800 women died globally from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 (target 3.1) is to reduce maternal mortality to less than 70 deaths per 100 000 live births by 2030. The report has been published by the United Nations Maternal Mortality […]
14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav
14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav: President of India addressed the 14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav at Bikaner, Rajasthan It is an annual flagship festival of the Ministry of Culture Organized in different states of India to promote National Unity and integrity through cultural exchange Started in 2015 to exhibit the rich cultural heritage of the country Participation: […]
First State To Use Robotics Technology For Cleaning Manhole : Kerala
First State To Use Robotics Technology For Cleaning Manhole : Kerala Kerala became the first state in the country to use robotics technology for cleaning all its commissioned manholes by pressing into service the robotic scavenger Bandicoot in the temple town of Guruvayur. Bandicoot Robot is the world’s first robotic scavenger i.e indigenously made by […]
Menstrual Leave For workers : SC Rejected PIL
Menstrual Leave For workers : SC Rejected PIL The Supreme Court of India rejected a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) regarding menstrual leave for workers and students across the country. The court called it a policy matter and pointed out that menstrual pain leave has different dimensions and may also act as a disincentive for employers […]
1,300 Year Old Buddhist Stupa : ASI Discovery
1,300 Year Old Buddhist Stupa : ASI Discovery The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) discovered a 1,300-year-old stupa right in the middle of a mining site in Odisha’s Jajpur district at a Khondalite mining site. It is the place from where Khondalite stones were supplied for the beautification project around the 12th Century Shree Jagannath […]
Radio Galaxies : Discovery
Radio Galaxies : Discovery A team of astronomers from the National Centre of Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Pune; Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) Ahmedabad; and the University of Oxford recently discovered several ‘elusive dying radio galaxies’. Radio Galaxies, also known as radio-luminous galaxies or radio-loud galaxies, are a particular type of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 1st March 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 1st March 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th February 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 28th February 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Attaukal Ponkala Festival : Kerala
Attaukal Ponkala Festival : Kerala All arrangements are in place for the Attaukal Ponkala festival, considered one of the world’s largest religious gathering of women. Attukal Ponkala is a 10-day long festival celebrated annually at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Trivandrum, Kerala. This festival is dedicated to Attukal Bhagavathy, also known as Goddess Kannaki or Bhadrakali. […]
Haryana Government’s Parivar Pehchan Patra Scheme : Update
Haryana Government’s Parivar Pehchan Patra Scheme : Update The Haryana government’s Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) and IT-based welfare schemes will be displayed at the first Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting under the G20 Summit in Gurugram. Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) Scheme was launched by the Haryana Government in 2015. The primary objective of PPP is to […]
