The Sakharov Prize: Imprisoned Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize in a clear slap to President Vladimir Putin. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as the Sakharov Prize, is an honorary award for individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to the defense […]
Category: Current Affairs
Mount Manipur
Mount Manipur: The Union government rechristened Mount Harriet, a historical tourist spot in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, as ‘Mount Manipur’. The announcement was made during Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Port Blair, where he referred to the “significant contribution” the North-eastern state had made in resisting the British, especially during the historic […]
INSACOG : India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium
INSACOG : India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium: The decline in daily new infections across India has prompted INSACOG (India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium), the consortium of labs focused on sequencing coronavirus variants, to “prioritise” new surveillance approaches. In view of currently declining cases and importance of early detection of increased transmission in the future, INSACOG will prioritise […]
Bhaskarabda: A Luni-Solar Calendar
Bhaskarabda: A Luni-Solar Calendar: The Assam Government has announced that Bhaskarabda, a Luni-Solar Calendar will be used as an official calendar. Presently, the official calendar of Assam government makes use of the Saka calendar and the Gregorian calendar. However, the Bhaskarabda calendar will also be used from now onwards. Bhaskarabda, an era counted from the […]
New Quadrilateral Economic Forum
New Quadrilateral Economic Forum: India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States have decided to launch a new quadrilateral economic forum, as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar joined his counterparts at a videoconference from Jerusalem, where he is on a five-day visit. The quadrilateral builds on ongoing cooperation between the U.S., Israel and […]
Bio-Economic Hub
Bio-Economic Hub: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that Northeast will be developed as India’s Bio-Economic Hub. The Eastern Himalayan Region is one of the mega-biodiversity rich zones and is among the 34 biodiversity Hotspots of the world. There is a need to put these invaluable genetic resources to use for the economic growth of […]
Bachelor Of Sowa Rigpa Medicine And Surgery (BSRMS)
Bachelor Of Sowa Rigpa Medicine And Surgery (BSRMS): The University Grants Commission has issued notification recognizing Bachelor of Sowa Rigpa Medicine and Surgery (BSRMS) under the specified Degrees. Duration of the degree will be of minimum of five years and Ten plus Two (10+2) is fixed as entry qualification. In a gazette notification issued on […]
Modi Van
Modi Van: Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off Modi Van under the ‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ programme to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 20 years as the Head of Government. Five Mobile Medical Vans will operate in five Assembly Constituencies in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh. They will work under the aegis of Kaushambi Vikas […]
NASA’s Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Perseverance Rover: NASA’s Perseverance rover has clicked a panorama view of the “South Seitah” region of Mars’ Jezero Crater, offering clues to the area’s mysterious past. The images reveal the gray, darker gray, and Swiss-coffee-coloured rocky outcrops of the ridge nicknamed “Faillefeu” (after a medieval abbey in the French Alps). NASA’s Perseverance rover is […]
Fugitive Economic Offender
Fugitive Economic Offender: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s attempts to get the fraud allegations against him dismissed suffered a major setback after the bankruptcy court in New York dismissed his petition. UK High Court had granted fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi permission to appeal against a magistrates’ court order, in favour of extradition to India […]
