Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHP): Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP), is an under-construction gravity dam on the Subansiri river along the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Subansiri River (gold river), originates in the Tibet Plateau and enters India through Miri hills in Arunachal Pradesh. It is the largest tributary of Brahmaputra River. The project is […]
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Serious And Major Concerns About Cryptocurrencies: RBI
Serious And Major Concerns About Cryptocurrencies: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das recently said the central bank continues to have “serious and major” concerns about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and has conveyed them to the government. Private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which are unregulated, mined through a complex process and have highly volatile prices, are under the regulatory gaze […]
Chandrayaan-2: Recent Findings
Chandrayaan-2.: Findings The Orbiter and other instruments of Chandrayaan-2 mission have, in two years, gathered a wealth of new information that has added to our knowledge about the Moon and its environment. Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to the Moon, had failed to make a soft-landing on the lunar surface. The lander and rover malfunctioned in […]
Footprints of 3 Dinosaur Species: Rajasthan
Footprints of 3 Dinosaur Species: Rajasthan In a major discovery, footprints of three species of dinosaurs have been found in the Thar desert in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district. It proves the presence of the giant reptiles in the western part of the State The footprints belong to three species of dinosaurs – Eubrontes cf. giganteus, Eubrontes […]
ATL Space Challenge 2021
ATL Space Challenge 2021: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) successfully launched the ATL Space Challenge 2021 for all school students across the country. The challenge has been designed for all the school students, mentors and teachers across the […]
Transport And Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme For Specified Agriculture Products
Transport And Marketing Assistance” (TMA) Scheme For Specified Agriculture Products’: Centre has revised “Transport and Marketing Assistance” (TMA) scheme for Specified Agriculture Products’ In February 2019, the Department of Commerce had introduced ‘Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ to provide assistance for the international component of freight, to mitigate disadvantage of […]
Champaran Satyagrah Express
The Champaran Satyagrah Express: Frequency of Champaran Satyagraha Express has been increased to bi-weekly by Ministry of Railways. The Champaran Satyagrah Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Bapudham Motihari and Anand Vihar Terminal in India. Bapudham Motihari Railway Station is a major railway station in Motihari, East Champaran […]
National Commission For Minorities
National Commission For Minorities: Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura took charge as the Chairman, National Commission for Minorities in the presence of Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in New Delhi. In 1978, Government of India, vide an executive order, set up a “Minorities Commission” to safeguard the interests of minorities. With the enactment of the […]
FOSS4Gov Innovation Challenge
FOSS4Gov Innovation Challenge: The government has extended the last date of participation and submission in FOSS4Gov Innovation Challenge till 15th of September. Ministry of Electronics and IT has appealed to the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) innovators to participate in large numbers to drive the FOSS revolution to its maximum potential. In July this […]
World Suicide Prevention Day 2021
World Suicide Prevention Day: World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10th every year to highlight various ways by which suicide can be prevented. This day was marked on September 10, 2003, for the first time as an initiative by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) who […]
