Malerkotla: Punjab Chief Minister announced the creation of a new district of Malerkotla, carving the state’s only Muslim-majority town from Sangrur district. Malerkotla will be the 23rd district of the State. Adjoining Amargarh and Ahmedgarh will also form part of the Malerkotla district. Initially, the sub-divisions of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh, as well as the sub-tehsil […]
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The Iron Dome Aerial Defence System
The Iron Dome Aerial Defence System: The Iron Dome aerial defence system intercepted a Hamas Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that crossed from Gaza into Israel, Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on social media. Iron Dome is a multi-mission system capable of intercepting rockets, artillery, mortars and Precision Guided Munitions like very short-range air defence (V-SHORAD) […]
Supreme Court on Road Accident Victims
Road Accident Victims: The Supreme Court has held that an extra 40% should be added to the income of deceased road accident victims who are aged below 40 years and are self-employed while calculating compensation. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said the additional amount should be included in the […]
Sovereign Gold Bonds
Sovereign Gold Bonds: The Central Government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds. The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be issued in six tranches from 17th May to September 2021. The Bonds will be sold through Scheduled Commercial banks (except Small Finance Banks and Payment Banks), Stock Holding […]
COVISHIELD Vaccine : Extension of Gap
COVISHIELD Vaccine: The COVID Working Group chaired by Dr N K Arora has recommended extension of the gap between the first and second doses of COVISHIELD vaccine to 12-16 weeks. The present gap between the two doses of COVISHIELD vaccine is 6-8 weeks. Based on the available real-life evidences, particularly from UK, the COVID-19 Working […]
SWAMIH Scheme
SWAMIH: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs handed over possession to homebuyers as the Government of India’s Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) completes its first residential project. The residential project – Rivali Park, located in suburban Mumbai, was the first housing project in India to have received funding under the SWAMIH […]
K P Sharma Oli : Nepal Prime Minister
K P Sharma Oli :Nepal Prime Minister: K P Sharma Oli was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered his oath of office. He was re-appointed as the Prime Minister as the opposition couldn’t prove their majority Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli recently lost […]
Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi
Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently released the eighth instalment of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi. Under the Scheme, the Government of India transfers Rs 6,000 to the account of small and marginal farmers. These funds are transferred in three instalments. The first instalment of Rs 2,000 is made between April […]
What is a Blood Moon?
Blood Moon: Blood Moon is to occur on May 26, 2021: A Blood Moon occurs when the Moon of the Earth is on a total lunar Eclipse. During this time, the moon looks red or ruddy brown. Thus it is called Blood Moon. The next Blood Moon is to occur on May 26, 2021. The […]
African Swine Fever
The African Swine Fever: The African Swine Fever has stuck Meghalaya. Earlier, it had struck Mizoram. The African Swine Fever has killed 1,700 pigs in Mizoram in a month. It has now spread to Meghalaya and has killed three hundred pigs here so far. The Philippines Government recently placed the country under a State of […]
