Bal Aadhaar Initiative: Over 7.9 million children aged up to five were enrolled under the Unique Identification Authority’s Bal Aadhaar initiative from April to July. The Bal Aadhaar, a precursor to a standard Aadhaar, is issued in blue colour to children aged up to five. Upon expiration, a regular Aadhaar is issued. Bal Aadhaar works […]
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Manual Scavengers Enumeration Exercise
Manual Scavengers Enumeration Exercise: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ&E) is preparing to undertake a nationwide survey to enumerate all Sanitation workers engaged in cleaning of sewers and septic tanks. The enumeration exercise is part of the National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme and will be conducted across 500 AMRUT […]
Review Of Guardianship And Adoption Laws
Review Of Guardianship And Adoption Laws: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice tabled a report “Review of Guardianship and Adoption Laws” in Parliament and recommended district-level surveys to identify orphaned and abandoned children. In India, there are only 2,430 children available for adoption while the number of parents desiring […]
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS): On Independence Day, ATAG, an indigenously developed howitzer, became part of a 21-gun salute at the Red Fort. The ATAGS is an indigenous 155 mm x 52 calibre howitzer gun. Howitzers is an umbrella term for a category of long-range artillery guns. It is developed by the Defence Research […]
Navroz Or The Parsi New Year
Navroz Or The Parsi New Year: On August 16, 2022, Navroz or the Parsi New Year is being celebrated It is the most widely celebrated festival of the Parsi community. This is seen as a harbinger of peace and prosperity. In Mumbai and its suburbs, which host a considerable population of Parsi community, the festival […]
Postal Identification Number
Postal Identification Number: The 75th Independence Day coincides with another milestone in the country’s history — it was on August 15, 1972, that the Postal Identification Number (PIN) was introduced in India. As the PIN code turns, we look at its history and evolution. According to the Department of Posts, there were 23,344 post offices, […]
Golden Joint Of Chenab Railway Bridge
Golden Joint Of Chenab Railway Bridge: The ‘Golden Joint’ of Chenab Railway bridge was inaugurated on August 13, 2022. It was decked with the National flag to celebrate the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. It is the highest railway bridge in the world. It is located in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. About the Chenab […]
1st Country To Approve Omicron Vaccine : UK
1st Country To Approve Omicron Vaccine : UK The United Kingdom has authorized the first ever covid-19 vaccine for Omicron variant. It is the first country to do so. Authorization of vaccine will now pave ways for autumn booster campaign using two-strain shot of Moderna. Conditional authorisation for the vaccine was granted by “Medicines and […]
11 More Wetlands To The List Of Ramsar Sites
11 More Wetlands To The List Of Ramsar Sites: India has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13 lakh 26 thousand 677 Hectare in the country in the 75th year of Independence. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said, the […]
Ayush Grid Project
Ayush Grid Project: An MoU was signed between Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for providing technical support to Ministry of Ayush for digitalisation of Ayush Sector under the Ayush Grid project for a period of 3 years. Highlights of the MoU include; This MoU is continuation of a MoU […]
