Reliance Industries To Introduce Personal Genomic Mapping: Reliance Industries will introduce personal genomic mapping (PGM) to the Indian market. All the genetic information of an organism is called its genome. It consists of nucleotide sequences of DNA. Genetic mapping can offer firm evidence that a disease transmitted from parent to child is linked to one […]
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Nanakshahi Sammat 555
Nanakshahi Sammat 555: The Prime Minister greeted the Sikh community on commencement of Nanakshahi Sammat 555. This year’s Nanakshahi calendar has been dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the martyrdom of Akali Baba Phula Singh, the 300th anniversary of the birth of Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarh and the 100th anniversary of the Jaito front. Nanakshahi […]
Rooftop Solar Scheme
Rooftop Solar Scheme: The Union Power & NRE Minister announced that 3377 MW capacity has been allocated to States under the ROOFTOP SOLAR SCHEME. ROOFTOP SOLAR SCHEME is under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The ministry has announced Phase II of the scheme. Under Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II : A Central Financial […]
India AI Roadmap
India AI Roadmap: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) set up a task force for framing a draft roadmap for the artificial intelligence ecosystem INDIAai (The National AI Portal of India) platform will help in boosting research and facilitate tools required for the growth of the start-up community. It is a joint venture by […]
Right Of Children To Free And Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Right Of Children To Free And Compulsory Education Act, 2009 The Delhi High Court recently disposed of a plea seeking direction to the Bar Council of India (BCI) to make the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) a compulsory subject in all law schools. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, […]
MQ 9 Reaper Drone : Crashed Into Black Sea
MQ 9 Reaper Drone : Crashed Into Black Sea An MQ-9 Reaper drone belonging to the United States Air Force recently crashed into the Black Sea due to collision with a Russian Su-27 jet fighter. MQ 9 Reaper also known as Predator B, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous […]
Eurasian Otter : Spotted
Eurasian Otter : Spotted Three Eurasian Otters were recently spotted in the Neeru stream of the Chenab catchment in Jammu and Kashmir. Eurasian Otter is a semi-aquatic carnivorous mammal. Scientific Name: Lutra lutra It has one of the widest distributions of all Palaearctic mammals. Its range covers parts of three continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa. […]
LCA Tejas
LCA Tejas: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a maiden flight test of the Power Take off (PTO) Shaft on Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Tejas) Limited Series Production (LSP) -3 aircraft in Bengaluru. LCA Tejas is the lightest, smallest and tailless multi-role supersonic fighter aircraft in its class. This aircraft is […]
13th Edition Exercise Bold Kurukshetra
13th Edition Exercise Bold Kurukshetra: The Singapore Army and Indian Army participated in Exercise Bold Kurukshetra which was held at Jodhpur Military Station, India. 13th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra, a bilateral military exercise between India and the Singapore army. For the first time in the exercise series, both armies participated in a command post […]
ATL Sarthi : NITI Aayog
ATL Sarthi : NITI Aayog NITI Aayog recently launched ATL Sarthi, a comprehensive self-monitoring framework to strengthen the ever-growing ecosystem of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL). ATL Sarthi will enable the Atal Tinkering Labs to be efficient and effective. The initiative has four pillars ensuring the performance enhancement of ATLs through regular process improvements like MyATL […]
