Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that India has become the first country in the world to identify the need for action for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. He said this while launching the operational guidelines for integration of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with the National Programme for Prevention & Control of […]
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National Technology Awards 2020 : Categories
National Technology Awards 2020: A total of 12 companies have been selected for the National Technology Awards 2020 for the successful commercialization of innovative indigenous technologies. The awards are conferred by the Technology Development Board (TDB). Every year TDB seeks applications for prestigious National awards for commercialization of technologies under three categories – Indigenous technologies, […]
Who was India’s Top Trading Partner in 2020?
India’s Top Trade Partner: China has again become India’s top trading partner in the year 2020. The reason was that India was still dependent on the import of heavy machines, telecom equipment, and home appliances from China. The provisional data from the trade between both countries in the year 2020 stood at $77.7 billion. However, […]
First Audio From Mars Released by NASA
NASA: Released The First Audio From Mars: The United States space agency, NASA, released the first audio from Mars on February 22, 2021. It was a faint crackling recording of the wind that was captured by the Perseverance rover. NASA has also released the first video of the landing of the rover. The rover is […]
India And Maldives : Defence Line of Credit Agreement
India and the Maldives have signed a defence Line of Credit agreement worth USD 50 million: The agreement was signed during the visit by the External Affairs Minister of India to the Maldives. Key Points Defence Line of Credit: It was signed pursuant to the request by the Government of Maldives in April 2013 for […]
Iran And The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deal : Recent Development
Iran And The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deal: Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed to temporary measures to offset Iran’s decision to restrict access to inspectors. In December 2020, Iran’s Parliament passed the law demanding a suspension of some inspections if the USA failed to lift sanctions. Iran will stop […]
What is One Nation One Standard Mission?
One Nation One Standard Mission: Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed on the need for ‘One Nation One Standard’ to bring uniformity and said labs testing in India should be of global standards. The minister said this while reviewing the work of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). What is One Nation One Standard […]
What Is Greater Tipraland?
Greater Tipraland: Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya has recently announced his new political demand of ‘Greater Tipraland’. He claims that this would serve the interest of tribals, non-tribals, Tripuri tribals staying outside Tripura, even those outside India in Bandarban, Chittagong, Khagrachari and other border adjacent areas in Bangladesh. Greater Tipraland’ is essentially an extension […]
Telangana Achieves 100% Tap Water Connections To Schools
Telangana achieves 100% Tap Water Connections To Schools: Work on providing a connection to schools, AWCs and ashram shalas was taken up under the 100-day special campaign of the Ministry of Jal Shakti under the Jal Jeevan Mission. Now, Telangana has joined a group of States that has ensured tap water connections to all schools […]
What Is Conclusive Land Titling?
Conclusive Land Titling: As many States have failed to send in their feedback on a Model Bill on Conclusive Land Titling , the Centre has warned that their agreement would be presumed. The Bill was prepared by the NITI Aayog. Land Titling: It is the generic term used to describe the programs implemented by the […]
