Indian Researchers Have Sequenced 624 Pangolin Scales: Indian Researchers have sequenced 624 pangolin scales, thereby categorizing the Indian and Chinese pangolins. Pangolins, despite being listed in Schedule I of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 continues to be the world’s most trafficked mammal. The primary demand for its scales in the making of traditional East Asian medicines […]
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Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India (ICAI) And Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA)
Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India (ICAI) And Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA): The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of MoU between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA). The MoU would enhance cooperation between the Institutes to work together to strengthen the Accounting profession and […]
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. IREDA has been conferred with the “Green Urja Award” for being the Leading Public Institution in Financing Institution for Renewable Energy this year by the Indian Chamber of Commerce Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) is a Mini Ratna (Category – I) Government […]
National Technology Day 2021
National Technology Day: May 11, 2021: National Technology Day was observed in India on May 11, 2021. The day is celebrated every year on the 11th of May to highlight the achievements of engineers and scientists in the field of technology and science. Former Prime Minister Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee coined this term to celebrate […]
OSIRIS-REx : NASA
OSIRIS-REx: NASA: On May 11, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will depart asteroid Bennu, and start its two-year long journey back to Earth. Bennu is an asteroid located about 200 million miles away from the Earth. Bennu is named after an Egyptian deity. The asteroid was discovered by a […]
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) : Important Points
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant, a former Supreme Court judge, has been appointed the Acting Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with effect from April 25, the commission said. NHRC was established in 1993. It is in conformity with the Paris Principles, adopted at the first international workshop on […]
Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2021
Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas had turned down the Sheikh Zayed Book Award over its ties “with the existing political system” in the UAE, a hereditarily ruled country long criticized for its suppression of dissent. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is a literary award begun in the UAE. The award is […]
China’s Seventh Census 2021 : Important Points
China’s seventh census: China’s seventh census, a once-in-a-decade population census, was conducted recently. Key findings: 12 million babies were born last year, the lowest number since 1961, a year when China was in the midst of a four-year famine unleashed by Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward policy in 1958 that devastated the farm sector and […]
DETER – Decentralized Triage and Emergency Response Committees : Karnataka
Decentralized Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) Committees: Karnataka: To manage the Covid pandemic at the local level, the Karnataka state government has formed Decentralized Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) Committees at ward levels in Bengaluru. About DETER committees: The objective is to strengthen government response and management of the coronavirus pandemic. These teams will emphasize […]
MLA-LAD Scheme : Important Points
MLA-LAD Scheme: Rajasthan Government has approved a proposal to provide Rs. 3 crore each from the MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund to mobilize resources for Covid-19 Vaccination of the people in the age group of 18 to 44 years. For meeting the expenses, the fund for each legislator has been increased from Rs. 2.25 […]
