Impact Of Climate Change On Children: In a study published in the journal Science, researchers have found that children born today will be hit much harder by extreme climate events than today’s adults. During his or her lifetime, a child born in 2021 is likely to experience on average twice as many wildfires, two to […]
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National Action Plan For Dog Mediated Rabies Elimination
National Action Plan For Dog Mediated Rabies Elimination: On the occasion of World Rabies Day, central Government has unveiled the ‘National Action Plan for dog Mediated Rabies Elimination’(NAPRE) by 2030. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has drafted the action plan in consultation with the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Rabies is […]
Anti-Defection Law
Anti-Defection Law: Jignesh Mewani, an independent MLA from Gujarat, has said he has joined the Congress “in spirit” as he could not formally do so, having been elected as an independent. The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, popularly known as the anti-defection law, specifies the circumstances under which changing of political parties by legislators invites […]
Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh: 28th September is the birth anniversary of revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh was born in 1907 in Lyallpur district (now in Pakistan), and grew up in a Sikh family deeply involved in political activities. In 1923, Bhagat Singh joined the National College, Lahore which was founded and managed by Lala Lajpat […]
Zojila Tunnel
Zojila Tunnel: Government is pushing to complete the massive Zojila tunnel, its showpiece infra project in Kashmir and Ladakh, before Republic Day, 2024. Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari inspected the west portal of the tunnel in Baltal. At 14.15 km, the Zojila tunnel will be India’s longest road tunnel, and Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnel. A […]
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB): The Defence Ministry has issued an order for the dissolution of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) with effect from October 1 upon which its assets, employees and management would be transferred to seven newly constituted defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs). This would mean the end of the OFB, the establishment of […]
Government Borrowings: 2021
Government Borrowing: The government will borrow Rs 5.03 lakh crore in the second half of the current fiscal to fund the revenue gap for reviving the pandemic-hit economy. During the first half, the government has raised Rs 7.02 lakh crore by issuing bonds. The government raises money from the market to fund its fiscal deficit […]
Lord Nataraj
Lord Nataraj: As many as 157 artefacts and antiquities were handed over to the Prime Minister by the United States including a bronze Nataraj figure. The list has a diverse set of items bas-relief panel of Revanta in sandstone made in the 10th century, 56 terracotta pieces, several bronze figurines and copper objects, among others […]
Agni V Missiles
Agni V Missiles: China has cited a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to question India’s missile programme amid reports of an upcoming test for the Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile. UNSC Resolution 1172 was issued after India’s 1998 nuclear tests. About Agni V Missiles: Agni-V is the most advanced surface-to-surface indigenously built ballistic missile. It […]
Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture Project (MeghEA)
Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture Project (MeghEA): Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture Project (MeghEA) was launched. The project aims to improve service delivery and governance for the people using the power of Digital technologies. Enterprise Architecture (EA) is the process by which organizations standardize and organize IT (Information Technology) infrastructure to align with business goals. The initiative is spread […]
