Very Short-Range Air Defence System The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to critical procurements for the defence forces, including that of the Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system. VSHORAD missile system is a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS). These are short-range, […]
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World Hindi Day 2023 : Theme
World Hindi Day 2023: Theme World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on January 10. The theme this year for World Hindi Conference is “Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence”. It was first observed in 2003. The day is commemorated every year with the objective to promote use of Hindi language abroad. It is […]
e-Sanjeevani : Milestone Of Nine Crore Teleconsultations
e-Sanjeevani : Milestone Of Nine Crore Teleconsultations Union Government’s free telemedicine service, e-Sanjeevani, has recently crossed another milestone by touching nine crore teleconsultations mark. e-Sanjeevani is a web-based comprehensive telemedicine solution, launched by the then Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, in 2009. Created by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) […]
Scientific Assessment Of Ozone Depletion 2022
Scientific Assessment Of Ozone Depletion 2022: The recent United Nations report, Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022 said that the Earth’s ozone layer is slowly recovering. The successful phasing out of banned substances as envisioned by the Montreal Protocol has set the stage for a complete recovery of the ozone layer by the 2060s, a […]
Young Professionals Scheme
Young Professionals Scheme: India and the United Kingdom signed and exchanged letters for Young Professionals Scheme in London. Young Professionals Scheme: It was conceived as part of an India-U.K. Migration and Mobility MoU signed in May 2021 and was announced in November at the G20 summit in Bali. It will permit up to 3,000 of […]
National Science Day 2023 : Theme Released
National Science Day 2023 : Theme Released The Union Minister of Science and Technology released the Theme of National Science Day 2023 at a function in New Delhi. The theme of National Science Day 2023 will be Global Science for Global Wellbeing. The government of India designated 28 February as National Science Day (NSD) in […]
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary : Human Animal Conflict
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary : Human Animal Conflict A Human-Animal Conflict occurred where a local man was attacked by an Elephant and a herd of elephants raided a field of 500 plantains.near Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala. Human-animal conflict has become a serious wildlife management problem in Kerala in the last few years. People living on the […]
Bhitarkanika National Park : Migratory Birds Report
Bhitarkanika National Park : Migratory Birds Report The recent census report of birds released by the forest department in Odisha said that the number of migratory birds in Bhitarkanika National Park has risen to 1,39,959 this winter compared to last year’s count of 1,38,107 birds. The report highlighted that the number of bird counts increased […]
India Forex Reserves : Highlights
India Forex Reserves : Highlights After 3 consecutive years of rise, India’s forex reserves declined by $70 bn in 2022 on account of rising inflation and interest rates. This decline can be primarily about 55-60% of total loss attributed to the valuation loss of other foreign currencies (€, £, ¥) against USD that India held […]
New System To Measure And Grade Hospital Performance
New System To Measure And Grade Hospital Performance: NHA is introducing a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under the flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). The objective of the new system is to shift the focus of measuring performance of hospitals from volume of services provided to […]
