Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently released the eighth instalment of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi. Under the Scheme, the Government of India transfers Rs 6,000 to the account of small and marginal farmers. These funds are transferred in three instalments. The first instalment of Rs 2,000 is made between April […]
Category: Current Affairs
What is a Blood Moon?
Blood Moon: Blood Moon is to occur on May 26, 2021: A Blood Moon occurs when the Moon of the Earth is on a total lunar Eclipse. During this time, the moon looks red or ruddy brown. Thus it is called Blood Moon. The next Blood Moon is to occur on May 26, 2021. The […]
African Swine Fever
The African Swine Fever: The African Swine Fever has stuck Meghalaya. Earlier, it had struck Mizoram. The African Swine Fever has killed 1,700 pigs in Mizoram in a month. It has now spread to Meghalaya and has killed three hundred pigs here so far. The Philippines Government recently placed the country under a State of […]
National Bamboo Mission
National Bamboo Mission: The National Bamboo Mission recently launched the Management Information System to strengthen the domestic Agarbatti industry. It will collect data about Agarbatti production, availability of raw materials, location of stick making units, production capacity, functioning of units, etc. The system will act as an intermediary between the production units and the Agarbatti […]
What is Ocean Rewilding?
Ocean Rewilding: Ocean Rewilding is expected to come up in COP26. A network of 68 European organizations are working together to find ways to reinvigorate the marine life of the earth. A growing number of conservationists reject the notion that mass tree planting is a “catch-all” solution to all of our climate problems. On land, […]
National Programme On Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage
National Programme On Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Heavy Industry for implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme ‘National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’. The move aims to achieve a manufacturing capacity of 50 GigaWatt Hour of ACC and […]
2021 World Food Prize
2021 World Food Prize: Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a global nutrition expert of Indian descent has won the prestigious 2021 World Food Prize for her groundbreaking research in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture and food systems. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: Thilsted’s trailblazing research on small native fish species in Bangladesh led to the development of […]
The International Nurses And Midwives Day
The International Nurses And Midwives Day: The International Nurses and Midwives Day is celebrated on May 12 every year The celebration of International Nurses Day started in 1965 by the International Council of Nurses(ICN). This day is the birth anniversary of the famous Florence Nightingale. She was an English nurse, social reformer, and statistician. During […]
Great Nicobar Island Project: NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog’s Ambitious Project For Great Nicobar Island: The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) – Infrastructure I of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has flagged serious concerns about NITI Aayog’s ambitious project for Great Nicobar Island. The committee has, however, removed the first hurdle faced by the project. It has “recommended” it […]
Increased Child Marriages In Lockdown
Increased Child Marriages In Lockdown: Some activists and organizations of Karnataka have raised the issue of increased child marriages in Lockdown with the Ministry of Women and Child Development. According to a report published in December 2020 by ChildLine India, the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have proved to be new drivers of child marriages […]
