Cross-Disability Early Intervention Centres: Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment inaugurated 14 Cross-Disability Early Intervention Centres located at 7 National Institutes and 7 Composite Regional Centres. These have been established under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. These have been set up at 7 National Institutes […]
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ADI PRASHIKSHAN Portal.
ADI PRASHIKSHAN Portal: Minister of Tribal Affairs launched the ADI PRASHIKSHAN portal. ADI PRASHIKSHAN portal is developed by the Ministry of tribal affairs. It would act as a Central Repository of all training programs conducted by Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), different divisions of Ministry, National Society for Education of Tribal Students (NESTS), Centre of Excellence […]
World Competitiveness Index 2021
World Competitiveness Index 2021: According to the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), India maintained 43rd rank on the annual World Competitiveness Index. The World Competitiveness Index is a comprehensive annual report and worldwide reference point on the competitiveness of countries. Published by: WCY was first published in 1989 and is compiled by the Institute for Management […]
Changes In Cable Television Network Rules
Changes In Cable Television Network Rules: The central government issued a notification amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 thereby providing a statutory mechanism for redressal of grievances/complaints of citizens. These grievances/complaints are related to content broadcast by television channels in accordance with the provisions of the Cable Television Network Act, 1995. About the Notification: […]
Shenzhou-12” : Chinese Spaceship
Shenzhou-12: Chinese Spaceship: A Chinese spaceship “Shenzhou-12” carrying a three-person crew docked with China’s new space station module Tianhe-1. This has come after the launch of the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, which carried vital supplies for the space station. The Shenzhou-12 craft connected with the Tianhe space station module about six hours after takeoff from the […]
5th Edition Of VivaTech
5th Edition Of VivaTech: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address at the 5th edition of VivaTech on 16th June 2021. The 5th edition of VivaTech is scheduled between 16-19 June 2021. He invited the world to invest in India based on the five pillars of Talent, Market, Capital, Eco-system and, Culture of […]
‘Umang’, ‘Rain Alarm’ And ‘Damini’.
‘Umang’, ‘Rain Alarm’ And ‘Damini’.: Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah called for giving maximum publicity to various mobile apps related to weather forecasting like ‘Umang’, ‘Rain Alarm’ and ‘Damini’. The Damini app monitors the lightning occurrence all over India and alerts the user of lightning near them by a GPS notification under 20km and […]
Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan
Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan: Minister for Tribal Affairs launches the tribal livelihoods initiative “Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan” TRIFED now plans to expand its operations through the convergence of various schemes of different Ministries and Departments and launch the various tribal development programs in Mission Mode under “Sankalp Se Siddhi […]
WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme
WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme: A virtual high-level event on ‘Global Drive to Scale-up TB Prevention’ was recently organized by WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme. The purpose of this special high-level event was to discuss key actions needed at the global and country-level to scale up TB prevention strategies and drive progress towards achieving the 2022 UN […]
Inland Vessels Bill, 2021
Inland Vessels Bill, 2021: The Union Cabinet has given the nod to the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, which will replace the Inland Vessels Act, 1917. The Bill will regulate the safety, security, and registration of inland vessels. Key features of the Bill: It provides for a unified law for the entire country, instead of separate […]
