Yankti Kuti Valley: Multiple events of glacial advances have been witnessed from the Yankti Kuti valley situated in the extreme eastern part of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, since 52 thousand years (MIS 3) that synchronises with climate variability, according to a new study. Scientists of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, an autonomous institute of the […]
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Single Nodal Agency (SNA) Dashboard
Single Nodal Agency (SNA) Dashboard: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Single Nodal Agency (SNA) Dashboard during the Iconic Week Celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations of Ministry of Finance, in New Delhi. The Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ Iconic Week celebrations from 6th June […]
National Air Sport Policy 2022
National Air Sport Policy 2022: The Minister of Civil Aviation launched National Air Sport Policy 2022 (NASP 2022). NASP 2022 lays out the vision of making India as one of the top sports nations by 2030, by providing a safe, affordable, accessible, enjoyable and sustainable air sports ecosystem in India. Key Objectives of NASP 2022: […]
Two Cases Of Norovirus Have Been Found In Thiruvananthapuram
Two Cases Of Norovirus Have Been Found In Thiruvananthapuram: At least two cases of norovirus have been found in Thiruvananthapuram among lower primary school students. Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that is also sometimes referred to as the ‘stomach flu’ or the ‘ winter vomiting bug’. It can be transmitted through contaminated food, water, […]
Agni-IV Ballistic Missile
Agni-IV Ballistic Missile: India conducted a test of the nuclear capable Agni-IV ballistic missile, which has a strike range of 4,000 km, as part of a “night user trial in operational configuration” by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). The two-stage Agni-IV surface-to-surface missile was flight-tested for its “entire range” from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam […]
Sant Kabir Academy And Research Centre : Maghar,Uttar Pradesh
Sant Kabir Academy And Research Centre : Maghar,Uttar Pradesh President Ram Nath Kovind recently inaugurated the Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre under Swadesh Darshan Yojana at Maghar (Uttar Pradesh). Sant Kabir Das was a very renowned saint, poet and social reformer of India who lived during the 15th century. His esteemed works and poems […]
Criteria of Surrogacy in India
Surrogacy: Petitioners in the Delhi High Court questioned why marital status, age, or gender were the criteria for being allowed to commission or not commission surrogacy in India. As per the Surrogacy Act that kicked in from January this year, a married couple can opt for surrogacy only on medical grounds. The law defines a […]
India’s Response to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
India’s Response to Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation: India has responded at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) after it condemned the derogatory comments made by two BJP leaders on Prophet Muhammed and Islam. India’s strong response came while several countries, including India’s crucial Gulf partner, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and security partners Oman and […]
Sambandar Dancing Child Sculpture
Sambandar : Sculpture Retrieved From Australia And the United States Ten antiquities (sculptures) retrieved from Australia and the United States were handed over to the Government of Tamil Nadu in Delhi last week. This included the sculpture of Dancing child-saint Sambandar. Sambandar of the 12th century belongs to the Chola dynasty. He was a contemporary […]
Permission To Sell Products On The Government-e-Marketplace Platform
Permission To Sell Products On The Government-e-Marketplace Platform: The Union Cabinet has cleared up a proposal allowing cooperatives to sell products on the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) platform. The cooperatives may however be charged a transaction fee to cover the incremental costs. The validated list of cooperatives to be onboarded on the GeM – for pilot as […]
