Bachelor Of Sowa Rigpa Medicine And Surgery (BSRMS): The University Grants Commission has issued notification recognizing Bachelor of Sowa Rigpa Medicine and Surgery (BSRMS) under the specified Degrees. Duration of the degree will be of minimum of five years and Ten plus Two (10+2) is fixed as entry qualification. In a gazette notification issued on […]
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Modi Van
Modi Van: Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off Modi Van under the ‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ programme to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 20 years as the Head of Government. Five Mobile Medical Vans will operate in five Assembly Constituencies in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh. They will work under the aegis of Kaushambi Vikas […]
NASA’s Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Perseverance Rover: NASA’s Perseverance rover has clicked a panorama view of the “South Seitah” region of Mars’ Jezero Crater, offering clues to the area’s mysterious past. The images reveal the gray, darker gray, and Swiss-coffee-coloured rocky outcrops of the ridge nicknamed “Faillefeu” (after a medieval abbey in the French Alps). NASA’s Perseverance rover is […]
Fugitive Economic Offender
Fugitive Economic Offender: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s attempts to get the fraud allegations against him dismissed suffered a major setback after the bankruptcy court in New York dismissed his petition. UK High Court had granted fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi permission to appeal against a magistrates’ court order, in favour of extradition to India […]
Global Food Security Index 2021
Global Food Security Index 2021: India is ranked at 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 of 113 countries. Earlier, India was ranked 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021. The GFS Index was designed and constructed by London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience. The 2021 GFSI […]
PM’s 60-Point Action Plan
PM’s 60-Point Action Plan: The Centre has prepared a comprehensive 60-point action plan. The action plan is targeted at specific ministries and departments, but a closer analysis suggests they fall under broadly three buckets: leveraging IT and technology for governance, improving business climate, and upgrading the civil services. Leveraging IT and Technology for Governance: There […]
Consent Of AG On Contempt Proceedings
Consent Of AG On Contempt Proceedings: The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal recently declined to grant consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the National President of Azad Samaj Party, Chandra Shekhar Azad for his comments levelling allegations against the judges of the Supreme Court. The AG was considering a request to grant consent […]
The Fourth General Assembly Of The International Solar Alliance (ISA)
The Fourth General Assembly Of The International Solar Alliance (ISA): The fourth general assembly of The International Solar Alliance (ISA), is to be held virtually between October 18th and October 21st, 2021, and will be presided over by Shri R.K. Singh, Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the President of […]
Geospatial Energy Map Of India
Geospatial Energy Map Of India: Geospatial Energy Map of India was launched by Dr Rajiv Kumar (Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog), Dr V K Saraswat (Member, NITI Aayog), and Shri Amitabh Kant (CEO, NITI Aayog) on 18 October 2021. NITI Aayog in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a comprehensive Geographic Information System […]
International Monetary And Financial Committee Meeting
International Monetary And Financial Committee Meeting: International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting was held recently. The meeting was attended by Governors/Alternate Governors representing 190-member countries of the IMF. The discussions at the meeting centered on “vaccinate, calibrate and accelerate” which is the theme of the Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda. The members of the IMFC […]
