Bal Gangadhar Tilak Birth Anniversary: The Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his Jayanti on 23rd July,2023. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, born on 23rd July 1856, was a freedom fighter, lawyer, and educationist known as Lokmanya Tilak. Founder of the Deccan Education Society in 1884, he also established the Fergusson […]
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World Fragile X Day 2023
World Fragile X Day 2023: The World Fragile X Awareness Day is marked on 22nd July every year, started in 2021 to raise awareness about the rare genetic illness, Fragile X or Martin-Bell syndrome. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited genetic disease passed down from parents to children that causes intellectual and developmental disabilities. […]
Report On Roadmap Of Solar Energy For Universal Energy Access
Report On Roadmap Of Solar Energy For Universal Energy Access: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in partnership with the International Solar Alliance, unveiled the report on ‘Roadmap of Solar Energy for Universal Energy Access’ developed under India’s G20 presidency in 2023 showcases how solar energy can play a key role in achieving […]
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission: Months after the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) mission crashed into asteroid Dimorphos, the Hubble telescope recently observed boulders escaping out. DART Mission was a spacecraft designed to test a method of deflecting an asteroid for planetary defense, using the “kinetic impactor” technique ,in simplest terms means smashing a […]
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana : Latest Data
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana : Latest Data The latest data tabled in the Parliament by Union Minister for Farmers’ Welfare shows that agriculture insurance premium has been going up while claims payment is down under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana was launched in 2016 and replaced all the […]
Cannabis Medicine Project
Cannabis Medicine Project: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology said that Jammu is going to pioneer India’s first Cannabis Medicine Project. Cannabis Research Project’ of CSIR-IIIM Jammu is a first of its kind in India initiated under the leadership of Science & Technology Ministry in Private Public Partnership with a Canadian firm, […]
National Tele Mental Health Programme
National Tele Mental Health Programme: The union health ministry said the Tele-Manas helpline under the National Tele Mental Health Programme has received over 200,000 calls since its launch in October 2022. Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele MANAS) has been launched during October 2022. It aims to provide free tele-mental health services […]
Brain Fog
Brain Fog: Researchers recently suggested the “brain fog” symptom associated with long Covid is equivalent to ageing 10 years. Brain Fog itself is not a medical condition but instead a symptom of other medical conditions. It is a term used to describe a variety of symptoms that can affect your ability to think clearly. Brain […]
Airbus A400M
Airbus A400M: Aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently pitched its A-400M transport aircraft in response to the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Request For Information (RFI) for a Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) with a carrying capacity of 18 to 30 tonnes. Airbus A400M is a European-built military transport aircraft. The aircraft is manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space, […]
Cam Ranh Bay
Cam Ranh Bay: Indian Naval Ship Kirpan will soon be handed over to Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) at the strategic military port of Cam Ranh Bay. Cam Ranh Bay is a deep-water bay located in Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam, on the South China Sea. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) long from north to […]
