National SC-ST Hub: The 5th meeting of High Powered Monitoring Committee (HPMC) under National SC-ST Hub scheme was chaired by Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Objective of National SC-ST Hub is to develop a supportive ecosystem for SC/ST entrepreneurs to achieve the mandated 4% procurement by the CPSEs from the SC/ST entrepreneurs […]
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Grievance Redressal Index
Grievance Redressal Index: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) tops Grievance Redressal Index third month in a row. Grievance Redressal Index is published by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). UIDAI has launched its new AI/ML based Chatbot, Aadhaar Mitra to further enhance residents’ experience. The new Chatbot comes with enhanced features […]
Wangala Dance : Meghalaya
Wangala Dance : Meghalaya Members of the Garo tribal community recently performed Wangala dance on the occasion of ‘The Rising Sun Water Fest-2022’ on the banks of Umiam Lake in Meghalaya. The Wangala Festival, also known as the 100 drum festival is celebrated with much zeal and enthusiasm in India’s north-eastern state of Meghalaya. Celebrated […]
Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF Scheme)
Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF Scheme): The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance notified Scheme for Financial Support for Project Development Expenses of PPP Projects – India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF Scheme) It is a Central Sector Scheme which will aid the development of quality PPP projects by providing necessary […]
First Edition Of The Tokhü Emong Bird Count : Nagaland
First Edition Of The Tokhü Emong Bird Count : Nagaland Nagaland is hosting the first edition of the Tokhü Emong Bird Count (TEBC) between November 4 to 7, a four-day documentation event to list birds in the state. It is the first avian documentation exercise taken by Nagaland to go beyond Amur falcons. The event […]
Snakebite Deaths : Report 2022
Snakebite Deaths : Report A study published in Nature Communications recently estimated that a vast majority of snakebite deaths globally — up to 64,100 of the 78,600 deaths — occur in India. The study used data from verbal autopsy and vital statistics (civil registration) to estimate snakebite deaths from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 […]
Bringing Back The ‘Odd-Even’ Vehicle Rationing Scheme : Delhi Govt
Bringing Back The ‘Odd-Even’ Vehicle Rationing Scheme : Delhi Govt After implementing a series of anti-pollution measures to control the plummeting air quality index (AQI) in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party government is also considering bringing back the ‘odd-even’ vehicle rationing scheme. Odd-even’ was first introduced in 2016 by the AAP government to control vehicular […]
First Women Inspector Generals Of CRPF
First Women Inspector Generals Of CRPF: For the first time in the history of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), two women officers reached the rank of Inspector General (IG). Two women officers who were recently promoted to the rank of Inspector General are IG Seema Dhundiya and IG Annie Abraham. While IG Seema Dhundiya will […]
Cordy Gold Nanoparticles (Cor-AuNPs) : Fungus-Powered Nanogold Particles
Cordy Gold Nanoparticles (Cor-AuNPs) : Fungus-Powered Nanogold Particles Assam’s Bodoland University is part of collaborative research on fungus-powered biosynthesised nanogold particles that has received an international patent from Germany. Cordy gold nanoparticles (Cor-AuNPs) is the outcome of a collaborative experiment by scientists from four Indian institutions, has earned an international patent from Germany. These nanoparticles, […]
India Abstains Russia’s UNSC Resolution On Bioweapons
India Abstains Russia’s UNSC Resolution On Bioweapons: India has abstained from a UNSC resolution sponsored by Russia alleging US and Ukraine carrying out “military biological activities” violating the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Before this resolution, India recently abstained from another UNSC resolution, which sought to declare Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian territories as invalid.Biological weapons […]
