Assisted Reproductive Technology: The Kerala High Court has said that personal choice to build a family is a fundamental right and fixing an upper age limit for the same was a restriction which needs a relook. The court passed the directive while disposing of a batch of petitions challenging the age limit of 50 years […]
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Strategic Roadmap With ‘Vision 2047’ : All India Football Federation
Strategic Roadmap With ‘Vision 2047’ : All India Football Federation The All India Football Federation unveiled its strategic roadmap with ‘Vision 2047’, hoping that in the country’s centenary year of independence, India will emerge as a new powerhouse of Asian football. Developed in conjunction with all stakeholders within Indian Football, the roadmap has also sought […]
Nickel Alloy Coating
Nickel Alloy Coating Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous Research and Development Centre of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, have developed a lab-scale process to deposit novel nanostructured Nickel alloy coatings. A new method of deposition of Nickel alloy coatings […]
Increase In Blackbuck Population
Increase In Blackbuck Population: A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has shed light on how blackbuck in India has fared in the face of natural and human-induced challenges to their survival. Researchers found that an ancestral blackbuck population first split into two groups: the northern and the southern cluster. The […]
Section 6A Of The Citizenship Act, 1955
Section 6A Of The Citizenship Act, 1955: A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said it will first take up for preliminary determination whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 suffers from any “constitutional infirmity”. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a […]
World Spice Congress 2023
World Spice Congress 2023: The Secretary to the Spices Board of India said that World Spice Congress 2023 will be held in Mumbai from 16-18 February 2023. Theme : VISION 2030: S-P-I-C-E-S (Sustainability, Productivity, Innovation, Collaboration, Excellence and Safety). Policymakers, regulatory authorities, spice trade associations, government officials as well as technical experts from key G20 […]
Very Short-Range Air Defence System
Very Short-Range Air Defence System The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to critical procurements for the defence forces, including that of the Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system. VSHORAD missile system is a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS). These are short-range, […]
World Hindi Day 2023 : Theme
World Hindi Day 2023: Theme World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on January 10. The theme this year for World Hindi Conference is “Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence”. It was first observed in 2003. The day is commemorated every year with the objective to promote use of Hindi language abroad. It is […]
e-Sanjeevani : Milestone Of Nine Crore Teleconsultations
e-Sanjeevani : Milestone Of Nine Crore Teleconsultations Union Government’s free telemedicine service, e-Sanjeevani, has recently crossed another milestone by touching nine crore teleconsultations mark. e-Sanjeevani is a web-based comprehensive telemedicine solution, launched by the then Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, in 2009. Created by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) […]
Scientific Assessment Of Ozone Depletion 2022
Scientific Assessment Of Ozone Depletion 2022: The recent United Nations report, Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022 said that the Earth’s ozone layer is slowly recovering. The successful phasing out of banned substances as envisioned by the Montreal Protocol has set the stage for a complete recovery of the ozone layer by the 2060s, a […]
