Young Professionals Scheme: India and the United Kingdom signed and exchanged letters for Young Professionals Scheme in London. Young Professionals Scheme: It was conceived as part of an India-U.K. Migration and Mobility MoU signed in May 2021 and was announced in November at the G20 summit in Bali. It will permit up to 3,000 of […]
Category: Current Affairs
National Science Day 2023 : Theme Released
National Science Day 2023 : Theme Released The Union Minister of Science and Technology released the Theme of National Science Day 2023 at a function in New Delhi. The theme of National Science Day 2023 will be Global Science for Global Wellbeing. The government of India designated 28 February as National Science Day (NSD) in […]
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary : Human Animal Conflict
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary : Human Animal Conflict A Human-Animal Conflict occurred where a local man was attacked by an Elephant and a herd of elephants raided a field of 500 plantains.near Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala. Human-animal conflict has become a serious wildlife management problem in Kerala in the last few years. People living on the […]
Bhitarkanika National Park : Migratory Birds Report
Bhitarkanika National Park : Migratory Birds Report The recent census report of birds released by the forest department in Odisha said that the number of migratory birds in Bhitarkanika National Park has risen to 1,39,959 this winter compared to last year’s count of 1,38,107 birds. The report highlighted that the number of bird counts increased […]
India Forex Reserves : Highlights
India Forex Reserves : Highlights After 3 consecutive years of rise, India’s forex reserves declined by $70 bn in 2022 on account of rising inflation and interest rates. This decline can be primarily about 55-60% of total loss attributed to the valuation loss of other foreign currencies (€, £, ¥) against USD that India held […]
New System To Measure And Grade Hospital Performance
New System To Measure And Grade Hospital Performance: NHA is introducing a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under the flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). The objective of the new system is to shift the focus of measuring performance of hospitals from volume of services provided to […]
Molecular Sponge-Like Material To Remove Contamination From Water
Molecular Sponge-Like Material To Remove Contamination From Water: Team at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune came up with a custom-designed unique molecular sponge-like material macro/microporous ionic organic framework, which can swiftly clean, polluted water by soaking up contaminants. Commonly utilised sorbent materials often trap these pollutants through ion-exchange strategy to purify […]
Joshimath Declared a Landslide Subsidence Zone
Joshimath Declared a Landslide Subsidence Zone: Due to land subsidence, Joshimath – a key transit point for tourists travelling to Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib – developed cracks, causing panic and protests among the local population. Joshimath has been declared a landslide-subsidence zone and over 60 families living in uninhabitable houses in the sinking town have […]
MV Ganga Vilas : World’s Longest River Cruise
MV Ganga Vilas : World’s Longest River Cruise The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways stated that the Prime Minister of India will flag off the world’s longest river cruise ‘MV Ganga Vilas’ from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on the 13th of January 2023. The luxury cruise will cover a distance of more than 3,200 […]
Parshuram Kund Festival
Parshuram Kund Festival: The Arunachal Pradesh government informed that Parshuram Kund Festival (PKF), is to be celebrated from 12 to 16 January 2023. Parshuram Kund Festival is a Hindu pilgrimage site situated on the Brahmaputra plateau in the lower reaches of the Lohit River and 21 km north of Tezu in the Lohit district of […]
