SMART Program For Ayurveda: The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), the two prominent institutions under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India for regulating medical education and conducting scientific research respectively, have launched ‘SMART’ (Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research in Teaching Professionals) […]
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Prajjwala Challenge
Prajjwala Challenge: Ministry of Rural Development launches Prajjwala Challenge inviting ideas, solutions and actions to transform the rural economy The challenge is launched under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – NRLM (DAY-NRLM aims to support rural poor households into joining self-help groups) The Mission so far has mobilised more than 87 Million women into the Self Help […]
Aymanam : Model Responsible Tourism
Aymanam : Model Responsible Tourism Aymanam is a model Responsible Tourism (RT) village in Kottayam (Kerela), where about 80% of the work – including accommodation, food and community tours, is being managed by women Responsible Tourism is about “making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit.” Responsible Tourism […]
WALLABY : Radio Telescope In Western Australia
WALLABY : Radio Telescope In Western Australia WALLABY, or the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy All-sky Blind survey, is a radio telescope in Western Australia that is helping astronomers build a three-dimensional map of the night sky, mapping galaxies as far as a billion light years away. Radio astronomy involves tracking the signals from radio waves […]
K9-Vajra : Procurement
K9-Vajra : Procurement The Defence Ministry has started the process for the procurement of 100 more K9-Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzers. The 100th gun was delivered to the Army in 2021 The K9 Vajra is a 155 mm, 52-calibre tracked self-propelled howitzer (a short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities) built in […]
What Is SAIME Initiative?
What Is SAIME Initiative? Under Sustainable Aquaculture In Mangrove Ecosystem (SAIME) initiative, farmers have taken up cultivation of shrimp at 30 hectares in West Bengal. The community-based initiative of sustainable shrimp cultivation is being conceived by NGOs- Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) and Global Nature Fund (GNF), Naturland, Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS). […]
International Year Of Millets 2023
International Year Of Millets 2023: India has shared the vision to make International Year of Millets 2023 a ‘People’s Movement’ alongside positioning India as the ‘Global Hub for Millets’. India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in 2023 was approved by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 2018 and the United Nations […]
Indian Rupee Depreciated By 10% Against The US Dollar
Indian Rupee Depreciated By 10% Against The US Dollar: The Indian Rupee depreciated by around 10% against the US dollar and the rupee was the worst-performing Asian currency in 2022. This decline was mainly on account of appreciation in the US currency on safe haven appeal amid fears of recession and inflation across many parts […]
King Penguin : Threatened By Climate Change
King Penguin : Threatened By Climate Change A recent study in the Antarctic reveals that king penguins are threatened by climate change. They are the 2nd largest penguin species. Habitat: They live on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. Major colonies are found on Crozet, Prince Edward Island, Kerguelen Island, Heard Island, South Georgia and Macquarie Island. […]
Conservation Of The Nilgiri Tahr
Conservation Of The Nilgiri Tahr: The Tamil Nadu government launched an initiative for the conservation of the Nilgiri Tahr at Rs 25 crore. Under The Nilgiri Tahr project, the Tamil Nadu government plans to: Develop a better understanding of the Nilgiri Tahr population through surveys and radio telemetry studies Reintroduce the Tahrs to their historical […]
