Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana: According to the Union Health Minister Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana has significantly reduced patients’ out-of-pocket expenditure. Jan Aushadhi Scheme was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals in 2008 across the country. In 2015, the Jan Aushadhi Scheme was revamped as Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY). In 2016, it […]
Category: Current Affairs
Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD)
Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD): Sandalwood spike disease (SSD) has recently started spreading to private fields where the cultivation of sandalwood has been taken up on a commercial basis. It is caused by phytoplasma — bacterial parasites of plant tissues — which are transmitted by insect vectors. The disease was first reported in Kodagu in 1899. […]
LVM3-M2 : ISRO
LVM3-M2 : ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 lifts-off from a launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, recently. The rocket successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of OneWeb, on ISRO’s maiden commercial mission. This mission is being undertaken as part of the commercial arrangement between New Space India […]
Bhoota Kola
Bhoota Kola: The recent Kannada movie Kantara opens up a controversy relates to the origins of Bhoota Kola, an annual ritual performance where local spirits or deities are worshipped. Bhoota Kola is an annual ritual performance where local spirits or deities are worshipped. It is believed that a person performing the ritual has temporarily become […]
New Basmati Varieties
New Basmati Varieties: Five new Basmati varieties, developed by a group of scientists from Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), in 2020 and 2021 will bring changes in the way paddy is cultivated in the country. Three of the five varieties can resist two common diseases of paddy. Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) and blast (leaf and […]
Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022
Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022: The Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is set to be organized in Madhya Pradesh from January 31 to February 11 next year. The Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is set to be held in 8 cities across Madhya Pradesh It would witness the participation of 8,500 athletes. […]
Most Popular GI Award
Most Popular GI Award: Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry recently conferred the ‘Most Popular GI’ award to Hyderabadi Haleem and other GI products. Hyderabadi Haleem received the ‘Most Popular GI’ award under the food category and agriculture category. It received the award by beating dishes like Rasgulla, Bikaneri Bhujiya, and Ratlami Sev. The award […]
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned just 45 days after taking office. With the recent resignation, Liz Truss becomes the shortest-serving British Prime Minister. This record was earlier held by George Canning, who served for 119 days in 1827 until he died of tuberculosis. Truss is the fourth Tory […]
Asia’s Largest Compressed Bio Gas plant
Asia’s Largest Compressed Bio Gas plant: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri recently inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga, Punjab. The compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga was constructed at the cost of Rs.230 crore over 20 acres of land. The project was commissioned with a […]
Financial Action Task Force : Pakistan Is Off The ‘Grey List’
Financial Action Task Force : Pakistan Is Off The ‘Grey List’: Pakistan is off the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after four years. The FATF is a global watchdog that was founded to tackle money laundering initially but its role became prominent post the 9/11 terror attacks. Following the attacks, the […]
