National Outreach Meet : Atal New India Challenge Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog organised ‘National Outreach Meet’ for the second edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC) at International Centre Goa, hosted by AIC-GIM Foundation. ANIC is a flagship program of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog. The program aims to seek, select, support and […]
Category: Current Affairs
Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme
Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme: The Union government has extended a scholarship scheme from the United Progressive Alliance era for students from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for another five years in the wake of the encouraging response it has received. The Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) was introduced by the Congress-led UPA government […]
Urban Sustainability Assessment Framework
Urban Sustainability Assessment Framework: Posing a challenge for urban planners, UN-Habitat has identified multi-hazard vulnerabilities, urban sprawl, weak urban mobility and “green-blue disconnect” as the pressing issues for Jaipur city. The global body has based its findings on a sustainable cities integrated approach pilot project, as part of which the “sustainable urban planning and management” […]
Russia’s Tsirkon Hypersonic Cruise Missile
Russia’s Tsirkon Hypersonic Cruise Missile: Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the Barents Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The missile hit a naval target about 1,000 kms away in the White Sea and the flight of the projectile corresponded to the designed parameters. The Tsirkon missile has been test-fired […]
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s biggest Drone Festival – Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022. The Prime Minister also gave away 150 drone pilot certificates. Several industry leaders, government officials, foreign diplomats, representatives from Public Sector Units, private companies and drone start-ups are participating in the Mahotsav. They will deliberate upon India’s […]
New Species Of Old World Monkey : Sela macaque
New Species Of Old World Monkey : Sela macaque A new species of old world monkey recorded from Arunachal Pradesh has been named after a strategic mountain pass at 13,700 ft above sea level. Sela macaque (Macaca selai), the new-to-science primate was identified and analysed by a team of experts from the Zoological Survey of […]
Community Forest Resource (CFR) Rights
Community Forest Resource (CFR) Rights: The Chhattisgarh government has become only the second state in the country to recognise Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights of a village inside a national park. The CFR rights of tribals living in Gudiyapadar, a hamlet inside the Kanger Ghati National Park in Bastar district, were recognised, giving the community […]
2020 Report On Medical Certification Of Cause Of Death
2020 Report On Medical Certification Of Cause Of Death: According to the 2020 report on Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD), the first year of Covid-19 lockdown saw the highest incidences of persons dying of respiratory illnesses in a decade. Key Highlights of the MCCD Report: Total No. of Deaths: The total number of […]
Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021
Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021: A petition was filed before Delhi High Court, challenging the exclusion of a single man and a woman having a child from surrogacy and demanded the decriminalization of commercial surrogacy. The petitioners have challenged their exclusion from availing surrogacy under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, […]
Collective Security Treaty Organisation
Collective Security Treaty Organisation: The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has marked its 30th year, at anniversary summit hosted by Moscow recently. Collective Security Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance (six countries) that came into effect in 2002. Its origin can be traced to the Collective Security Treaty, 1992 (Tashkent Treaty). The headquarters is […]
