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 […]
Tag: 10th Jan 2023
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 […]
New Species Of Dwarf boa
New Species Of Dwarf boa: Scientists have discovered a new species of dwarf boa in the Ecuadoran Amazon and named it after an Indigenous activist. Dwarf boa belongs to the family Tropidophiidae living high in the cloud forests of northeastern Ecuador. The species is unusual for having a “vestigial pelvis” characteristic of primitive snakes and […]
SPRINT Scheme
SPRINT Scheme: The Indian Navy has recently inked an agreement with Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd for acquiring armed autonomous boat swarms under the ‘SPRINT’ initiative. ‘SPRINT’ Scheme is an initiative to promote development of niche defence technologies by domestic companies. The task of development of this technology is one of the 75 challenges that […]
