Accredited Social Health Activist : Planning For Incentives The government is planning to give incentives to ASHA health activists for mobilising eligible individuals for sickle cell disease screening and distribution of sickle cell cards. ASHA is a trained female community health activist. ASHA workers are a core part of the National Rural Health Mission launched […]
Tag: 10th Oct 2023
Ruddy Shelduk : Arrived For Winter Stay
Ruddy Shelduk : Arrived For Winter Stay The first batch of about 50 members of the Ruddy Shelduk, popularly known as ‘Surkhab’ birds, arrived in Uttarakhand for a six month winter stay. Ruddy Shelduk (Tadorna ferruginea) belongs to the family Anatidae under the order Anseriformes. In India it is known as the Brahminy duck. It […]
Udangudi Panangkarupatti : GI Tag
Udangudi Panangkarupatti : GI Tag Udangudi ‘Panangkarupatti’ (palm jaggery/ gur) from Tamil Nadu has received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The palm jaggery preparation procedure in this area is traditional till date without inclusion of any additional modern strategies. The karupatti prepared from the palm sap from the region around Udangudi in Tiruchendur taluk in […]
Garumbatitan morellensis : Long-Necked Dinosaur Species
Garumbatitan morellensis : Long-Necked Dinosaur Species Scientists discovered a massive long-necked dinosaur ‘titan’ in Spain and named it Garumbatitan morellensis. It was a Titanosaur species, which is a subgroup of sauropods. It was the only lineage to survive until the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck around 66 million years ago. These massive fossils, as per estimates, date […]
Indian Air Force : New Ensign
Indian Air Force : New Ensign Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief recently unveiled a new Ensign for the force. Only the IAF Crest will be incorporated into the new IAF Ensign. This crest prominently features the national symbol, the Ashoka Lion, at the top, with the words “Satyamev Jayate” in Devanagari script below […]
Key Highlights Of The RBI Draft
Key Highlights Of The RBI Draft: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a recent draft proposed that lenders should classify a borrower as a wilful defaulter within six months of their account being declared a non-performing asset (NPA). Under the new regime, the lender must identify wilful defaulter borrowers within a specified six-month timeframe, whereas […]
PUSA-44 Paddy Variety : Banned
PUSA-44 Paddy Variety : Banned The Punjab Chief Minister has announced a ban on the cultivation of the PUSA-44 paddy variety starting next year. PUSA-44 was developed in 1993 and gained immense popularity among Punjab’s farmers, covering 70 to 80 per cent of the state’s paddy cultivation area due to its high yield. The reasons […]
Mont Blanc Shrinks : New research
Mont Blanc Shrinks : New research New research has revealed that Mont Blanc, France’s highest mountain has witnessed a reduction in its height over the past two years. Mont Blanc is the highest peak (4,807 metres) in Europe. It is located in the Alps and lies along the French-Italian border and reaches into Switzerland. It […]
ISRO Conducts Trajectory Correction Maneuver For Aditya L1 Mission
ISRO Conducts Trajectory Correction Maneuver For Aditya L1 Mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the successful execution of a Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM) for its Aditya L1 spacecraft. Aditya L1 is on a 110-day journey to reach the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point 1 (L1), marking one of the longest space missions undertaken by […]
Miura-1 Rocket: Europe’s First Private Rocket Launch
Miura-1 Rocket: Europe’s First Private Rocket Launch Spanish aerospace company PLD Space has achieved a significant milestone by successfully launching its recoverable Miura-1 rocket. The Miura-1 rocket, named after a fighting bull, conducted a suborbital test flight with the goal of gathering crucial data for future missions. It is a single-stage rocket standing at an […]
