Zonal Cultural Centres: The Union Culture Ministry has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) across the country for conservation and development of art, culture and crafts across the country. Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) have been set up at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur, and Thanjavur. Government of India has provided annual grant-in-aid to […]
Tag: 14th Dec 2022
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh 150th Anniversary
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh 150th Birth Anniversary: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a programme commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary on December 13, 2022. During the Programme PM will release a commemorative coin and postal stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh Born to surgeon Krishna Dhan Ghose and Swarnalata Devi in […]
India International Science Festival 2022
India International Science Festival 2022: 8th edition of India International Science Festival will be held in Bhopal India International Science Festival: It was first held in Delhi in 2015. Over all six editions of IISF have been organized since then in northern, southern and the eastern regions of the country. It is an initiative of […]
Dare To Dream Contest
Dare To Dream Contest: A total of 5,637 applications have been received under three Dare to Dream Contests to promote individual and start-ups for innovation in the area of defence and aerospace in last three years. Dare to Dream Contest was initiated in memory of the former President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Defence […]
Scheme For Providing Quality Education To Madrasas/Minorities
Scheme For Providing Quality Education To Madrasas/Minorities: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment has enquired with the Union Government for the delay in approving the continuation of the Scheme for Providing Education to Madrasas/Minorities (SPEMM). SPEMM seeks to provide financial assistance to madrasas and minority institutes. Implementing Agency: The Department of School […]
17th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting
17th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting: The 17th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) was held in Singapore. Highlights of the Meeting: It brings together representatives of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations from Asia, the Pacific and the Arab states. The four key thematic areas of the 17th APRM included: Integrated […]
What Are Undertrials?
What Are Undertrials? The Indian President has raised the issue of the plight of a large number of undertrials holed up in the prisons. An undertrial is a person who is currently on trial or who is imprisoned on remand whilst awaiting trial or a person who is on a trial in a court of […]
National Policy Of Rare Diseases
National Policy Of Rare Diseases: A Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) raised concerns over National Policy of Rare Diseases (NPRD) as it did not reach any patient with rare diseases even after several months since its introduction. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare formulated launched NPRD in 2021 for the treatment of rare disease […]
Environment Education, Awareness And Training (EEAT)
Environment Education, Awareness And Training (EEAT): Environment Education scheme has been revamped into Environment Education Programme. Environment Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT) is a Central Sector scheme implemented by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change . Objective: To promote environmental awareness and mobilize students’ participation for environment conservation. Under this Scheme there are two […]
