Menstrual Leave For Girl Students : Kerala Government The Kerala Government recently introduced menstrual leave for girl students above the age of 18 years. The decision is a part of the gender-sensitive education reforms of the Kerala Government. The decision on menstrual and maternity leaves was made by the Higher Education Department. In accordance with […]
Tag: 21st Jan 2023
Literature Festival : Jaipur
Literature Festival : Jaipur The Jaipur Literature Festival is celebrated in the month of January in the city of Jaipur, the Pink city. 16th edition of the festival is to be celebrated in 2023. The festival was introduced in 2006 and is the largest free literary festival in the world. Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah addressed […]
Exercise Cyclone-I : Indo-Egypt Joint Training Exercise
Exercise Cyclone-I : Indo-Egypt Joint Training Exercise The Indian and the Egyptian Armies are to conduct the first-ever joint exercise Cyclone-I. It is to be held in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan for 14 days. The exercise is the first of its kind as it brings the special forces of the countries to a common platform. Cyclone-I would […]
Nature Risk profile : Companies Impacts And Dependencies On Nature
Nature Risk profile : Companies Impacts And Dependencies On Nature The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and S&P Global launched ‘Nature Risk Profile’, a new methodology for analyzing companies’ impacts and dependencies on nature It was released at Davos World Economic Forum Summit Its methodology is based on Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) The Nature Risk […]
2nd Phase Of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23
2nd Phase Of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23: The Prime Minister of India recently inaugurated the 2nd phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 (18-28 Jan), organised in Basti (UP). The first phase was organised from 10-16 Dec 2022. The Khel Mahakumbh is a novel initiative that provides an opportunity and a platform to showcase sporting talent, […]
What Is Hybrid Immunity?
What Is Hybrid Immunity? Study in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases held that “hybrid immunity” provides better protection against severe Covid-19, while all immunity against a re-infection wane within a few months. The study is based on a meta-analysis of 11 other studies on the protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 (Covid) infection and 15 […]
8th India-Oman Strategic Dialogue
8th India-Oman Strategic Dialogue: The 8th India-Oman strategic dialogue was held in India, where both countries have underlined the need to work collectively to fight the challenge of terrorism, terrorist propaganda, abuse of cyberspace and misuse of new and emerging technologies. They agreed to hold the next round of the strategic dialogue in Oman in […]
Painted Bat : Key Facts
Painted Bat : Key Facts A rare orange-coloured bat, also known as ‘painted bat’ was spotted at a banana plantation in Parali Bodal village of Chhattisgarh’s Kanger Valley National Park in Bastar. Painted bat are often found in unusual roosting sites such as suspended nests of weaver finches and sunbirds, and banana leaves, these bats […]
International North–South Transport Corridor
International North–South Transport Corridor: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in association with India Ports Global Ltd, conducted a workshop on the ‘Linking Chabahar Port with INSTC’ in Mumbai. International North-South Transport Corridor is a multimodal transportation agreement formed with a trilateral agreement between India, Iran and Russia at the Euro-Asian Conference on Transport […]
AH-64E Apache: Ready To be Delivered To The Army
AH-64E Apache: Ready To be Delivered To The Army The first fuselage for the Indian Army’s contract for six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters has recently been rolled out of the Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) facility in Hyderabad. The first Apache is scheduled to be delivered to the Army in February 2024 and training of […]
