Sant Guru Ravidas Jayanti : The President of India greeted fellow citizens on the eve of the birthday of Sant Guru Ravidas. Guru Ravidas Jayanthi is commemorated on Magh Purnima, the day of the full moon in the month of Magh, according to the Hindu Lunar calendar. Guru Ravidas was a 14th-century famous Bhakti Movement […]
Tag: 6th Feb 2023
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary : Annual Faunal Survey
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary : Annual Faunal Survey The annual faunal survey was held in the Shendurney wildlife sanctuary. Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Western Ghats of India, in the Kollam district of This Sanctuary derives its name from Chenkurinji (Gluta travancorica), a species endemic to this region. It comes under […]
What Are Muons?
What Are Muons? As per a new study, researchers are examining the fortress wall of Xi’an, an ancient city in China, by using tiny outer space particles called muons that can penetrate hundreds of metres of stone surfaces. To analyse 14 kilometres long rampart, researchers deployed a technique called muon tomography or muography, which uses […]
Visva-Bharati University : To Get UNESCO Heritage Tag
Visva-Bharati University : To Get UNESCO Heritage Tag Visva-Bharati University will soon get the ‘heritage’ tag from UNESCO to take the distinction of world’s first living heritage university. Visva Bharati university is one of India’s major Central Government funded autonomous university located in Santiniketan, West Bengal. It is well-known as a distinguished centre for Visual […]
Voluntary Settlement Scheme
Voluntary Settlement Scheme: The Union Budget 2023 announced a “voluntary settlement scheme with standardised terms” to amicably end commercial/contractual disputes concerning government undertakings in which arbitral awards are under challenge. The budget 2023-24 has proposed a scheme for settling contractual dispute named Vivad se Vishwas II (Settling Contractual Disputes). Voluntary settlement scheme introduced to settle […]