Two Cases Of Norovirus Have Been Found In Thiruvananthapuram: At least two cases of norovirus have been found in Thiruvananthapuram among lower primary school students. Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that is also sometimes referred to as the ‘stomach flu’ or the ‘ winter vomiting bug’. It can be transmitted through contaminated food, water, […]
Tag: 8th Jun 2022
Agni-IV Ballistic Missile
Agni-IV Ballistic Missile: India conducted a test of the nuclear capable Agni-IV ballistic missile, which has a strike range of 4,000 km, as part of a “night user trial in operational configuration” by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). The two-stage Agni-IV surface-to-surface missile was flight-tested for its “entire range” from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam […]
Sant Kabir Academy And Research Centre : Maghar,Uttar Pradesh
Sant Kabir Academy And Research Centre : Maghar,Uttar Pradesh President Ram Nath Kovind recently inaugurated the Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre under Swadesh Darshan Yojana at Maghar (Uttar Pradesh). Sant Kabir Das was a very renowned saint, poet and social reformer of India who lived during the 15th century. His esteemed works and poems […]
Criteria of Surrogacy in India
Surrogacy: Petitioners in the Delhi High Court questioned why marital status, age, or gender were the criteria for being allowed to commission or not commission surrogacy in India. As per the Surrogacy Act that kicked in from January this year, a married couple can opt for surrogacy only on medical grounds. The law defines a […]
India’s Response to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
India’s Response to Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation: India has responded at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) after it condemned the derogatory comments made by two BJP leaders on Prophet Muhammed and Islam. India’s strong response came while several countries, including India’s crucial Gulf partner, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and security partners Oman and […]
Sambandar Dancing Child Sculpture
Sambandar : Sculpture Retrieved From Australia And the United States Ten antiquities (sculptures) retrieved from Australia and the United States were handed over to the Government of Tamil Nadu in Delhi last week. This included the sculpture of Dancing child-saint Sambandar. Sambandar of the 12th century belongs to the Chola dynasty. He was a contemporary […]
Permission To Sell Products On The Government-e-Marketplace Platform
Permission To Sell Products On The Government-e-Marketplace Platform: The Union Cabinet has cleared up a proposal allowing cooperatives to sell products on the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) platform. The cooperatives may however be charged a transaction fee to cover the incremental costs. The validated list of cooperatives to be onboarded on the GeM – for pilot as […]
Rivers Of India Facing Metal Pollution : Center For Science And Environment Report
Rivers Of India Facing Metal Pollution : Center For Science And Environment Report The Center for Science and Environment has reported that rivers of India are facing severe metal pollution. Three out of every four river monitoring stations in India have observed alarming levels of heavy toxic metals such as lead, iron, nickel, cadmium, arsenic, […]
World Food Safety Day 2022 : Theme
World Food Safety Day 2022 : Theme Every Year, 7th June is observed as World Food Safety Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly facilitate the observance of World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with Member States and other relevant organizations. It was first […]
World Summit Of Information Society 2022
World Summit Of Information Society 2022: The Minister of Communications attended the opening ceremony of the World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, where India showcased its telecom prowess during multilateral & bilateral engagements. The participation comes with India contesting the re-election to the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Council, for the term […]
