Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa initiative was launched by “YouWeCan Foundation” in Goa. Highlights The initiative was launched by YouWeCan foundation which is run by international cricket icon and humanitarian Yuvraj Singh. For this purpose, the foundation has partnered with SBI foundation, and state government of...
On October 25, 2021, a National Steering Committee (NSC) has been formed to implement NIPUN Bharat Mission. NIPUN Bharat Mission NIPUN stands for “National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy”. This mission was launched by the “Department of School Education and Literacy”...
India and Sweden celebrated the 8th Innovation Day on October 26. During the online event they discussed several aspects of climate change and possible solutions to bring in green transition. Highlights The one-day event was divided into nine parts for discussing several aspects of climate...
Environmental disasters like landslides due to heavy rains have struck Kerala once again and caused a high loss of life and property. With a population density of 860 persons/sq. km against an all-India average of 368 persons/sq. km (Census 2011), Kerala experiences very high...
The Supreme Court has directed the Supervisory Committee to take an immediate and firm decision on the maximum water level that can be maintained at Mullaperiyar dam, amid torrential rain in Kerala. Background: The SC constituted a permanent Supervisory Committeein 2014 to oversee all the issues concerning Mullaperiyar...
Legendary actor Rajnikanth was honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu conferred the prestigious award upon the actor for his outstanding contribution to the world of Indian cinema. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Rome, Italy from October 30-31, 2021 for the 16th G-20 Summit. He will also be travelling to the United Kingdom from October 29 to November 2 for the COP-26 World Leaders' Summit. The Ministry of External...
Oct 23 is recognised as International Snow Leopard Day. Background: The day came into being with the adoption of the Bishkek Declaration by 12 countries on the conservation of snow leopards. About Snow Leopard Scientific name: Panthera uncia. Habitat: Snow leopards live in the mountains of Central Asia. Numbers: There are only between...
The Netherlands has said that it is interested in posting a Liaison Officer at the Navy’s Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) for Maritime Domain Awareness and information sharing. About IFC-IOR: The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Uttar Pradesh on October 25, 2021 and launch Pradhan Mantri Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana in Varanasi. Key Points Earlier on the same day, he inaugurated nine medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh. PM is also set to...
