Portal and Mobile App of RUSA
Launched the unique portal and mobile app of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a body under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Portal and App The portal…
NDMA to conduct mock exercise on forest fire
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will conduct its first-ever mock exercise on forest fire in Uttarakhand April 20, 2017. The mock exercise will be part of a three-day event. Key…
PM launches projects related to SAUNI Yojana
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation, Phase-1 (Link 2) of the SAUNI (Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation) Yojana, at Botad. Also laid the Foundation Stone of Phase 2…
Telangana clears reservation bill
The Telangana Assembly has passed a Bill to raise the reservation for Muslims and Scheduled Tribes in admission to educational institutions and government jobs from 4% to 12% and 6%…
AIMPLB against misuse of triple talaq
Muslim men who misuse triple talaq and use it arbitrarily without valid reason will be subjected to social boycott, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board concludedafter an executive meeting.…
Election Commission seeks funds for paper trail units
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi has requested the Union Law Ministry for urgent release of funds to facilitate procurement of VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audit trail) machines for the…
Depression in Bay of Bengal turns into tropical cyclone ‘Maarutha’
Tropical Cyclone ‘Maarutha’ and Impact Source : PIB,weather.com, Wikipedia GS I : Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in…
Regulatory body issues new ad norms for celebrities
Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), self-regulatory body, has released a set of guidelines for celebrity endorsements that bring personalities, including doctors, authors, activists and educationists, into the celebrity category.…
₹2,000-crore push for women engineers
Department of Science and Technology will be leading a ₹2,000-crore initiative to encourage more girls and women to take up careers in the domain of science and engineering, where they…
New balsams add to Nilgiris biodiversity colours
Three new species of plants belonging to the Balsaminaceae family were identified in the Mukurthi National Park in the Nilgiris recently. The three Balsams Named : (1) Impatiens kawttyana (2) Impatiens taihmushkulni (3) Impatiens nilgirica…