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Research and Development for traditional system of medicines Subject: Government Schemes Section: Health Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of International Co-operation in Ayush (IC Scheme), Ministry of Ayush It supports Ayush drug manufacturers, entrepreneurs, Ayush institutions and Hospitals etc. for international propagation of Ayush by participating in international exhibitions, trade fairs, road shows […]
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has taken a number of steps to deal with the extreme weather situation Subject : Government Schemes Section :Agriculture The DA&FW issues advisories to the States through the Crop Development Directorates (CDDs) in consultation with State Agricultural Universities (SAUs)/Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) for creating an awareness campaign […]
The container terminal that could sink the Great Nicobar Island Subject :Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The government of India is pursuing a massive development project involving a container terminal, airport, township, and a power plant on the Great Nicobar Island in the strategically important Andaman and Nicobar Islands region. Those opposing the project […]
Strengthen ‘Har GharTiranga’ movement, PM Modi urges people Subject: History Section: Art and Culture In a tweet, Modi said the movement, an initiative of the ministry of culture to mark ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations for India’s 75th year of Independence, will help “deepen our connect with the national flag”. The Constituent Assembly […]
Din in RS over private member’s Bill Subject: Polity Section: Parliament Opposition stages protest against Bills on Uniform Civil Code, repeal of the Places of Worship Act The Places of Worship Act The 1991 law was enacted to freeze the status of all places of worship in the country as on August 15, […]
India has opened up the highly regulated sector of producing and processing opium to private players Subject : Geography Section : Bajaj Healthcare has become the first company to win tenders for producing concentrated poppy straw that is used to derive alkaloids that are the active pharmaceutical ingredient in pain medication and cough […]
19th century painting of Raja Serfoji, son stolen from Thanjavur Saraswathi Mahal traced to U.S. museum Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Maharaja Serfoji II was the scion of the Bhosle dynasty, ruled over the dominions of the Maratha principality of Thanjavur from 1798-1832 Thanjavur became a casualty of Lord Dalhousie’s infamous […]
Europe heatwave: a number of reasons, climate change most worrying Subject :Geography Section: Climatology Context: Some places in Britain Tuesday recorded temperatures above 40°C, the first time any place in the United Kingdom breached this mark Factors causing European Heat Wave: On the global scale, climate change has been driving the temperatures upwards, […]
The Kali Bein and its significance for Sikhs Subject :Geography Section: Mapping Context: Punjab Chief Minister admitted to Delhi’s Apollo Hospital, days after he had drunk a glass of water directly from the Kali Bein, a holy rivulet in Sultanpur Lodhi What is the Kali Bein? The 165 km rivulet starts from Hoshiarpur, […]
What are tetrapods and did their removal cause ‘unusual vibrations’ along Mumbai’s Marine Drive? Subject : Environment Section: Climate change Context: Residents of two buildings on Marine Drive, the iconic 3 km promenade in south Mumbai, complained of ‘unusual vibrations” during high tide over the past weekend. It was result of the relocation […]