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  Exercise Zayed Talwar: Indian Navy and United Arab Emirates to conduct bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar. Two ships of the Indian Navy, INS Visakhapatnam, and INS Trikand are participating in the exercise. During the visit, the ships will undertake professional interactions with UAE Naval Force on multiple elements of maritime operations. They will further shareRead more

Quit India Movement: Every year Quit India Day is observed on August 8 to commemorate the occasion. This year marks the 81st anniversary of the event. The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement or Bharat Chodo Andolan, was a significant civil disobedience movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress onRead more

Technical Textiles: According to a recent research report, the global Technical Textile market size is expected to reach USD 272.3 billion by 2030. Technical Textiles are textile products that are manufactured primarily for their functionality and use rather than aesthetic appeal. They are designed to have high levels of physical, mechanical, thermal, and/or chemical propertiesRead more

  Bhu-Vision: Recently, a revolutionary IoT-based automated soil testing and agronomy advisory platform, Bhu-Vision was officially launched at AICRP (ICAR-IIRR), Hyderabad. It is also known as KRISHI-RASTAA Soil Testing System. It has been jointly developed by ICAR-IIRR(Indian Council of Agricultural Research -Indian Institute of Rice Research) and KrishiTantra. This system seamlessly conducts 12 key soilRead more

Port Health Organisation: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) launched Port Health Organisation (PHO) module under Sagar Setu – National Logistics Portal (Marine). PHO will conduct disease surveillance, health inspection and quarantine measures to safeguard citizens and port workers. This  has been envisaged as a part of ‘Ease of Doing business’ byRead more

Papua New Guinea: It is an island country that lies in the southwestern Pacific. Indonesia to the west, Australia to the south and Solomon Islands to the southeast are the neighbours. Capital: Port Moresby. The islands that constitute Papua New Guinea were settled over a period of 40,000 years by a mixture of peoples whoRead more

Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection (MASI): It is developed by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). Aim: For real-time monitoring of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs) and their inspection mechanism across the country. MASI enables unified inspections by Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), State Inspection Committees, District Inspection Committees, Members of Juvenile Justice BoardsRead more

Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment: The Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment under the G20 Indian Presidency, chaired by Union Minister of Women & Child Development is set to take place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Conference while focusing on women-led development will be an opportunity for accelerating achievement towards Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment and achievingRead more

National Digital Nagrik Forum: It is an online platform that aims to advance the rights of traders and consumers and other sections of society, and shape policy to boost the digital trade economy. Objective is to shape policy discourse around digital economy trade in India with a view to contributing to the Government of India’sRead more

Gobardhan portal: It serves as a centralized repository for assessing investment and participation in the Biogas/CBG (Compressed Biogas) sector at a pan-India level. To streamline the process of setting up CBG/Biogas plants in the country. It allows any government, cooperative or private entity operating or intending to set up a Biogas/CBG/Bio-CNG plant in India toRead more