Youth20 Summit: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports will launch the themes, logo and website of Y20 Summit in New Delhi. India is hosting the Y20 summit for the first time. At Y20 Engagement group, India’s key focus is to bring young leaders from all across the globe together and discuss ideas for aRead more
Hydrogen: Hydrogen is the lightest and first element on the periodic table.The weight of hydrogen is lesser than air and thus it rises in the atmosphere.It is therefore not found in its pure form. Hydrogen is a nontoxic, nonmetallic, odorless, tasteless, colorless, and highly combustible diatomic gas. Hydrogen fuel is a zero-emission fuel burned withRead more
Agnipath Scheme:The Government had launched Agnipath scheme on June 15, 2022 to recruit both male and female aspirants into ‘below the officer’s rank’ cadre of the three services for a period of four years as Agniveers. Candidates between the age group of 17.5 to 21 years are eligible to apply for the scheme. These AgniveersRead more
VIRAASAT Festival: The second phase of the Sari Festival, Celebrating 75 handwoven Saris of India will begin soon in January 2023. The event is organised by the Ministry of Textiles.The event is likely to bring renewed focus on the age-old tradition of Sari weaving and thereby improve earnings of the handloom community.Handloom sector is aRead more
Lumpi-ProVacind: An MoU for production of Goat Pox vaccine and “Lumpi-ProVac” vaccine was signed. ICAR has developed the indigenous vaccine Lumpi-ProVac for LSD. Lumpi-ProVacind is safe in animals and induces LSDV-specific antibody-and cell-mediated immune response, besides providing complete protection against lethal LSDV challenge. Lumpi-ProVacind is used for the prophylactic immunization of animals against Lumpy SkinRead more
Vande Bharat Express: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express, connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. In the Union Budget for 2022-2023, the Finance Minister has proposed the development and manufacture of 400 new Vande Bharat trains in the next three years. It is an indigenously designed andRead more
PRASHAD (National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) Scheme: Launched in the year 2014-15, the scheme aims to provide integrated infrastructure development to pilgrimage and heritage tourism destinations in the country. Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Tourism. Online Request Transfer Portal: The Department of Posts under Ministry of Communications has launched anRead more
Amrit Bharat Station: Ministry of Railways has formulated a new policy for modernization of stations named “Amrit Bharat Station” scheme. Amrit Bharat Station scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long term vision. It is based on Master Planning for long term and implementation of the elements of Master Plan asRead more
Veer Baal Diwas: The Prime Minister of India has declared that 26th December shall be marked as “Veer Baal Diwas” to pay homage to the courage of the “Sahibzades”, four sons of Guru Gobind Singh, the last Sikh guru. While all four were martyred, the date has been chosen as it was the day observedRead more
e- HRMS Portal: e-HRMS was launched by Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on 25th December, 2017 and it had 25 applications of 5 modules of the system. e-HRMS is also known as Manav Sampada (appropriately name for Human Capital, being the most important factor for the success of any Government, Organisation or Company).Read more
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