Matua Dharma Maha Mela:Organized by the All India Matua Mahasangha, the event is a highly anticipated holiday for the Matua community, a subset of lower-class AVARNA Hindus belonging to the Namasudra Scheduled Caste group.It is a celebration of the community’s traditions and way of life, which were established by Shree Shree Harichand Thakur and developedRead more
PM MITRA Sites: The GoI announced the sites for setting up of 7 PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks for the Textile industry. The Parks will come up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Inspired by the 5F vision (i.e. Farm to Fibre to FactoryRead more
Smart Meter: The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has flagged concerns over the deployment of advanced metering infrastructure using unlicensed spectrum in the 865-868 MHz frequency band. A smart meter is an electronic device that records information such as consumption of electric energy, voltage levels, current, and power factor. Smart meters communicate the informationRead more
Exercise Bold Kurukshetra:It was the 13th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra, a bilateral military exercise between India and the Singapore army.For the first time in the exercise series, both armies participated in a command post Exercise, which involved Battalion and Brigade level planning elements and computer wargaming.It was hosted by the Indian Army.First conducted in 2005,Read more
Samadhaan Portal: As per the provisions of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act 2006, when a buyer does not make payment to the supplier (Micro & Small Enterprises) for his supplies within 45 days of the acceptance of the goods/service rendered, then the buyer is liable to pay a compound interest with theRead more
National Bamboo Mission:It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme started in the year 2006-07 and was subsumed under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16.MIDH is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented from 2014-15 for the holistic development of horticulture in the country. The aim of the National Bamboo MissionRead more
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar: It is an award to recognize and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by individuals and organizations in India in the field of disaster management. Eligibility : Only Indian nationals and Indian institutions are eligible to apply for the award. Institutions, voluntary organisations, corporate entities, academic/research institutions,Read more
Janaushadhi Kendras: On the occasion of ‘the 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas’, the government inaugurated ‘NaMo Day Care Centre’ and flagged off four NaMo Mobile Healthcare Units The Department of Pharmaceuticals is celebrating Jan Aushadhi Diwas from March 1 to March 7, 2023, to create awareness about the Jan Aushadhi Scheme. Objective: To generate awareness aboutRead more
Special Protein: A group of scientists, at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, has come up with a solution where healthy skin cells from an adult can be converted into heart cells using special proteins. According to scientists, converting cells from one form to another – a.k.a. cellular reprogramming – involves specific proteins, called transcriptionRead more
ASEAN-India Business summit:It is being held as part of the ASEAN-India Year of Friendship to commemorate the more than three-decade-long engagement between India and the 10-member bloc in Kuala Lumpur. It is a group of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which was established in 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok declaration.Founding members: Indonesia, Malaysia,Read more
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