Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana
The Punjab State Health Minister has said that the state government will launch its flagship universal health insurance scheme ‘Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’ from July. It is a first of …
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India to have its own space station: ISRO
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has said that India is planning to have its own space station. The modalities for it will be worked out after Gaganyaan Mission- India’s first …
Read MoreHow much plastic is in your diet?
According to The New Plastics Economy report, people worldwide could be ingesting 5 g of microscopic plastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card. It is the …
Read MoreChina launches Internet cleanup campaign
China has launched Internet cleanup campaign. The campaign will punish and expose websites for “illegal and criminal actions”. It will also punish them for failing to “fulfil their obligation” to …
Read MoreCyclone Vayu to be very severe: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has classified Cyclone Vayu as a “very severe” Cyclonic storm and predicted wind speeds of up to 175 km per hour when it makes landfall …
Read MoreCentral teams arrive to fight encephalitis surge in Bihar
In the backdrop of a number of death this year in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), the Union government has deployed a multi-speciality team in the State. Bihar …
Read MoreChandrayaan 2 to be launched on July 15 from Sriharikota: ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced that Chandrayaan-2, India’s second Moon mission, will be launched on July 15, 2019 Chandrayaan-2 will comprise of an Orbiter, Lander named ‘Vikram’ …
Read MoreRetail inflation spikes to 7-month high of 3.05% in May on costlier food articles
According to the data released from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), retail inflation for the month of May has increased to a seven-month high of 3.05%. This is mainly due …
Read MoreIRSDC enters into tripartite pact with French Railways, agency
The Indian Railway Station Development Corp (IRSDC)has entered into a tripartite agreement with French Railways and French Development Agency(AFD). Under this pact,AFD will provide in-kind grant of up to 7 …
Read MoreDRDO conducts maiden test of hypersonic technology demonstrator
India has successfully conducted the first test flight of the indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle(HSTDV) from a base off the Odisha coast. The only other countries that possess this …
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