Chhattisgarh Chief Minister has announced an increase in reservations for OBCs and Scheduled Castes in state government jobs and education. The government has decided to increase the quota for Scheduled …
Read MoreTransgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 aims at the social, economic and educational empowerment of transgender persons. Under the bill, transgender persons are defined as those “whose gender does …
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, has said that Rs 3.5 lakh crore will be spent in the coming years under the Jal Jeevan Mission to bring …
Read MoreScientists have detected microplastic particles in the Arctic and the Alps. The microplastics had been carried by the wind and later washed out in the snow. The study has been …
Read MoreThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that July was the hottest month on record (records date to 1880). The global average surface temperature in July 2019 was …
Read MoreKondapalli bommalu (Kondapalli toys) are colourful, hand-crafted, wooden toys made by artisans of Kondapalli town, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. The artisans who work on crafting these wooden toys are called …
Read MoreColombia has declared a national emergency after Fusarium (TR4) fungus was detected in soil in La Guajira. Fusarium (TR4) fungus causes Fusarium wilt disease in banana plants. It is also …
Read MoreMinistry of Textiles has signed an MoU with 16 states to partner with it for skilling about four lakh workers as part of the ‘Samarth’ scheme. Samarth (Scheme For Capacity …
Read MoreThe Competition Law Review Committee headed by Injeti Srinivas has submitted its report to the Government. Government had constituted Competition Law Review Committee in 2018 to review the existing framework …
Read MoreMinister of Railways has launched CORAS (Commando for Railway Security) of Indian Railways. CORAS is a separate Commando Unit of Railway Protection Force (RPF). The commandos are specialized responder for …
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