Kisan Sabha App Launched by CSIR
News: CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) launched Kisan Sabha App Facts: Aim: To provide the most economical and timely logistics support to the farmers and increase their profit margins by …
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Govt to expand activities under Jal Shakti Abhiyan during monsoon
News:Government has decided to utilise the monsoon season to expand its Jal Shakti Abhiyan by giving priority to irrigation and water conservation works under MGNREGA. Facts: Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Launched …
Read MoreInternational Labour Day 2020
News:May 1 is observed as the International Labour Day in order to celebrate the labours and the working class. Facts: The Labour Day was designated on this day in the …
Read MoreUSAID to provide 3 million USD for India’s PAHAL project
News:United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that it is going to provide 3 million USD for India’s PAHAL project. Facts: PAHAL Project: PAHAL(Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access …
Read MoreKovilpatti Kadalai Mittai and Kashmir saffron gets GI tag
News:Geographical Indication Registry of India has accorded Geographical Indication(GI) tag to Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai and Kashmir saffron. Facts: Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai: It is peanut candy made in southern parts of …
Read MoreProject Coswara
Facts: Project Coswara has been launched by Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Bengaluru.It aims to develop a tool for diagnosis of COVID-19 based on respiratory, cough and speech sounds.
Read MoreGermany classifies Hezbollah as terrorist organisation
News:Germany has labelled Hezbollah as a terrorist Organisation and has banned all their activities. Facts: Hezbollah(the Party of God): It is a Shia Islamist political, military and social organisation that …
Read MoreWIHG reveals 35 thousand-year history of river erosion in Ladakh Himalayas
News: Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) revealed river erosion history in Ladakh Himalayas and also identified hotspots of erosion in the region. Facts: Location: Ladakh Himalaya forms a high …
Read MoreNew simulation code helps study electric field structure in Earth’s Magnetosphere
News: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) developed a generalized one-dimensional fluid simulation code capable of studying a wide spectrum of coherent electric field structures of earth’s magnetosphere. …
Read MoreDST launches programme on health & risk communication with focus on COVID-19
News:‘Year of Awareness on Science & Health (YASH)’ programme has been launched. Facts: It is a comprehensive science and health awareness programme. It emphasises on Covid-19. Launched by: National Council …
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