Jal Jeevan Mission
News: As part of the Jal Jeevan Mission, Rural households will get two to three hours of piped water supply and 14.6 crore such households will be provided piped water …
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E-Waste Clinic in Madhya Pradesh
News: The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have signed a MoU to set up India’s first e-waste clinic in Bhopal. Facts: The e-waste clinic …
Read MoreWorld Wildlife Trade
News: According to a study by researchers at University of Florida and the University of Sheffield nearly one in every five species of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles are bought …
Read MoreCosmic Web
News: The cosmic web has been imaged on a large scale for the first time. The study has been published in the journal Science. Facts: Cosmic Web: Galaxies across the …
Read MorePneumoconiosis
News: Rajasthan has announced the creation of a Pneumoconiosis Fund. Facts: About Pneumoconiosis Fund: The fund will be majorly financed by money from the District Mineral Foundation (DMF). The fund …
Read MoreTiger Reserves in Madhya Pradesh
News: Madhya Pradesh might soon its seventh tiger reserve — the Ratapani Tiger Reserve. The proposed reserve will be carved out of the Ratapani wildlife sanctuary which is spread over …
Read MoreExercise KAZIND -2019
News: The KAZIND 2019 commenced on 3rd October at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The exercise will end on 15th October 2019. Facts: KAZIND is an annual military exercise between India and Kazakhstan …
Read MoreInternational Day for Older Persons
News: The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind has conferred the “Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019” to mark ‘International Day of older Persons’. Facts: About Vayoshreshtha Samman The Ministry of Social Justice …
Read MoreEstimation of Carbon on Earth
News: Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) has released a series of papers estimating the total carbon on Earth Facts: Two-tenths of 1% of Earth’s total carbon – about 43,500 gigatonnes (Gt) …
Read MoreIdol Immersion in River Ganga
News: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has issued a 15-point directive to chief secretaries in 11 Ganga-basin states. Facts: The directives include cordoning off ghats and imposing a …
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