Ujjawala Scheme
The Ujjawala scheme is the Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation. The scheme is run by Ministry …
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MoU Signed between Ministry of Health and Ministry of AYUSH for ‘Tuberculosis Free India’ initiative
Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare have signed MoU to establish inter-sectorial convergence to eliminate tuberculosis in India by 2025. The collaboration aims at development of …
Read More7,000 species added to IUCN ‘Red List’
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has updated its Red List. The list has assessed the extinction risk of almost 106,000 species. 27% of the assessed species are …
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Bill to revamp medical education cleared
The Union Cabinet has approved the National Medical Commission Bill. The National Medical Commission Bill 2019 proposes to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. If enacted, the current Medical …
Read MoreDam Safety Bill gets nod from CCEA
Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has cleared the Dam Safety Bill, 2019 The bill aims to put in place a systematic procedure to ensure that dams in India …
Read MoreAtal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), had launched Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana in 2018. The scheme is being implemented on pilot basis for a period of two years The scheme …
Read MoreElon Musk unveils project on mind-machine interface
Neuralink startup has unveiled a project on human and machine intelligence interface Neuralink has developed technology meant to be implanted into the brain. It is designed to allow people to …
Read MoreRemnants of Iron Age in Malampuzha
Explorers from Government Victoria College have discovered iron implements from the catchment area of the Malampuzha dam in the Palakkad district. The iron implements were unearthed from a cist burial …
Read MoreIncredible India Campaign Wins Pata Gold Award 2019
The “Find the Incredible You” campaign (Incredible India) of the Tourism Ministry, has won the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award, 2019. The award was won under the “Marketing …
Read MoreIn battle against spread of chikungunya and dengue, ICMR finds unlikely ally — bacteria
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a strain of the Aedes aegypti mosquito into which Wolbachia, a naturally occurring bacteria, is introduced. The mosquito variant has been named …
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