Monthly Archives: September 2022

CLEAN INDIA 2.0

“Clean India 2.0” will be launched from Prayagraj on 1st October with an aim to raise awareness, mobilize people and ensure their participation in making India cleanPosted On: 29 Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, in a tweet, anounced that the Department of Youth Affairs …

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81ST FOUNDATION DAY OF CSIR

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) was set up on 26 September 1942. This year, this one of the largest R&D organisations of India is celebrating its 81st Foundation Day. 37 laboratories spread across the country, celebrate this special day at their own place. Delhi based CSIR laboratory the National …

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CONSTRUCTIVE CO-OPERATION WITH SCO MEMBER STATES

Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel said that constructive co-operation coupled with trust and transparency is key to tap the trade potential of SCO Member States. She was making an intervention at the 21st Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers responsible for Foreign Economy and …

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GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX OF WIPO

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed pride for Indian Innovators as India climbs to the 40th rank in  the Global Innovation Index of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). “Innovation is the buzzword across India. Proud of our innovators. We’ve come a long way and want to scale even …

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THE DRAFT TELECOMMUNICATION BILL, 2022

The Ministry of Communications released a draft of the Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022 last week for public comments. The draft is an attempt by the government to update the extant regulatory framework in keeping with the advancements and challenges in the sector. The current draft of the Bill expands the …

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EXCAVATIONS ON TIPU SULTAN’S UNFINISHED FORT

The wall and laterite chamber unearthed from Mysore king Tipu Sultan’s fort at Feroke near Kozhikode in Kerala. K. Ragesh Less-known facts are now emerging about a well-planned fort that was designed to be part of Farokhabad, the capital of Malabar at Feroke near Kozhikode, as envisioned by the Mysore …

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EXCAVATION AT ANCIENT CHOLA CITY

Archaeological excavations at Maligaimedu near Gangaikondacholapuram is set to end on Friday amid calls for scaling up the exploration to cover more areas in the ancient city that King RajendraChola I (1012-1044) had built after his victorious expedition up to the Gangetic plains. This season’s excavation, inaugurated by Chief Minister …

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KANGAYAM CATTLE OF TAMILNADU

Facing a threat: Kangayam bulls graze at ‘Korangadu’, a pasture land. Exotic species are invading the grassland, posing a threat to the native grasses. In the Tamil landscape, the word Kaalai (a bull) immediately conjures up the image of a five-foot animal having pigmented skin with a big hump, a …

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SC RULING ONSAFE AND LEGAL ABORTION CARE

The historic judgment of the Supreme Court Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that unmarried women in a consensual relationship are also entitled to safe and legal abortion Along with its strong emphasis on women’s right to bodily autonomy without the need for authorisation from a third-party to access abortion …

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VOLUNTEERISM IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

The National Disaster Management Authority celebrated its 18th Formation Day today in New Delhi. The vision of NDMA is “To build a safe and disaster resilient India by developing a holistic, proactive, multi-disaster oriented and technology - driven strategy through a culture of prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response”. The theme for this …

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WORLD GREEN ECONOMY SUMMIT

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change participates in the Ministerial Roundtable for Green Economy, World Green Economy Summit, UAE Accelerating low carbon transition across different economic sectors is the need of the hour: Shri Bhupender Yadav Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav attended …

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NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION (NHM) – 2020-21

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised about the progress under NHM during FY 2020-21 including accelerated decline in MMR, IMR, U5MR and TFR. It also noted the progress in respect of various diseases programmes like TB, Malaria, Kala-Azar, Dengue, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Viral Hepatitis etc. …

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INCREASING GEO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE BAY OF BENGAL

The Bay of Bengal (the Bay) is experiencing an increase in geo-economic, geopolitical, and geo-cultural activity. It is poised to once again play a key role in shaping the maritime order in Asia. Therefore, it is noteworthy that at the fourth BIMSTEC summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the opening …

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PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA (PMGKAY)

The Union government has extended the Pradhan MantriGaribKalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another three months from October 1. This will allow beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act to continue to get five kg of food grains per person per month till December 31. The decision was taken at a …

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BHAGAT SINGH

Bhagat Singh, (born September 27, 1907, Lyallpur, western Punjab, India[now in Pakistan]—died March 23, 1931, Lahore [now in Pakistan]), revolutionary hero of the Indian independence movement. Bhagat Singh attended Dayanand Anglo Vedic High School, which was operated by Arya Samaj(a reform sect of modern Hinduism), and then National College, both located in Lahore. He began to protest British …

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DECRIMINALISING SECTIONS IN I-T LAWS

The Union Budget 2023-24 will include steps to decriminalise taxation laws, remove provisions in the Income Tax, Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Customs laws that are similar to sections that can be invoked under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), And reduce ‘prohibitive’ compounding charges under GST, a senior finance …

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CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF (CDS)-LT. GENERAL ANIL CHAUHAN

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)-Lt. General Anil Chauhan (retd.) shall also function as the Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs. The government on Tuesday appointed Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan (retd.), former General Office Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Army Commander, as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The post has …

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ASI FINDS BUDDHIST CAVES, TEMPLES IN BANDHAVGARH TIGER RESERVE

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) earlier this year discovered Buddhist caves and stupas, and Brahmi inscriptions, dating back to the 2nd century, and Hindu temples from the 9th-11th centuries, and possibly the world’s largest Varaha sculpture also dating to the same period, at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya …

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