Recently, a new Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM)initiative called “Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST)” was launched. The WEST programme will cater to women with a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) background and empower them to contribute to the science, technology, and innovation ecosystem. Through the WEST initiative, I-STEM shall …

Pakistan’s Department of Archaeology warned that heavy rainfall in the Sindh province threatened the World Heritage status of MohenjoDaro. Between August 16 and 26, 2022, the archaeological ruins of MohenjoDaro received a record 779.5 mm of rain, which had resulted in “considerable damage to the site and partial falling of several walls, including the protection …

Recently, the Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) emphasised that early initiation of learning a mother tongue is important for a child’s creative thinking. Regional language is a term used to refer to a language that is spoken by a sizeable number of people but is not the de facto language of communication in the …

Recently, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh has visited India and held talks with Indian Prime Minister. India and Bangladesh have signed seven agreements for cooperation in areas ranging from sharing of river waters to space and unveiled new connectivity and energy initiatives. The two sides seven Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which includes: The withdrawal of water from the cross-border Kushiyarariver. The agreement will benefit southern …

Recently, Pakistan is witnessing the worst flooding disaster in its history, therefore it has begun demanding reparations, or compensation, from the rich countries that are mainly responsible for causing climate change. Climate reparations refer to a call for money to be paid by the developed countries to the developing countries as a means of addressing …

Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative was conceptualized with the mission to spread awareness about cyber-crime and build capacities of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT officials, across all government departments. It was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The CISO training is the first-of-its-kind partnership between the Government and …

Recently, the government of India has stated that India ranks 3rd globally in Start-Up ecosystem and also, in terms of the number of Unicorns. The term startup refers to a company in the first stages of operations. Startups are founded by one or more entrepreneurs who want to develop a product or service for which they believe there …

The Prime Minister in his 76th Independence Day’s address targeted the twin challenges of corruption and nepotism and raised the urgent need to curb them.  Corruption Corruption is dishonest behavior by those in positions of power. Those who abuse their power may be individuals or they may belong to organizations, such as businesses …

On the occasion of Teacher’s Day 2022, the Prime Minister of India announced a new initiative – PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India). It will be a laboratory for the new National Education Policy (NEP)and under the first phase, 14,500 schools will be upgraded. Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year, since 1962, on September 5, to recognise …

The National Medical Commission (NMC), has written to all State Medical Councils, banning conversion therapy of LGBTQIA+ Community and calling it a “professional misconduct”. The NMC by following a Madras High Court directive, said that conversion therapy is wrong, under the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquettes and Ethics) Regulations, 2002. LGBTQIA+ The …