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Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak: WHO
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Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak: WHO

Science & Tech 13/01/23 08:59 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Uganda declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus recently, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).' The country managed to end the outbreak in less than f Read More...

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)
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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)

Science & Tech 12/01/23 09:18 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Centre has named the new Integrated Food Security Scheme as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, PMGKAY.' Earlier, the Union Cabinet had approved new integrated food security scheme for pro Read More...

Incentive scheme for promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (P2M)
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Incentive scheme for promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (P2M)

Science & Tech 12/01/23 09:13 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Union Cabinet recenrtly approved the incentive scheme for the promotion of RuPay Debit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (person-to-merchant).' The incentive scheme has a financial out Read More...

Cabinet approves Setting up of a national level multi-state cooperative seed society
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Cabinet approves Setting up of a national level multi-state cooperative seed society

Science & Tech 12/01/23 09:03 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a historic decision to set up and promote a national level multi-state seed cooperative society under M Read More...

BharatPe receives in-principle nod from RBI for online payment aggregator
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BharatPe receives in-principle nod from RBI for online payment aggregator

Science & Tech 12/01/23 08:57 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Fintech unicorn BharatPe recently said it has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as Payment Aggregator.' This in-principle approval will help catapult o Read More...

Prithvi-II missile successfully tested-fired in Odisha
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Prithvi-II missile successfully tested-fired in Odisha

Science & Tech 12/01/23 08:52 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India successfully carried out a test launch of the tactical ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a test range off the Odisha coast recently.' The missile successfully struck its target with “h Read More...

Golden Globe Awards 2023
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Golden Globe Awards 2023

Science & Tech 12/01/23 08:44 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The 80th edition of the Golden Globes were held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California.' The first award went to Everything Everywhere All At Once's Ke Huy Quan. The film, directe Read More...

National Youth Day 2023
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National Youth Day 2023

Science & Tech 12/01/23 08:37 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The 12th January being the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the great philosopher and thinker, is observed as National Youth Day every year.' Government of India in 1984 decided to celebrat Read More...

3,700 dams in India will lose 26% storage capacity by 2050: UN study
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3,700 dams in India will lose 26% storage capacity by 2050: UN study

Science & Tech 11/01/23 21:35 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Around 3,700 dams in India will lose 26 per cent of their total storage by 2050 due to accumulation of sediments which can undermine water security, irrigation and power generation in future, warns a Read More...

World Hindi Day 2023
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World Hindi Day 2023

Science & Tech 11/01/23 09:16 AM IST
by Mahesh

'World Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10 every year to promote awareness about the language across the world.' It is also the day when Hindi, India’s national language, was spoken for the Read More...