Union Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has reviewed the Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP). SANKALP is an outcome-oriented programme of Ministry of Skills Development & Entrepreneurship(MSDE) with a special focus on decentralised planning and quality improvement. The project is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and is implemented in mission mode through… Continue reading SANKALP Scheme
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Isro to set up new centre to protect Indian satellites from space debris
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has set up the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru. The control centre would host a range of activities related to the protection of Indian space assets from (a)inactive satellites (b)pieces of orbiting objects (c)near earth asteroids and (d)adverse space weather conditions. It would also assimilate the tracking data… Continue reading Isro to set up new centre to protect Indian satellites from space debris
National Population Register data to be collected in a year
The government has decided to prepare a National Population Register (NPR) by September 2020.The exercise is different from the Census 2021 and is not linked to the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country.The database would contain demographic… Continue reading National Population Register data to be collected in a year
A step closer to oral administration of kala-azar drug
Researchers from IIT Hyderabad have achieved a sustained release of a drug known as Amphotericin B for up to 10 days.This drug can be used for treating kala-azar. This will also help in oral administration of kala-azar drug which currently has major challenges. Visceral leishmaniasis(VL) also known as kala-azar is the most severe form of… Continue reading A step closer to oral administration of kala-azar drug
RCEP negotiations: India lists out demands before China for market access
India has listed out the demands and raised specific bilateral trade issues with proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries. India has said that it will agree to the proposed RCEP pact only if partner countries like China resolve its trade deficit with India by providing more market access. India has said that it… Continue reading RCEP negotiations: India lists out demands before China for market access
Tigers in India face lurking threat from virus
According to a recent study,86% of the tested dogs around the Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan carried Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) antibodies in their bloodstream. These findings points out that there is an increased risk of disease transfer from the dogs to tigers and leopards that live in the park. Wildlife biologists has also raised… Continue reading Tigers in India face lurking threat from virus
One Nation-one Ration Card scheme implemented on pilot basis in four States
One nation one ration card scheme was launched on a pilot basis in four states namely Gujarat, Maharashtra,Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. One nation one ration card scheme is all about inter-state portability of ration cards.It enables the beneficiaries who are taking food grains under the Public Distribution System(PDS) to access the same benefits if they… Continue reading One Nation-one Ration Card scheme implemented on pilot basis in four States
Parliament passes Bill to repeal 58 ‘redundant’ laws
Parliament has passed Repealing and Amending Bill,2019. The bill aims to repeal 58 old central laws which have become irrelevant. This is being done to ensure minimum legislation and maximum governance. The repeals Acts includes acts such as The Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act,1976, The Tea (Amendment) Act,1980,The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2001 among others.… Continue reading Parliament passes Bill to repeal 58 ‘redundant’ laws
JK: ‘Machail Mata Yatra’ suspended due to security reasons
The ‘Machail Mata Yatra’ in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir has been suspended due to security reasons. Machail Mata is the shrine of Goddess Durga or “Chandi Mata”.The name “Machail” is derived from the village where the shrine is located. The yatra is held annually for a period of 43 days.This year it began… Continue reading JK: ‘Machail Mata Yatra’ suspended due to security reasons
Armoured and Specialised Vehicles of Armed Forces Exempted from BS-VI Emission Norms
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has exempted the armoured and other specialised vehicles of Indian armed forces and paramilitary forces from the new stringent vehicular emission norms (BS-VI) which are set to take effect from 1st April,2020. The Ministry has also granted exemption to these vehicles from BS-IV compliance. The exemption has been… Continue reading Armoured and Specialised Vehicles of Armed Forces Exempted from BS-VI Emission Norms
