Source: The Hindu What is the News? A Study titled “Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program’” has been published in Nature Communications. The study used nationally representative data on mothers and their children from 1993 to 2016 to assess whether the mid-day meal scheme has supported intergenerational improvements in a child’s linear… Continue reading Midday meals leave a long-lasting impact: study
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Ministry of Electronics & IT enables map services in “UMANG App”
Source: PIB What is the News? The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology(MeitY) has enabled map services in UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) App through an MOU with MapmyIndia. With this, citizens will be able to find government facilities nearest to their location, such as mandis, blood banks etc. About UMANG app: UMANG… Continue reading Ministry of Electronics & IT enables map services in “UMANG App”
ICCR launches Kala Vishwa campaign
Source: Deccan Herald What is the News? Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) has launched a new campaign called ‘Kala Vishwa’. About Kala Vishwa Campaign: Kala Vishwas is a campaign that aims to reach out to traditional folk artists, local artists/artisans coming from rural areas. It will give them an opportunity and a platform to perform,… Continue reading ICCR launches Kala Vishwa campaign
Union Minister launches ‘COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam’ campaign
Source: PIB What is the News? The Minister of Tribal Affairs has virtually launched the nationwide campaign titled “COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam”. About COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam Campaign: The campaign has been launched by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) under the Ministry of… Continue reading Union Minister launches ‘COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam’ campaign
India largest source of govt. info requests, says Twitter
Source: The Hindu What is the News? Twitter has released the biannual Twitter Transparency Report. The report shares details on the number of government and legal requests, removal requests and data around accounts actioned for various violations. Key Findings of the Report: Government’s Request for Account Information: Globally, Twitter received 14,561 government requests for account… Continue reading India largest source of govt. info requests, says Twitter
Rare Arctic lightning storms strike north of Alaska
Source: The Hindu What is the news? The National Weather Service of the USA has said that three successive thunderstorms have taken place across the Arctic region, producing between 100 and 200 lightning strikes. What is Lightning? Lightning is an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground or within the clouds… Continue reading Rare Arctic lightning storms strike north of Alaska
Odisha rolls out conservation plan for Ganjam Slender Gecko
Source: Down To Earth What is the News? Odisha’s forest officials have announced measures to preserve the newly discovered tiny gecko species named Ganjam Slender Gecko. About Ganjam Slender Gecko Ganjam Slender Gecko is a tiny gecko species of the genus Hemiphyllodactylus. The species was first spotted within the premises of a temple at Humma… Continue reading Odisha rolls out conservation plan for Ganjam Slender Gecko
Union Power Minister inaugurates “Aiming for Sustainable Habitat: New Initiatives in Building Energy Efficiency 2021”
Source: PIB What is the News? The Union Minister of Power inaugurates “Aiming for Sustainable Habitat: New Initiatives in Building Energy Efficiency 2021” as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’. Note: Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav is the Government’s endeavour to commemorate India’s 75th anniversary of Independence. The commemorations will include 75 events for 75 weeks… Continue reading Union Power Minister inaugurates “Aiming for Sustainable Habitat: New Initiatives in Building Energy Efficiency 2021”
Prehistoric site in Faridabad could be a lakh year old, say archeologists
Source: Indian Express What is the News? Archaeologists in Haryana have estimated that cave paintings discovered at a prehistoric site in Faridabad’s Mangar Bani hill forest may be up to lakh years old. What did the Archeologists discover? Archaeologists have discovered cave paintings at a prehistoric site in Faridabad’s Mangar Bani hill forest. They believe… Continue reading Prehistoric site in Faridabad could be a lakh year old, say archeologists
IHC: Changes mooted in NCERT textbooks biased
Source: TOI What is the News? Indian History Congress(IHC) has objected to rewriting the history textbooks in the National Council of Educational Research and Training(NCERT) school textbooks. What is the issue? The Rajya Sabha secretariat had released a circular saying that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on education would discuss changes in the NCERT’s textbooks and… Continue reading IHC: Changes mooted in NCERT textbooks biased
