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Pulikkali to go online this Onam

News: Pulikkali will be an online-only affair this year due to COVID-19. Facts: Pulikali(Tiger Dance): It is a recreational folk art from the state of Kerala.It is performed by trained artists to entertain people on the occasion of Onam, an annual harvest festival. On the fourth day of Onam festival, artists paint their bodies like… Continue reading Pulikkali to go online this Onam

Africa declared free of wild polio

News: Africa Regional Certification Commission, an independent body has declared Africa free from wild polio. Facts: Polio: It is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus.It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.  Transmission: The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or… Continue reading Africa declared free of wild polio

Union Minister to launch ‘Kiran’ mental health rehabilitation helpline number

News: Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment will launch ‘Kiran’, a mental health rehabilitation helpline number. Facts: Kiran: It is a toll-free mental health rehabilitation helpline number that aims to provide support for early screening, psychological support, distress management, mental wellbeing psychological crisis among others. It will offer support in 13 languages for any individual,… Continue reading Union Minister to launch ‘Kiran’ mental health rehabilitation helpline number

Expert committee to review charter of DRDO labs

News: Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) chairman has constituted a five-member expert committee to review the charter of duties for all laboratories of the DRDO and to focus on indigenous development of futuristic technologies. Facts: Headed by: The committee is headed by Professor V. Ramagopal Rao, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Terms of Reference: … Continue reading Expert committee to review charter of DRDO labs

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

News: Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar-2021. Facts: Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: The award was instituted in 1996.It was earlier known as National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement. Aim: To give recognition to children with exceptional abilities and outstanding achievements in the fields of… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Draft health data management policy released for public feedback

News: The National Health Authority (NHA) has released the Draft Health Data Management Policy of the National Digital Health Mission(NDHM) in the public domain. Facts: Objective: To provide adequate guidance and set out a framework for the secure processing of personal and sensitive data of individuals who are a part of the national digital health… Continue reading Draft health data management policy released for public feedback

“Some days you think you’ll get Rank 1, other days you think it was a bad decision” – IAS Rank 25, Shubham Aggarwal

Hello Everyone, I have always read interview of toppers, and here I am, now with an opportunity to write one myself. I am Shubham Aggarwal. I am 22 years old. I am from New Delhi itself. I have done my schooling from St Francis De Sales School in Janakpuri. Then I went on to study… Continue reading “Some days you think you’ll get Rank 1, other days you think it was a bad decision” – IAS Rank 25, Shubham Aggarwal

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