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Daughters have equal birthright to inherit property: Supreme Court

News: The Supreme Court held that daughters, like sons, have an equal birthright to inherit joint Hindu family property.  Facts:  The Court ruled that a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint heir to the ancestral property is by birth and does not depend on whether her father was alive or not when the law was enacted in… Continue reading Daughters have equal birthright to inherit property: Supreme Court

Swachh Bharat Mission Academy

News: Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Academy during the week long “GandagiMuktBharat” Campaign.  Facts:   Swachh Bharat Mission Academy is a phone-based academy having IVR based free mobile online learning course.   The training course contains a 60 minutes module spanning various topics under ODF-S and Solid Waste Management.  The SBM Academy course has four chapters, each… Continue reading Swachh Bharat Mission Academy

Russia announces world’s first COVID-19 vaccine “Sputnik V”

News: Russian has launched the world’s first coronavirus vaccine named ‘Sputnik V’. Facts: Sputnik V: The vaccine has been developed by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian defence ministry. How does it work? The vaccine is based on the DNA of a SARS-CoV-2 type adenovirus, a common cold virus.The vaccine uses the weakened virus to… Continue reading Russia announces world’s first COVID-19 vaccine “Sputnik V”

Union Agriculture Minister launches ‘Krishi Megh’

News: The Union Agriculture Minister has launched the Krishi Megh (National Agricultural Research and Education System – Cloud Infrastructure and Services). Facts: Krishi Megh: It is a data recovery centre setup to protect the data of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR). Location: The centre has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research… Continue reading Union Agriculture Minister launches ‘Krishi Megh’

Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0

News: Atal Innovation Mission(AIM) in collaboration with Dell Technologies has launched Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0(SEP 2.0) for young innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs(ATLs). Facts: Student Entrepreneurship Programme(SEP): It aims to serve as a catalyst and help accelerate the entrepreneurial journey of the young innovators in creating a new innovative India.SEP 1.0 was launched in January… Continue reading Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0

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