The Indian Journal of Medical Research has described celiac disease which is caused due to an allergy to gluten as an impending epidemic in 2011.It has also been revealed that one of every 140 persons in India is estimated to have celiac disease. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that can occur in genetically predisposed… Continue reading Giving up wheat, rye may help beat that mystery illness but don’t try it at home
Category: Factly: Polity and Nation
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Govt eyes strict emission rules to boost EVs
The government is planning to make emission standards stringent to discourage the production and purchase of vehicles that are fitted with internal combustion engines(ICE). NITI Aayog has proposed the mandatory sale of two and three-wheelers Electric Vehicles(EVs) from 2025 but the industry representatives have resisted the shift towards EVs. The government officials are planning of… Continue reading Govt eyes strict emission rules to boost EVs
Union Cabinet clears fresh DNA profiling bill
The Union Cabinet has approved the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill,2019. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the molecule that contains the genetic instructions and can be extracted from samples of blood,tissue,hair and bodily fluids.Outside of identical twins,no two people have the same DNA pattern. The bill had been tabled earlier this year and was… Continue reading Union Cabinet clears fresh DNA profiling bill
NGOs for promotion of road safety
Union minister has informed that Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has launched a scheme for grant of financial assistance to NGOs for administering Road Safety Advocacy in the last FY 2017-18. Under this Scheme,proposals for road safety advocacy programmes through 203 different Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs)/Trusts/ Cooperative Societies have been sanctioned in FY 2017-18. As per… Continue reading NGOs for promotion of road safety
Reflection of faith
The annual four-day Ambubachi Mela is being held at Amingaon near Guwahati,Assam. Ambubachi Mela is a festival to mark the annual menstruation of the goddess which is held at Kamakhya temple. The Ambubachi Mela symbolises the fertility cult of goddess Kamakhya. There is no idols in the temple,the goddess is worshipped in the form of… Continue reading Reflection of faith
Passports with advanced security features soon
External affairs minister has said that the manufacture of e-passports will be pursued on priority so that a new passport booklet with advanced security features can be rolled out in the near future. The minister also said that the ministry is soon going to have a chip based passport,the software for which has been developed… Continue reading Passports with advanced security features soon
India scraps Israel anti-tank missile deal after DRDO says it will deliver
India has scrapped a deal with Israel for the purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles from defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defence Systems. The decision to scrap the deal came after Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) claimed that it could deliver an alternative- the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) by 2021. India had signed a deal… Continue reading India scraps Israel anti-tank missile deal after DRDO says it will deliver
Panel formed for better coordination among petrol, environment ministries
The Union government has set up a panel for better coordination among the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas(MoPNG),the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC) and the state governments. The panel will assist in speeding up hydrocarbon exploration-related clearances.The panel has Cabinet Secretary as chairman and secretaries of home,petroleum and environment will be… Continue reading Panel formed for better coordination among petrol, environment ministries
Rajasthan nod to Ayushman Bharat
The Rajasthan government has given an official go ahead to implement the Central government’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana(AB-PMJAY). AB-PMJAY will be integrated with Rajasthan’s existing state health scheme,Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana(BSBY). Rajasthan is currently providing benefits to 97 lakh families under the state scheme.This leaves only Delhi,Telangana,Odisha and West… Continue reading Rajasthan nod to Ayushman Bharat
From Japan, a museum of peace built on memories of WWII
Japan has gifted Manipur a museum of peace to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal.It is one of the fiercest battles of the Second World War. The Imphal Peace Museum was inaugurated at Red Hill about 20 km southwest of Manipur’s capital Imphal.The museum is funded by the Nippon Foundation. Some 70,000… Continue reading From Japan, a museum of peace built on memories of WWII
