Source: Indian Express Contents1 What is the News?2 About Indus Valley Civilization:3 What does the research paper have found?4 What is the evidence the researchers have found? What is the News? A new research paper published in the journal ‘Nature’ has provided some interesting new insight into the linguistic culture of the Indus Valley Civilization.… Continue reading An ancient Dravidian language link with the Indus Valley civilisation
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Govt to rationalise rates of health benefit packages under Ayushman Bharat
Source: Business Standard Contents1 What is the news?2 About the scheme:3 What are the issues in the scheme:4 About the Government move:5 Benefits of the move: What is the news? In a move to encourage private hospitals to take part in Ayushman Bharat-Jan Arogya Yojana (JAY), the government is planning to rationalise the rates of… Continue reading Govt to rationalise rates of health benefit packages under Ayushman Bharat
Delhi moves five places down to 37th spot on Global prime cities index
Source: Business Standard What is the News? The Prime Global Cities Index has been released. About Prime Global Cities Index: Released by: Knight Frank, a residential and property consultant firm. Purpose: It is a valuation-based index that tracks the movement in prime residential prices in local currency across 45+ cities worldwide. Prime residential property is… Continue reading Delhi moves five places down to 37th spot on Global prime cities index
NE is cancer capital of India, finds govt study
Source: Times of India What is the news? A recently released report by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research highlighted that Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district and Mizoram’s capital Aizawl recorded the highest incidence of new cancer cases among both male and female. The report is… Continue reading NE is cancer capital of India, finds govt study
MeitY-NASSCOM Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards in partnership with UN Women
Source: PIB What is the News? The government has announced the winners of the Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-21. It has also launched the Amrit Mahotsav Shri Shakti Innovation Challenge. About Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-21: Setup by: Ministry for Electronics and IT (MeitY)-NASSCOM in partnership with UN Women. Aim: To recognize and cultivate the… Continue reading MeitY-NASSCOM Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards in partnership with UN Women
Cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost is 28,000 years old
Source: The Hindu What is the News? Scientists have found two perfectly frozen cave lion cubs which lived 28,000 years ago. The lion cubs were found in Siberia’s Permafrost in Russia and have been nicknamed Boris and Sparta. About Cave Lion: Cave Lions (Panthera spelaea) are also known as European cave lions and Eurasian cave… Continue reading Cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost is 28,000 years old
Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished gene bank
Source: PIB What is the News? The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi. About National Gene Bank: National Gene Bank was established in 1996. It aims to preserve the seeds of Plant… Continue reading Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished gene bank
PM interacts with women Self Help Groups in ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’
Source: PIB What is the News? Prime Minister (PM) of India has participated in ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’. Key Highlights from the Conference: During the Conference, the Prime Minister interacted with women members of self help groups (SHGs) and community resource persons promoted under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission(DAY-NRLM). The PM also appreciated… Continue reading PM interacts with women Self Help Groups in ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’
All Sainik schools will now admit girls: PM
Source: Indian Express What is the News? The Prime Minister has announced that all Sainik Schools in the country will now be open for girls also. The move to admit girls at Sainik Schools all across India comes as part of the government’s push to increase the participation of women in the Indian armed forces.… Continue reading All Sainik schools will now admit girls: PM
Union Minister to inaugurate two exhibitions ‘Katha Kranthi Veeron Ki’ and ‘Monuments of Victory & Valour’
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 Which are those two exhibitions?3 Monuments of Victory & Valour:4 About National Monuments Authority (NMA): What is the News? The Ministry of Culture inaugurated two exhibitions on the occasion of Independence Day. Which are those two exhibitions? Katha Kranthi Veeron Ki: It is an exhibition of revolutionaries with… Continue reading Union Minister to inaugurate two exhibitions ‘Katha Kranthi Veeron Ki’ and ‘Monuments of Victory & Valour’
