Source: PIB What is the News? The Government of India has decided to set up the ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar. About Indian Institute of Heritage(IIH): Indian Institute of Heritage is a proposed institute to be set up by the Ministry of Culture. The institute would be a world-class university that… Continue reading Government to set up a world-class ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida
Category: Miscellaneous
Health above faith
Source: The Hindu What is the news? Recently, the Supreme Court canceled the annual Kanwar Yatra and held that the health of the public and their right to life are paramount. What is Kanwar Yatra? It is a pilgrimage organised in the Hindu calendar month of Shravana (Saavan). In which Kanwarias, devotees of Shiva, make a… Continue reading Health above faith
Midday meals leave a long-lasting impact: study
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
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”
India largest source of govt. info requests, says Twitter
Source: The Hindu Contents1 What is the News?2 Government’s Request for Account Information:3 Country-wise:4 Legal Demands to Remove Content: 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… Continue reading India largest source of govt. info requests, says Twitter
Rare Arctic lightning storms strike north of Alaska
Source: The Hindu Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Lightning?3 Arctic lightning:4 Why has it tripled?5 Impact of Lightning on Arctic Region: 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… Continue reading Rare Arctic lightning storms strike north of Alaska
E-classes leading to learning gaps in higher education: Survey
Source: Times of India Introduction: The gap in learning outcomes has been acknowledged across the world. World Bank data indicate nearly 220 million students have faced the brunt of the pandemic’s impact on education. Education technology solution provider TeamLease Edtech surveyed over 700 students and officials from 75 Indian universities to assess the learning gap… Continue reading E-classes leading to learning gaps in higher education: Survey
Prehistoric site in Faridabad could be a lakh year old, say archeologists
Source: Indian Express Contents1 What is the News?2 What did the Archeologists discover?3 Significance of this discovery:4 Facts Mentioned in the Article:5 About Radiocarbon Dating: 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.… Continue reading Prehistoric site in Faridabad could be a lakh year old, say archeologists
IHC: Changes mooted in NCERT textbooks biased
Source: TOI Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the issue?3 What has the IHC said?4 Indian History Congress(IHC): 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… Continue reading IHC: Changes mooted in NCERT textbooks biased
Ministry clears rules for vintage cars
Source: The Hindu Contents1 What is the News?2 Definition of Vintage Cars:3 Registration of Vintage Cars:4 Use of Vintage Cars: What is the News? The Ministry of Law has approved the Draft Vintage Cars Policy. The policy seeks to amend the Central Motor Vehicle Rules,1989. The rules will soon be notified by the Ministry of… Continue reading Ministry clears rules for vintage cars
