Source: Indian Express What is the News? The Government of India has released the Draft Vintage cars Policy. The policy aims to not only regulate vintage cars and two-wheelers with strict dos and don’ts but also preserve and promote the heritage of vintage vehicles. What are Vintage Vehicles? Currently, the Central Motor Vehicle Rules(CMVR), 1989… Continue reading Explained: In new policy, what owners can or can’t do with their vintage vehicles
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Government to set up a world-class ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida
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
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 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 of the Report: Government’s Request for Account Information: Globally, Twitter received 14,561 government requests for account… Continue reading India largest source of govt. info requests, says Twitter
Rare Arctic lightning storms strike north of Alaska
Source: The Hindu 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 is Lightning? Lightning is an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground or within the clouds… 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 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. What did the Archeologists discover? Archaeologists have discovered cave paintings at a prehistoric site in Faridabad’s Mangar Bani hill forest. They believe… Continue reading Prehistoric site in Faridabad could be a lakh year old, say archeologists
IHC: Changes mooted in NCERT textbooks biased
Source: TOI 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 circular saying that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on education would discuss changes in the NCERT’s textbooks and… Continue reading IHC: Changes mooted in NCERT textbooks biased
