Source: The post is based on the article “PM launches National Logistics Policy” published in PIB on 18th September 2022. What is the News? The Prime Minister has launched the National Logistics Policy(NLP). What is Logistics? Logistics encompasses planning, coordinating, storing, and moving resources —people, raw materials, inventory, equipment, etc from one location to another,… Continue reading PM launches National Logistics Policy
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Explained | The process of inclusion or exclusion from the Scheduled Tribes list
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | The process of inclusion or exclusion from the Scheduled Tribes list” published in The Hindu on 19th September 2022. What is the News? Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to add several tribes to the list of Scheduled Tribes(ST) in States such as Himachal Pradesh,… Continue reading Explained | The process of inclusion or exclusion from the Scheduled Tribes list
NCERT issues guidelines to schools for early identification of mental health problems in students
Source: The post is based on the article “NCERT issues guidelines to schools for early identification of mental health problems in students” published in The Hindu on 16th September 2022. What is the News? The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued guidelines titled “Early identification and intervention for mental health problems… Continue reading NCERT issues guidelines to schools for early identification of mental health problems in students
Govt’s FY19 health spending dropped: what the accounts show
Source: The post is based on the article “Govt’s FY19 health spending dropped: what the accounts show” published in Indian Express on 15th September 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has released findings of the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India for 2018-19. What are National Health Accounts(NHA)… Continue reading Govt’s FY19 health spending dropped: what the accounts show
Who was Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, on whose life Malayalam movie Pathonpatham Noottandu is based?
Source: The post is based on the article “Who was Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, on whose life Malayalam movie Pathonpatham Noottandu is based?” published in Indian Express on 15th September 2022. What is the News? The recently-released Malayalam film Pathonpatham Noottandu (‘Nineteenth Century’), has earned both critical acclaim and audience approval. It is based on the… Continue reading Who was Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, on whose life Malayalam movie Pathonpatham Noottandu is based?
Who was activist-author Annabhau Sathe, whose statue Devendra Fadnavis unveiled in Moscow?
Source: The post is based on the article “Who was activist-author Annabhau Sathe, whose statue Devendra Fadnavis unveiled in Moscow?” published in Indian Express on 15th September 2022. What is the News? Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister is in Moscow to unveil the statue of Annabhau Sathe at the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature. Sathe’s… Continue reading Who was activist-author Annabhau Sathe, whose statue Devendra Fadnavis unveiled in Moscow?
BCCI office-bearers can have two terms before cool-off period
Source: The post is based on the article “BCCI office-bearers can have two terms before cool-off period” published in The Hindu on 15th September 2022. What is the News? The Supreme Court held that the three-year cooling-off period for BCCI office-bearers will kick in only after they complete two consecutive terms in the apex cricket body. About the ‘cooling-off period’ in… Continue reading BCCI office-bearers can have two terms before cool-off period
After failing to get ‘National Importance’ status, NCERT vies for ‘deemed university’ tag
Source: The post is based on the article “After failing to get ‘National Importance’ status, NCERT vies for ‘deemed university’ tag” published in Indian Express on 14th September 2022. What is the News? National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has applied to the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the “deemed university” status under… Continue reading After failing to get ‘National Importance’ status, NCERT vies for ‘deemed university’ tag
DRI detects 72 hidden packets weighing 39.5 kg of suspected narcotic substance Heroin in Operation “Gear Box”
Source: The post is based on the article “DRI detects 72 hidden packets weighing 39.5 kg of suspected narcotic substance Heroin in Operation Gear Box” published in PIB on 12th September 2022. What is the News? Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI) has launched operation ‘GearBox’ to stop heroin smuggling seizing 39.5 kg of contraband from Kolkata… Continue reading DRI detects 72 hidden packets weighing 39.5 kg of suspected narcotic substance Heroin in Operation “Gear Box”
How visitors’ breath is destroying Ajanta’s ancient wonders
Source: The post is based on the article “How visitors’ breath is destroying Ajanta’s ancient wonders” published in TOI on 10th September 2022. What is the News? The famous paintings of Ajanta caves, widely regarded as the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, are under serious threat not so much from age but the… Continue reading How visitors’ breath is destroying Ajanta’s ancient wonders
