Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Indian Cooling Action Plan(ICAP)?3 What are the steps taken by the Government to implement ICAP?4 What are the steps India has taken globally? What is the News? The Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has informed Lok Sabha about the Indian Cooling Action Plan(ICAP). What is… Continue reading Indian Cooling Action Plan
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Maternal Mortality Ratio of India declines by 10 points
What is the News? The Registrar General of India has released a “Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India”. What are the key findings on the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India? India’s maternal Mortality Ratio(MMR) has declined by 10 points. It has declined from 113 in 2016-18 to 103 in 2017-19 (8.8… Continue reading Maternal Mortality Ratio of India declines by 10 points
Government drugstores to sell nutraceutical
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana(PMBJP)?3 Who regulates the prices of drugs in India?4 What are Nutraceuticals? What is the News? Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana(PMBJP) Kendras have added nutraceuticals products including protein powder and bar, malt-based food supplements and immunity bar for its customers. What is Pradhan Mantri… Continue reading Government drugstores to sell nutraceutical
Ministry of Tourism has formulated a National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism: Union Minister
What is the News? The Minister of Tourism has informed the Lok Sabha about the National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism. What is Medical Tourism and Wellness Tourism? Medical Tourism: It may be defined as ‘activities related to travel and hosting a foreign tourist who stays at least one night at the… Continue reading Ministry of Tourism has formulated a National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism: Union Minister
What are the Geneva Conventions guidelines during wartime?
What is the News? As the Russian-Ukraine Conflict gets intense, there is growing concern surrounding the issue of violations of human rights and Geneva Conventions. What are Geneva Conventions? The Geneva Conventions(1949) and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war. The convention codifies widely accepted… Continue reading What are the Geneva Conventions guidelines during wartime?
Maternal Mortality in India: Kerala tops in maternal, child health
What is the News? The Office of the Registrar General of India has released the Sample Registration System (SRS) special bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India(2017-19). What are the key findings on Maternal Mortality in India? The National Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is 103(per one lakh live births) in the country. Among States, Kerala has… Continue reading Maternal Mortality in India: Kerala tops in maternal, child health
Syllipsimopodi Bideni: Primordial octopus had ten arms
What is the News? Scientists have discovered fossils of a species in Central Montana, USA. They have named it Syllipsimopodi bideni. What is Syllipsimopodi Bideni? Syllipsimopodi Bideni belongs to a group of species called vampyropods that includes octopuses. The species may have lived approximately 328 million years ago during the Carboniferous period, making it the… Continue reading Syllipsimopodi Bideni: Primordial octopus had ten arms
Prime Minister dedicated the National Defence University to the Nation and addressed its first convocation, at Gandhinagar, Gujarat
What is the News? The Prime Minister dedicated the Rashtriya Raksha University(National Defense University) to the nation and addressed its first convocation at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. What is Rashtriya Raksha University? Rashtriya Raksha University is a Central University located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. It has a specialization in National and Internal Security. It was established by the… Continue reading Prime Minister dedicated the National Defence University to the Nation and addressed its first convocation, at Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Union Minister launches ‘India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge’ under AMRUT 2.0
What is the News? The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the ‘India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge’ under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT) 2.0. Why was this challenge launched? AMRUT 2.0 was launched by the Prime Minister in 2021. The mission aims to provide central assistance for universal coverage… Continue reading Union Minister launches ‘India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge’ under AMRUT 2.0
Halari Breed of Donkey: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying addresses Saurashtra Maldhari Sammelan
What is the News? Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has addressed the Saurashtra Maldhari Sammelan. The sammelan deliberated upon the conservation of threatened breeds of livestock, particularly the Halari breed of Donkey. What is the Halari Breed of Donkey? Halari Donkey is one of the important livestock in the semi-arid landscape of… Continue reading Halari Breed of Donkey: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying addresses Saurashtra Maldhari Sammelan
