The annual four-day Ambubachi Mela is being held at Amingaon near Guwahati,Assam. Ambubachi Mela is a festival to mark the annual menstruation of the goddess which is held at Kamakhya temple. The Ambubachi Mela symbolises the fertility cult of goddess Kamakhya. There is no idols in the temple,the goddess is worshipped in the form of… Continue reading Reflection of faith
Category: Factly: Polity and Nation
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Passports with advanced security features soon
External affairs minister has said that the manufacture of e-passports will be pursued on priority so that a new passport booklet with advanced security features can be rolled out in the near future. The minister also said that the ministry is soon going to have a chip based passport,the software for which has been developed… Continue reading Passports with advanced security features soon
India scraps Israel anti-tank missile deal after DRDO says it will deliver
India has scrapped a deal with Israel for the purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles from defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defence Systems. The decision to scrap the deal came after Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) claimed that it could deliver an alternative- the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) by 2021. India had signed a deal… Continue reading India scraps Israel anti-tank missile deal after DRDO says it will deliver
Panel formed for better coordination among petrol, environment ministries
The Union government has set up a panel for better coordination among the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas(MoPNG),the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC) and the state governments. The panel will assist in speeding up hydrocarbon exploration-related clearances.The panel has Cabinet Secretary as chairman and secretaries of home,petroleum and environment will be… Continue reading Panel formed for better coordination among petrol, environment ministries
Rajasthan nod to Ayushman Bharat
The Rajasthan government has given an official go ahead to implement the Central government’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana(AB-PMJAY). AB-PMJAY will be integrated with Rajasthan’s existing state health scheme,Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana(BSBY). Rajasthan is currently providing benefits to 97 lakh families under the state scheme.This leaves only Delhi,Telangana,Odisha and West… Continue reading Rajasthan nod to Ayushman Bharat
From Japan, a museum of peace built on memories of WWII
Japan has gifted Manipur a museum of peace to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal.It is one of the fiercest battles of the Second World War. The Imphal Peace Museum was inaugurated at Red Hill about 20 km southwest of Manipur’s capital Imphal.The museum is funded by the Nippon Foundation. Some 70,000… Continue reading From Japan, a museum of peace built on memories of WWII
Barmer oil refinery back on track
Rajasthan Chief Minister has set a target for the completion of the Barmer oil refinery project within four years. Barmer Refinery is an upcoming public sector refinery and petrochemical complex which will have a total processing capacity of 9 million metric tonnes per annum (Mmtpa). The refinery will be built 5km away from Pachpadra village… Continue reading Barmer oil refinery back on track
Hardeep Puri inaugurates Central ATFM Complex
Civil Aviation Minister has inaugurated Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) Central Command Centre at Vasant Kunj in New Delhi. The C-ATFM system is primarily meant to address the balancing of capacity against the demand to achieve optimum utilization of the major resources such as airport, airspace and aircraft at every Indian airport where there is… Continue reading Hardeep Puri inaugurates Central ATFM Complex
Railways plans a ‘Give It Up’ for train ticket subsidy
The Indian Railways has planned to launch “Give It up Campaign” to urge passengers to give up fare subsidy at the time of booking their train tickets. This proposal is a part of 100-day roadmap document for Indian Railways submitted to the Prime Minister. The campaign is intended to reduce passenger subsidy on Indian Railways.… Continue reading Railways plans a ‘Give It Up’ for train ticket subsidy
Operation Bandar, code name of Balakot strike
According to defence sources, the Indian Air Force mission to bomb a terrorist hideout in Pakistan’s Balakot was codenamed ‘Operation Bandar’ (monkey). The Army, in turn, code-named its heightened operational alert and increasing defences along the border to address a possible Pakistan retaliation to air strike as “Operation Zafran” On February 26th 2019, India conducted… Continue reading Operation Bandar, code name of Balakot strike
