The Union Cabinet, , gave its nod to the ‘Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman’ scheme in order to address malnutrition among school-going children in the country.The existing Mid-Day Meal scheme, which provides hot meals to students, will be renamed as…
Month: September 2021
World Heart Day: Basics Explained
World Heart Day was first founded in 1999 with the World Heart Federation (WHF) collaborating with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The idea of an annual event was conceived by Antoni Bayés de Luna, the president of WHF from 1997-2011….
National Digital Health Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched its nationwide roll-out, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to provide a digital health ID to people which will contain their health records. The key components of this scheme, which is also called the National Digital…
SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
Born: September 27, 1907; Executed on March 23, 1931 Publications: Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse, The Jail Notebook And Other Writings, Ideas of a Nation. Associations: Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Hindustan Republican Association, Kirti Kisan Party, Kranti Dal. In March…
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: Birth Anniversary
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891) The grammarist, polymath, scholar, humanist, educationist, reformer, and doyen of the Bengal Renaissance was born on 26 September 1820 in a poor brahman family in a village in Medinipur. He brought a revolution in the education…
Cyclone Gulab: Basics Explained
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, which intensified as a deep depression on Saturday, will turn into a cyclone by Sunday evening. Cyclone Gulab is likely to cross north Andhra…
Quad Summit 2021: Basics Explained
The USA hosted the first in-person summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—or Quad—with the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan. The leaders touched onvarious topics including vaccines, climate, cooperation on technology and space. The leaders reiterated their stand for the…
The Naga Cucumber has been granted the Geographical Indication
The Naga Cucumber has recently been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag under agricultural products of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act of 1999. Known for its sweetness and distinctive green colour, the Naga cucumber contains low…