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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
India has climbed 2 spots and has been ranked 46th by the World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO) in the Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings.India has been on a rising trajectory, over…
President Kovind gives National Florence Nightingale award 2020 to Brigadier SV Saraswati, Deputy Director-General of Military Nursing Service for her immense contribution to the MNS as a nurse administrator. National…
Assam govt burns around 2,500 rhino horns to mark World Rhino Day. The destruction of horns — a process that is in compliance with Section 39(3)(c) of the Wildlife (Protection)…
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced a new logo to “help consumers easily identify and differentiate from non-vegan foods.” The new green-colored logo has a ‘V’…
Two more beaches in India, Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry beaches, have been accorded the coveted ‘Blue Flag’ certification, taking the total number of such beaches in…