One more wetland in India, Ladakh’s Tso Kar wetland, has been added to the list of recognized sites of international importance under the treaty of Ramsar Convention, taking the number…
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The world’s highest mountain Mount Everest is 0.86m higher than had been previously officially calculated, Nepal and China have jointly announced.The new height is 8,848.86m (29,032 ft). LEARNING FROM…
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United States officials, reeling from multiple data breaches, suspect that hackers were behind the recent data breach of multiple federal agencies, including the Departments of Homeland Security, Agriculture and Commerce,…
Read MoreIndia dropped two ranks in the United Nations’ Human Development Index this year, standing at 131 out of 189 countries. Norway topped the index, followed by Ireland and Switzerland ;Hong Kong…
Read MoreThe right of a wife to a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act will prevail against a decree obtained by her aged in-laws under the Senior Citizens Act, ruled…
Read MorePrime Minister of the Republic of India Shri Narendra Modi and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev co-chaired a Virtual Summit between India and Uzbekistan on…
Read MoreThe The National Family Health Survey(NFHS-5) contains detailed information on population, health, and nutrition for India and its States and Union Territories. The Under 5 and infant mortality rate (IMR)…
Read MoreBSNL said it has partnered with Skylotech India for satellite-based NB-IoT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things) that will enable it to provide connectivity for millions of unconnected machines, sensors and industrial…
Read MoreMinistry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched a programme of Socio-Economic Profiling of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries and their families , as an additional component of PM SVANidhi Scheme, Under this, a…
Read MoreIn a welcome move, the Supreme Court has ordered the Centre, states and Union Territories to compulsorily install CCTV cameras with night vision and recording facilities in all police stations…
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