Context: The International Yoga Day is celebrated every year on June 21. It was first introduced by the United Nations on June 21, 2015. The main aim is to create an awareness worldwide on the importance of staying fit and healthy. This year, the theme is ‘Yoga for peace’. Why was June 21 selected to... Continue Reading →
In news: The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council accusing it of a “chronic bias against Israel”. Washington’s withdrawal is the latest US rejection of multilateral engagement after it pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Why does the US have a problem with the UNHRC? The US problem... Continue Reading →
In news: As the Smart Cities Mission enters its fourth year, the Centre has finally announced the 100th and the last city which will be part of the project: Shillong. Facts: The mission was launched with great fanfare in June 2015. Each selected city is required to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle which will actually carry out... Continue Reading →
In news: Pattiseema lift irrigation project interlinked the Godavari river and the Krishna river in Andhra's West Godavari district. It was designed to lift 120 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) water from Godavari and release it into the Krishna. It sought to meet the irrigation and drinking water needs of drought-prone Rayalaseema region in the... Continue Reading →
In news: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its 2018 edition of the yearly report on the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. Key Notes: There are nine countries which have nuclear warheads. They include Russia, the US, the UK, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea. China continues to... Continue Reading →
India launches its first national healthcare facility registry In news: The Union ministry of health and family welfare has launched the National Health Resource Repository (NHRR). About the NHRR project: The NHRR project aims to strengthen evidence-based decision making and develop a platform for citizens and provider-centric services by creating a robust, standardised and secured... Continue Reading →
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a project of the Ministry of Human Resource Development under the aegis of National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). It is developed by IIT Kharagpur. Objective: The objective of NDL is to make digital educational resources available to all citizens of the country to... Continue Reading →
In mews: Union HRD has recently proposed that NTA will also train paper setters to set better question papers and provide better model answers. Composition: It will be chaired by an educationist who will be appointed by the MHRD. The agency will have a board of governors who will represent the member institutions. It is being... Continue Reading →
In news: Andhra Pradesh has become the first state in the country to complete automation of the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB). IT-based web/mobile application “i-App cloud” helps the police access the entire information of crimes under various IPC sections. The data is collected from District Crime Records Bureau (DCRB). It is further integrated into the National... Continue Reading →
SAIL is supplying Steel for World’s Tallest Girder Rail Bridge. Key facts: World’s tallest girder railway bridge is being built in the North East as part of the upcoming 111-kilometres long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway line. Bridge No.164 is being built across the valley of river Ijai near Noney and has been designed to take a maximum... Continue Reading →
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