'The world is on the brink of a public health triumph as it closes in on eradicating Guinea worm disease.' There were more than 3.5 million cases of this disease in the 1980s, but according to the Read More...
'The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at 30 locations at three places linked to former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik.' The agency is investigating alleged corrupti Read More...
'The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has proposed a pilot study to check the feasibility of open book exams for Classes 9 to 12.' The pilot will be held in select schools in November-De Read More...
'In the interim Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the construction of two crore additional houses over the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) Read More...
'A Bill aimed at eliminating “magical healing practices”, with a penal provision up to five years of imprisonment, was tabled in the Assam Legislative Assembly.' The Bill proposed to ba Read More...
'With the electoral season on, it is going to be raining manifestos. Manifestos are useful documents as they reflect the thinking and priorities of the political parties, besides enabling people to ho Read More...
'Israeli Minister of Transportation, Miri Regev, revealed a new route for goods to be sent to Israel from India bypassing the threat of the Houthis in the Red Sea.' The new land route is an altern Read More...
'Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the three-day Raisina Dialogue, India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-strategy.' It is being organised by the Ministry of External Affairs Read More...
'In overturning the results of the elections for the post of Mayor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the Supreme Court on invoked the sweeping powers conferred on the court under Article 142 of Read More...
'Three decades have passed since the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments Acts came into effect, which envisaged that local bodies in India would function as institutions of local self government.' Read More...
