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Launch of Training of Master Trainers & Assessors Program under the PM Vishwakarma Yojana
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Launch of Training of Master Trainers & Assessors Program under the PM Vishwakarma Yojana

Science & Tech 07/11/23 09:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Centre has set a target of providing training to six hundred thousand traditional artisans and craftspeople under the PM Vishwakarma scheme this fiscal.' PM Vishwakarma, a central scheme, was Read More...

How the personal data of 815 million Indians got breached
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How the personal data of 815 million Indians got breached

Science & Tech 07/11/23 06:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The hacker claims to have extracted the information from the Covid-19 test details of the citizens registered with ICMR.' The report noted that the leak was initially noticed by Resecurity, an Ame Read More...

States in Court against their Governors
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States in Court against their Governors

Science & Tech 07/11/23 05:51 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Supreme Court expressed acute displeasure at Governors holding back key Bills, especially in Opposition-ruled States such as Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Telangana, until State governments appr Read More...

Why onion prices remain high
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Why onion prices remain high

Science & Tech 06/11/23 11:24 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Despite a virtual ban on exports and creation of a buffer stock, onion prices seems to show no sign of softening.' In most metro cities, the bulb has touched the Rs 80/kg mark, with more escalatio Read More...

The Zika genome
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The Zika genome

Science & Tech 06/11/23 11:09 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The dengue virus and its equally infamous cousin, the Zika virus, together infect up to around 400 million people every year.' The Zika virus and genomic studies of it have opened fascinating wind Read More...

National Security Strategy
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National Security Strategy

Science & Tech 06/11/23 10:59 AM IST
by Mahesh

'After years of deliberations in the military and strategic community, India has kickstarted the process of bringing in a National Security Strategy.' The National Security Council Secretariat (NSC Read More...

Mother, child and the Poshan Tracker
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Mother, child and the Poshan Tracker

Science & Tech 06/11/23 10:45 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The rollout of the Poshan Tracker by the Government of India represents the largest mobile phone nutrition monitoring system in the history of global health.' Other examples of app-based nutrition Read More...

Urban India
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Urban India

Science & Tech 06/11/23 06:10 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The theme of World Cities Day (October 31) this year was “Financing Sustainable Urban Future for All.”' Finances must be channelled in the right direction such that urban futures which Read More...

Snake Venom - a recreational drug
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Snake Venom - a recreational drug

Science & Tech 05/11/23 13:08 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Noida Police  booked Bigg Boss OTT winner and social media influencer Elvish Yadav and arrested five others for allegedly using snake venom at rave parties.' Substances like opium, tobacc Read More...

Rights of trans womanfor invoking the Domestic Violence Act
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Rights of trans womanfor invoking the Domestic Violence Act

Science & Tech 05/11/23 12:54 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Supreme Court Monday (October 30) agreed to examine the question of whether a trans gender woman who underwent a sex-reassignment surgery may be called an “aggrieved person” within th Read More...