'Farmers in the village of Bhagthala Khurd in Faridkot district recently used drones to spray pesticides on their maize and moong crops.' Villages in Kapurthala and Amritsar have seen drones being Read More...
'India’s second nuclear submarine, the Arighaat, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam.' The submarine has undergone extensive trials over the last few months.India is Read More...
'Methane traps around 84 times as much heat as carbon dioxide (CO2), which is released by burning fossil fuels and is probably the most famous greenhouse gas of all.' On average, methane fades aw Read More...
'National Sports Day is observed on August 29 every year.' This day marks the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, who was born in 1905, in a Rajput family in Allahabad. Dhyan Cha Read More...
'Women-led development remains at the core of announcements made by the Finance Minister (FM) in this year’s Budget.' This commitment to women empowerment was reflected in Budget allocations Read More...
'The report, on Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), is based on analysis of 2022 pollution data.' Delhi residents are losin Read More...
'The Assam Legislative Assembly recently passed the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, a proposed law with the stated objectives of preventing “child marr Read More...
'The annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) began recently in Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga.' The event is being attended by more than 1,500 delegates from around 40 countries. Read More...
'The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed a Bill to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years.' The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2024, wa Read More...
'As the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) completed 10 years recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the “momentous” achievement of the scheme.' The PMJDY was launched on A Read More...
