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UGC chief discusses translations of books for courses in Indian languages
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UGC chief discusses translations of books for courses in Indian languages

Science & Tech 11/12/22 12:24 PM IST
by Mahesh

'University Grants Commission (UGC) chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar has met representatives of international publishers to discuss a roadmap for translating their books as part of plans to introduce unde Read More...

TN CM Stalin launches scheme to uplift sanitation staff
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TN CM Stalin launches scheme to uplift sanitation staff

Science & Tech 11/12/22 12:11 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Chief Minister MK Stalin, launched sanitation workers’ development programme across the state and distributed safety equipment to a few workers.' A survey will be carried out to identify s Read More...

Human Rights Day 2022
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Human Rights Day 2022

Science & Tech 11/12/22 12:01 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Every year, December 10 is marked as International Human Rights Day.' The day aims to improve awareness about the importance of human rights and encourage stakeholders to ensure that all people ar Read More...

Himalayan Medicinal Plants
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Himalayan Medicinal Plants

Science & Tech 11/12/22 11:53 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have made it to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species following a recent assessment.' Meizotropis pellita has been assessed as ‘critically Read More...

Rajya Sabha passes Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022
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Rajya Sabha passes Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022

Science & Tech 10/12/22 21:56 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Rajya Sabha recently passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022 which is intended to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to incorporate more species protected under the law.' Read More...

Greater Tipraland
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Greater Tipraland

Science & Tech 10/12/22 21:28 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The demand has grown louder to carve out a separate state of 'Greater Tipraland' for the indigenous communities in Tripura under Article 2 and 3 of the Constitution.' Several tribal outfits and in Read More...

RBI Signs Currency Swap Agreement with Maldives Monetary Authority
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RBI Signs Currency Swap Agreement with Maldives Monetary Authority

Science & Tech 10/12/22 21:18 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Currency Swap Agreement with the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) to enable MMA to make drawals in multiple tranches up to a maximum of $200 million from the R Read More...

EXTENSION OF PM SVANIDHI SCHEME
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EXTENSION OF PM SVANIDHI SCHEME

Science & Tech 10/12/22 14:22 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Government of India has extended the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme beyond March, 2022 with the following provisions: Extension of lending period till Decemb Read More...

Bizarre flash of light traced back to kilonova a billion light years away
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Bizarre flash of light traced back to kilonova a billion light years away

Science & Tech 10/12/22 14:01 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The flash of light or a gamma-ray burst (GRB) was witnessed on December 11, 2021. The source was found to be an astronomical event called a kilonova.' Both kilonova and supernova produce the most Read More...

ISRO and Social Alpha Sign MoU to Establish SpaceTech Innovation Platform
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ISRO and Social Alpha Sign MoU to Establish SpaceTech Innovation Platform

Science & Tech 10/12/22 13:54 PM IST
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'The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed an MoU with Social Alpha, a multistage innovation curation and venture development platform for science and technology start-ups, to launch Sp Read More...