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National AYUSH Mission
Government of India is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through States/UTs for development and promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine including Ayurvedic system. Read More
Discovery of India’s First Ever Lithium Reserves Worth 1,600 Tonnes
The Government of India in a written reply to Lok Sabha said that the preliminary surveys have shown presence of lithium deposits of 1,600 tonnes in Mandya district of Karnataka. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy and Geological Survey of India are two agencies which are involved in mineral exploration. Read More
National Research Centre for Makhana
ICAR-National Research Centre (NRC) for Makhana, Darbhanga (Bihar) was sanctioned by the Department of Agricultural Research & Education, Govt. of India, as a new scheme during the IX Five Year Plan period (1997–2002) for Conservation, Research & Development of the Makhana crop. Read More
MoES informed Rajya Sabha about National Monsoon Mission
The Ministry of Earth Science has informed Rajya Sabha about National Monsoon Mission. Under the Monsoon Mission, Ministry has developed the state-of-the-art weather and climate prediction models, which are now in operational use. Read More
Gadkari calls for ‘all-round’ efforts to reduce road accidents by 2025
Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari called for all-round efforts by all stakeholders to ensure that deaths due to road accidents are reduced by 50 per cent before 2025. Terming the situation as alarming, the Minister said India stands at number one position in road accidents in the world, ahead of US and China. Read More
Modifications in Pre and Post Matric Scholarship Schemes
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment informed Lok Sabha about the Modifications in Pre and Post Matric Scholarship Schemes. The scheme wise important changes introduced are as follows. Read More
Flash floods and their mitigation
Flash flood incident in Uttarakhand is another warning of the dangers that a Himalayan state like Uttarakhand faces from natural processes like landslides, snow avalanches cloudbursts or lake bursts. Read More
Gujarat’s two-child policy
Three candidates from the Municipal Corporations of Vadodara and Rajkot were disqualified under the two-child policy in place in the state for candidates. The nominations were challenged because each candidate had three children. Read More
Sadananda Gowda calls upon farmers to use fertilizers based on soil health cards
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda has asked farmers to reduce excessive use of Urea, which he pointed out, is spoiling the soil health. Read More
MoU for the construction of the Lalandar “Shatoot” Dam in Afghanistan
A signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the Lalandar Dam in Afghanistan took place over VTC on 9 February 2021. Read More
