Government Schemes Haryana launches ‘Reading Mission’ Haryana has launched an initiative called ‘Reading Mission- Haryana’ on the lines of the ‘Reading Mission 2022’, launched by the central government. The initiative was launched to encourage reading habit among the young students of the state. Under the state’s initiative, monthly book review Read more…
Polity & Governance National Workshop on e-office held in New Delhi The workshop was inaugurated in New Delhi by Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh. During the Workshop, Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) reforms were also launched. 2. Persons In Read more…
Science & Technology WHO officially names Coronavirus disease as “Covid-19” The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially named the disease caused by the new coronavirus as “Covid-2019” which is a combination of “corona”, “virus” and “disease”, with 2019 representing the year in which it emerged. The word coronavirus refers to Read more…
Miscellaneous World Unani Day celebrated on 11th Feb The World Unani Day is celebrated every year to mark the birth anniversary of the great Unani scholar and social reformer Hakim Ajmal Khan. Through the celebration of World Unani Day, it is sought to spread awareness about health care delivery through Read more…
Miscellaneous National Deworming Day observed across the country on 10th Feb The National Deworming Day was observed across the country on 10th Feb. Children and adolescents in the age group of 1 to 19 years are being administered a single dose of a safe medicine Albendazole in all states and Read more…
Miscellaneous Ease of Living Index and Municipal Performance Index 2019 Launched The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched Ease of living index (EoLI) 2019 and Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2019. The MPI will be used to assess the performance of municipalities based on 5 enablers namely Service, Read more…
Miscellaneous Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat campaign for celebrating unity in diversity to start from today The 18 day long Campaign being organised by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, will continue till February 28. Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat promotes the spirit of national integration through a deep and structured engagement between Read more…
1. India & The World Jaipur the ‘Pink City’ becomes certified UNESCO World Heritage City Jaipur has been certified by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as the World Heritage city. The certification was done during an event held in Jaipur, Rajasthan. As part of certification, the Read more…
Environment Most cities in India turning into “urban heat islands”: IIT Kharagpur study A team of researchers from IIT Kharagpur has found that most cities in the country are turning into “urban heat islands” in all seasons during both day and night. – The study showed that most big cities Read more…
Economy DICGC increases the deposit insurance coverage to 5 lakh Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) has increased the insurance coverage for depositors in all insured banks from Rs 1 lakh to 5 lakh with effect from February 4, 2020. The rate of premium payable by the insured banks Read more…