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SOHRAI KHOVAR PAINTING; TELANGANA’S TELIA RUMAL Context : Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting and Telangana’s Telia Rumal were given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry headquartered in Chennai. Sohrai Khovar painting : The Sohrai Khovar painting is…

GOAL (GOING ONLINE AS LEADERS) Context : Union Minister for Tribal Affairs launched the “GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)” programme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) in partnership with Facebook. About GOAL (GOING ONLINE AS LEADERS) : GOAL (Going…

INTEGRATED BATTLE GROUPS (IBG) Context : Army chief Gen. Manoj Naravane announced that the Army’s new concept of agile Integrated Battle Groups (IBG) as part of the overall force transformation will be operationalised very soon. Key Facts : The IBGs…

GLOBAL NUTRITION REPORT 2020 Context : According to the Global Nutrition Report 2020, India is among 88 countries that are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025. It also identified the country as one with the highest rates of…

STATE OF THE WORLD’S NURSING REPORT 2020 Context : During the ‘Year of the Nurse and Midwife,’ WHO has released the first ever State of the world’s nursing report. It has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in…

SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS) BULLETIN Context : The Registrar General of India released its Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin based on data collected for 2018.  Infant mortality rate (IMR) has improved very marginally from 33 per 1,000 live births in 2017 to 32…

PRIME MINISTER’S RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (PMRF) SCHEME Context : Union HRD Ministry has recently carried out various amendments in Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship Scheme to boost research in the country. Key Amendments : To boost research, a dedicated Division is being…

IMPACT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES FOR THE YEAR 2018-19 Context : Report on “Impact of energy efficiency measures for the year 2018-19” through Video conference has been released. This report was prepared by an Expert agency PWC Ltd, who was engaged by…

DST INSPIRE develops nanomaterials with energy storage application and optical sensors for water pollution control Context : A team from INSPIRE, under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, develops nanomaterials based supercapacitors to achieve high energy density…