Education commission approves RUSA scheme
The Ministry of Education has approved the scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) for continuation till 2026. RUSA is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)....
EPR for Plastic Packaging
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) holds producers responsible for the collection and recycling. Union Environment Minister Bhupen Yadav announced the guidelines for the...
Bird-o-thon(GBBC)
The annual Great Backyard Bird Count(GBBC) was recording 251 bird species across Karnataka. The first GBBC was launched in the US in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology...
International OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SESSION 2023
India will be hosting this prestigious IOC meeting for the first time since 1983. Mumbai has been officially elected as the host for the 2023. The first session...
World Scout Day-February 2022
The date February 22 was the birthday of both Lord Baden-Powell and his wife Lady Olave Baden-Powell. Lord was the founder of the boy scout movement, and his wife was the fi...
World Thinking Day 2022
World Thinking Day is celebrated on February 22 worldwide. It started in 1926 and celebrated by the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 150 countries every year. The...
BRAHMOS Missile
The BrahMos (designated PJ-10) is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft or land. The Indian Navy’s warship INS...
Integrated Watershed Management Programme
Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) is implemented by Department of Land Resources of Ministry of Rural Development. India will receive ₹869 crore($115 million)...
Launching SMART CARD ARMS LICENSE
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the Smart Card Arms License (SCAL), replacing the existing arms license booklet. It is portable and the smart card will also ha...
Frontiers report
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned in its annual Frontiers report about worsening of Wildfire. It is released on February 17, 2022. They...