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Google launches Bolo to tutor children to read Hindi and English
Tech giant Google has unveiled a new app ‘Bolo’ that aims to help children in primary school learn to read in Hindi and English. Bolo App It is free to use app and can be accessed through the Google Play Store. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Collaboration between ISRO and CNES
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and France Space Agency CNES have agreed to collaborate on the following avenues: Maritime Surveillance ISRO and CNES have signed an agreement to set up a maritime surveillance centre in the country. The agreement intends ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Women Officers to get Permanent Commission in all 10 Branches of Indian Army
The Union Defence Ministry as announced that permanent commission will be granted for Women in all the 10 branches of Indian Army. The extension of Permanent Commission to Women will provide women with a career in the Army till their ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Yuvashree Arpan Scheme of West Bengal
The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has unveiled a new scheme Yuvashree Plan II or Yuvashree Arpan to encourage entrepreneurship among youth. Under the Yuvashree Arpan Scheme around fifty thousand Youths who have passed out of ITI or other ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Ajit Kumar Mohanty Appointed Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
The Ministry of Personnel has notified the appointment of Ajit Kumar Mohanty as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre for the period of three years. Currently, he is the Director, Physics Group in BARC and Director, Saha Institute Institute of Nuclear ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
PM-STIAC Identifies Nine Missions
The Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Council (PM-STIAC) has identified nine national missions to address major scientific challenges to ensure India’s sustainable development. Through the nine missions, the PM-STIAC aims to facilitate collaboration to solve complex problems. Nine Missions Identified ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki wins Pritzker Prize
Japanese Architect Arata Isozaki has received the Pritzker Prize 2019. He is the 46th laureate and eighth architect from Japan to win the Pritzker Prize. Arata Isozaki will be awarded the prize of $100,000 (£76,000) and a bronze medallion in May at a ceremony ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2019
Swachh Survekshan Awards are given by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs based on the survey which covered all urban local bodies in the country. The Survey was the largest such cleanliness survey in the world. Swachh Survekshan ..