Samudrayan

Samudrayan is the first manned ocean mission of India. It was launched by the union minister Jitendra Singh in October 2021. With this, India has joined an elite club of countries with under water vehicles to carry out subsea activities. ..

Minhaj Us Siraj

Minhaj Us Siraj (Abu Osman Minhajuddin bin Sirajuddin), was a 13th-century Persian historian born in 1193 in Ghor region in modern Afghanistan. His father was in service of Mohammad Ghori, as spiritual teacher. Siraj first worked as a teacher in a ..

National Formulary of India

National Formulary of India is a manual that contains information about selected pharmaceutical drugs. It also includes administrative and regulatory information. Different formularies are created for different levels of health care. About National Formulary of India The first National Formulary ..

Mullaperiyar Dam

The Mullaiperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam. Masonry means made of mortar. The dam is located in the state of Kerala. But the dam is operated and maintained by Tamil Nadu Government. It is constructed across Periyar river. The ..

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) focuses on the rural development of India. It was launched in 2014. It is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission. It is implemented by the Ministry of Rural Devleopment Objectives ..

Terropterus xiushanensis

Terropterus xiushanensis is a marine creature belonging to the family of sea scorpions. These species lived 435 million years ago. That is, it belongs to the Llandovery epoch of Silurian period. The Terropterus xiushanensis belongs to the family of mixopteridae. ..

SWAMIH Fund

SWAMIH is Special Window for Funding Stalled Affordable and Middle-Income Housing Projects. The main objective of the scheme is to provide debt financing to the stalled housing projects. These housing projects are those that fall under the middle-income and affordable ..

Operation Red Rose

The Operation Red Rose was launched by the Punjab Excise Department. The main objective of the operation was to curb illicit liquor trading. It also aims to nail excise related crimes. It was launched in 2020. The operation is a ..

Manatee

The Manatees are large aquatic and herbivorous marine mammals. They are also known as sea cows. There are three species of Manatee in the world. They are Amazonian manatee, West African manatee and West Indian manatee. About Manatee The manatee ..

Lake Okeechobee

The Lake Okeechobee is also called Florida Inland Sea. The Lake Okeechobee is the largest natural fresh water lake in Florida. It is the eighth largest fresh water lake in the world. History of Lake Okeechobee The word Okeechobee comes ..