Vigilance Awareness Week

Every year India celebrates Vigilance Awareness Week in the months of October – November. The week is celebrated in the birthday of Sardar Vallabhai Patel (Bismarck of India or The Iron Man of India). He was born on October 31. ..

Four Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme

The four-year integrated teacher education programme was launched under the National Education Policy 2020. The programme is to be offered in fifty institutes spread all over India. About four-year integrated teacher education programme It is a dual-major bachelor degree programme. ..

Green Day Ahead Market

The Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM) is a platform to sell renewable energy to Discoms and industries. Any person can sell renewable energy here. About GDAM GDAM was launched by the Union Ministry of Power and New Renewable Energy in ..

Zika Virus

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus. It was first identified in Uganda in 1947. It is a flavivirus. (Flavivirus belong to the family of Flaviviridae. It is a positive strand RNA virus). It was first identified in monkeys. About Zika ..

Shelley’s Eagle Owl

The Shelley’s Eagle Owl belongs to the family of Strigidae. The size of the owl is large. It is a rarely studied owl and it occurs in very small numbers. A specimen of the own was photographed for the first ..

Maasai Mara

The Maasai Mara is also called Masai Mara or simply Mara. It is a large game reserve in Kenya. Game reserve is the region where the wild animals are hunted in a controlled way. If hunting is prohibited, the game ..

Takotsubo Syndrome

The Takotsubo Syndrome is also called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It is also known by stress cardiomyopathy. It is a non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. In Takotsubo syndrome, there is a sudden temporary weakening of the muscular portion of the heart. It is also referred ..

Pinaka Rocket System

The Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher. It was produced by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). About Pinaka The maximum range of Pinaka is 40 km for Mark I and 60 km for Mark I enhanced versions. In ..

Adjusted Gross Revenue

Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) is a fee sharing mechanism. Under this, the telcos pay a usage fee to the Government. AGR Under AGR system, the revenue is shared between the telcos and the government. These telcos are those companies that ..

Ganga Utsav

The Ganga Utsav celebrates the glory of river Ganga. River Ganga is the National River of India. It was declared the National River in 2008. About Ganga Utsav The Ganga Utsav is celebrated by the National Mission for Clean Ganga. ..