Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue: National Youth Festival 2025

National Youth Festival 2025

In a bold and transformative move, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Labour & Employment, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, unveiled the reimagined National Youth Festival (NYF) 2025 during a press conference in New Delhi. Renamed the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, the event embodies the Prime Minister’s vision of fostering greater youth participation in … Read more

PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme

PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme

On Nov 26, 2024, the Union Cabinet approved the ‘PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme’ to provide students with higher education loans through a simple, transparent, student-friendly and entirely digital application process. PM-Vidyalaxmi is a key initiative stemming from the National Educational Policy 2020, aimed at providing financial support to meritorious students through diverse programs across public and private … Read more

India’s First Biomanufacturing Institute

India's First Biomanufacturing Institute

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, PMO, Atomic Energy, Space and Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh recently inaugurated the new complex of India’s First Biomanufacturing Institute-BRIC-National Agri-Food Bio-manufacturing Institute (BRIC-NABI) at Mohali, Punjab. This project aims to transform the agri-food sector through advanced biotechnology, fostering innovation … Read more

India’s First Writer’s Village

India’s First Writer's Village

India’s first Writer’s Village was inaugurated in Thano village, about 24 km from Dehradun by former President Ram Nath Kovind along with Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh (retd), Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi. During this occasion, a three-day International Literature, Culture and Art Festival, Sprash Himalaya Mahotsav 2024, also … Read more

NIRF Ranking 2024

NIRF Ranking 2024

NIRF Ranking was released on 12th August 2024. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, NBA chairman Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, UGC chairman Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman of AICTE Prof. T G Sitharam etc. were present in the publication ceremony. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was launched on 29th September 2015. The first ranking was announced … Read more

Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2024

Broadcast Services (Regulation) Bill 2024

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has drafted the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2024. It will replace the Television Network Act of 1995 and aims to revamp the regulatory framework for broadcasting services in India. ALSO READ- Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 About the Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2024- OTT Platforms under the Latest Draft? … Read more

Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024

Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024

On August 8, 2024, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 with the aim of improving accountability and transparency in how Waqf boards operate. ALSO READ- What Is Dark Oxygen? What Are Waqf Property and Waqf Board? Waqf refers to a property whether movable or immovable, designated for religious, pious or … Read more

India’s 43rd World Heritage Site: Ahom Dynasty’s Moidams

India’s 43rd World Heritage Site

The Moidams of the Ahom Dynasty at Charaideo district in Assam has been announced as India’s 43rd World Heritage Site on the day of Kargil Vijay Diwas during UNESCO’s 46th World Heritage Committee session in New Delhi. As we know United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has three categories of World Heritage Sites: … Read more

What is Brain Eating Amoeba?

What is Brain Eating Amoeba?

Why in News? Recently in Kerala, a five-year-old girl tragically passed away after swimming in the contaminated water of a pond. The girl died due to a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. The child passed away at the Kozhikode Medical College’s Institute of Maternal and Child Health. ALSO READ- IndiaSkills Competition 2024 What … Read more

IndiaSkills Competition 2024

IndiaSkills Competition 2024

The IndiaSkills Competition 2024, the nation’s largest skill competition showcasing the highest standards of skilling, commenced on May 15, 2024. The grand commencement of the event took place at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi. Spanning four days, this prestigious competition would test 900 candidates across 61 categories. ALSO READ- Kuldhara: A Cursed Village Organising Body- The … Read more