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Kerala launches ‘Safe homes’ initiative

The Department of Social Justice of the state of Kerala has unveiled a unique initiative to open ‘safe homes’ to provide safe accommodation to inter-caste and inter-religious couples...

March 7, 2020

Assam government announces subsidy for orthodox tea-growers

The Assam government recently announced a subsidy of Rs7/kg for orthodox tea-growers in the state during its budget presentation. The state government will also provide a subsidy on...

March 7, 2020

National Ayurveda Morbidity Codes developed

National AYUSH Morbidity and Standardized Terminologies Electronic Portal (NAMASTE Portal) is developed by the Ministry of AYUSH. Recently, the Ministry has developed National Ayurveda Morbidity Codes (NAMC), which...

March 7, 2020

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover named ‘Perseverance’

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that the official name of its Mars 2020 rover will be ‘Perseverance.’ From the nation-wide contest for selecting the rover’s...

March 7, 2020

President Trump signs $ 8.3 billion emergency fund to tackle coronavirus outbreak

US President Donald Trump recently signed an $ 8.3 billion emergency fund to assist the tackling measures of coronavirus outbreak. The Senate passed the legislation yesterday to help...

March 7, 2020

Lok Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is a unified bankruptcy law of India which consolidated the existing framework into a single law for insolvency and bankruptcy. It came into effect...

March 7, 2020

‘Freedom in the World 2020’ report released

According to the latest report titled ‘Freedom in the World 2020’ published by US-based NGO Freedom House, India has secured 83rd rank in the list of free democracies....

March 7, 2020

India’s female labour-force participation declines to 24.8%

According to the recent study of UNGC (United Nations Global Compact) India, female labour-force participation in India has declined from 34 per cent in 2006 to 24.8 per...

March 7, 2020

Barry John selected for Lifetime Achievement honour for 2020

Renowned theatre director and mentor Barry John has been selected for Lifetime Achievement honour for 2020 at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META). The 76-year-old teacher of...

March 7, 2020

Agartala, Ghojadanga designated as authorised land immigration check posts

The capital of Tripura, Agartala and Ghojadanga of West Bengal, which are located along the Indo-Bangladesh border, have been recently designated by the government as authorised land immigration...

March 7, 2020

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