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La Nina

La Nina is a weather pattern involving the strong winds blowing the Pacific Ocean’s warm surface water from South America to Indonesia. With the warm water moving westwards,...

May 31, 2021

Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1966

Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1966 is a law that was passed by the Parliament to ensure seamless delivery of certain services, whose obstruction could affect the normal lives...

May 31, 2021

Mission Fateh 2.0

Mission Fateh 2.0 is the initiative of the Punjab government that seeks to rope in youth to volunteer in combating the surging COVID-19 infections in the rural areas....

May 31, 2021

MHIM mobile app

Manipur Home Isolation Management (MHIM) Mobile Application was launched recently by Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. This application can be used to monitor the real-time health data...

May 31, 2021

National Digital Health Mission

The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) is a government entity that seeks to develop an integrated digital health infrastructure in India to bridge the existing gaps within the...

May 31, 2021

Eni Award

Eni Award is conferred by the Italian based oil and gas company Eni to promote the sustainable use of energy and encourage environmental research. It seeks to boost...

May 31, 2021

HRMN 99

HRMN 99 is a self-pollinating apple variety that requires lesser chilling hours. Developed by a farmer from Himachal Pradesh, this variety is being cultivated in plain, tropical and...

May 31, 2021

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

The 74th World Health Assembly has recently declared 30th January as the ‘World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day. This proposal was first brought forth by the United Arab...

May 31, 2021

Little Bloodtail

Little Bloodtail (Lyriothemis acigastra) is a dragonfly species found in India. In the past, the species was sighted in Tibet, Myanmar, Bangladesh and northeast India. This insect is...

May 31, 2021

Steadfast Defender 21

Steadfast Defender 21 is a military exercise held by member countries of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) across the Atlantic, Europe and the Black Sea. The exercise seeks...

May 31, 2021

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