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• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 06, Jul 2021

Launched on 2nd October, 1975ICDS Scheme is one of the world’s largest and unique programmes for early childhood care and development. ICDS is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented by state governments and union territories. The scheme is universal covering all the

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 06, Jul 2021

Climate researchers have discovered that excess irrigation over northern India shifts the September monsoon rainfall towards the north-western part of the subcontinent and increases widespread weather extremes over Central India.Monsoon precipitation is sensitive to the choice of

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 05, Jul 2021

The project named “Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought” (BOLD) is the first of its kind exercise in India (Launched in Rajasthan).Project BOLD seeks to create bamboo-based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zonesThis will serve the combined national objectives of

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 05, Jul 2021

An Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institute has developed an anti-methanogenic feed supplement ‘Harit Dhara’.When given to bovines and sheep, it not only cuts down their methane emissions by 17-20%, but also results in higher milk production and body we

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 05, Jul 2021

An alter ego means an alternative selfInvestors of Devas Multimedia moved a US federal court seeking the takeover of Air India assets to enforce payments awarded in a $160 million arbitration compensation over a failed satellite deal with the Indian Space Research Organisation (IS

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 05, Jul 2021

Why in news: Delay in CCTV installation at Railway Stations under Nirbhaya FundThe Nirbhaya Fund Framework provides for a non-lapsable corpus fund for safety and security of women.It is administered by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) of the Ministry of Finance.Central

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 04, Jul 2021

Why in news: Uttarakhand CM resign as he could not get elected to legislative assembly Article 163(1): There shall be a council of Ministers with the chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functionsArticle 164(4): A Minister(inclu

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 04, Jul 2021

Why in news: National Archives to stay, annexe will be razed to raise bigger structure part of Central VistaThe National Archives of India is the custodian of the records of enduring value of the Government of India. Established on 11 March 1891 at Calcutta (Kolkata) as the Imperi

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 03, Jul 2021

Purpose: To improve urban freight efficiency, and create an opportunity for reduction in the logistics costs.Why it needed ?Final-mile freight movement in Indian cities is currently responsible for 50 per cent of total logistics costs in India’s growing e-commerce supply c

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 03, Jul 2021

The Odisha Institute of Maritime and South East Asian Studies (OIMSEAS), the archaeological wing of the State government, has discovered a 4,000 year old Settlement and ancient artifacts in Balasore district.The site has circular mud fortification of about 4.9 kms, in between th