Dr Alok Srivastava to head committee on Comprehensive Insurance Scheme for Advocates
A 5-member committee to examine issues related to framing of a proper and structured scheme for providing of insurance cover to the advocates and to suggest modalities for the...
National Health Resource Repository (NHRR) Project
The Union ministry of health and family welfare launched the National Health Resource Repository (NHRR), the first ever registry in the country of authentic, standardised and updated geo-spatial data...
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched National Scholarship Portal Mobile App
The Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the country’s first “National Scholarship Portal Mobile App” (NSP Mobile App) in New Delhi. Its objective is...
J P Nadda launched logo of Ayushman Bharat Scheme
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda announced that 29 States and Union Territories (UTs) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of on...
Govt. notified four commonly used medical devices as drugs
The Union Government has notified four commonly used medical devices including nebulisers, blood pressure monitors, digital thermometers and glucometers as drugs under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The decision...
‘Nari-Shakti’ is the Oxford Dictionaries Hindi Word of the year for 2018
The Oxford Dictionaries announced that the word ‘Nari Shakti’ which is derived from Sanskrit has been chosen as the Hindi Word of the year for 2018.The Announcement was made...
10 new Iconic Places launched Under Swachh Bharat Mission
Ten new iconic sites have been taken up under Phase III of the flagship project Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) of the Swachh Bharat Mission. The third phase of SIP...
IISc Bengaluru topped Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings for 2019
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has secured number one position among Indian universities in the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings for 2019. The Times Higher Education...
HRD Ministry launched Atal rankings for Higher Education Institutions
The Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the Innovation Cell and Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) in New Delhi. The development aims to promote...
Govt. increased incentives of Central Government staff for acquiring higher qualifications
The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions announced the increase in incentives of Central Government employees acquiring higher qualifications while serving in the job. Till now, the...