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The Union Minister for Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan launched IndiaSkills 2023-24 program and honoured the WorldSkills competition (WSC) 2022 winners. ALSO READ- What is CAR-T Cell Therapy? What is IndiaSkills 2023-24? IndiaSkills 2023-24 is a skill development competition that aims to create a workforce that is not only educated but also filled … Read more
The Union Cabinet, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has announced the setting up of a new government body named ‘Mera Yuva Bharat’ or ‘MY Bharat’. This effort aligns with the National Youth Policy, focusing on individuals aged 15-29 and includes specific programs for those aged 10-19. Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, ‘MY … Read more
To celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened India’s first high-tech sports training centre for Divyangjan (people with disabilities). The centre, named after former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. This initiative aims to offer equal chances in sports, nurture talent, and promote participation in different sports. … Read more
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added ‘Santiniketan’ and ‘Hoysala Temples’ in its world heritage sites list as 41st and 42nd world heritage sites of India respectively. As we know UNESCO has three categories of world heritage sites: Natural, Cultural and mixed. Both the sites have been added in the cultural category. … Read more
On September 17, PM Modi celebrated his birthday by inaugurating the first phase of the India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC), also known as ‘Yashobhoomi’ in sec. 25, Dwarka, Delhi. Yashobhoomi means “Land of Fame”. It will be the world’s largest MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) centre. The foundation stone of this project … Read more
The 69th National Film Awards, organised by the National Film Development Corporation of India, are set to celebrate the outstanding achievements in Indian cinema for the year 2021. Originally scheduled for May 3, 2022, the event was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The official winners were unveiled on August 24, 2023, in a press … Read more
ISRO has launched Aditya L-1 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Sept 2, 2023, at 11:50 am IST using PSLV-C57. ALSO READ- What Is Invisible QR Code and How Can It Benefit Us? What is Aditya L-1? Aditya L-1 is a satellite designed to study the Sun in-depth. Initially, it was … Read more
Semiconductors are materials that have a conductivity between conductors and non-conductors. The conductivity of a semiconductor can be modified and controlled by introducing impurities or defects into the crystal structure of the material. Some examples of semiconductors are- silicon, germanium, gallium arsenide and indium phosphide. Silicon and gallium arsenide are the most common semiconductors. ALSO … Read more
Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) is the world’s largest office building ahead of the U.S.A.’s the Pentagon. The foundation stone of this diamond trade centre was laid by then CM of Gujrat Anandiben Patel in 2015 but after some years the pace of this project decreased due to Covid-19 and the whole project was completed in … Read more
Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar mission by ISRO. This is ISRO’s follow-up attempt after the Chandrayaan-2 mission faced challenges during its landing in 2019. Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 14, 2023, at 2:35 pm IST aiming to soft-land on the southern pole of the moon … Read more