The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released the crime statistics for the year 2017 in the country. The Bureau under the Ministry of Home Affairs has released the data in public domain after a hiatus of two years. As per the reports, overall crime against women in the country grew by nearly 6% in […]
The Union Health Ministry is gearing up to carry out massive immunization program in 271 districts across the country in its bid to cover the areas designated as the low immunization pockets. The extensive immunization program will cover children up to 2 years of age and all pregnant women in 652 blocks of Bihar and […]
The Government of India has announced that the Siachen area, more famously known as the world’s highest battlefield is now open to welcome tourists. The decision has been taken to open the entire area from Siachen Base Camp to Kumar Post for tourism purposes. The step has been taken in lieu of boosting the tourism […]
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan attended the G20 Okayama Health Ministers Meeting held under the Presidency of Japan in Okayama, Japan. The deliberations of the G 20 Health Ministers focused on four major global health issues, namely: Achievement of Universal Health Coverage Response to population aging Management of health risks […]
Hey All Aspirants….. Welcome Back to VAJIRAO IAS ACADEMY…!!! UPSC MAINS 2019 is over. Eager minds are waiting for the results to be published. The next step in the journey is the INTERVIEW stage. Relief for some, as it is respite from the tedious day-in and day-out slogging with the books and nightmare for some […]
In a first, two NASA astronauts complete a 7-hour all-women spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). This was for the first time, an all women crew completed a spacewalk to replace a failed power control unit. The spacewalk went well as per both the astronauts, and they were even able to accomplish some get-ahead […]
Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region, Ministry of State (PMO), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Ministry of Atomic Energy and Space came together to inaugurate the 11th Edition of the Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019 in New Delhi. The theme for the programme was “Economics of Nuclear Power-Innovation towards Safer […]
The India Innovation Index for the year 2019 was released by country’s apex planning body i.e. NITI Aayog in collaboration with the ‘Institute for Competitiveness’ as the knowledge partner. The Index was released in the presence of NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman, Dr. Rajiv Kumar and CEO Amitabh Kant. In the words of Dr. Rajiv Kumar, “the […]
17th October declared as the ‘International Day for the Eradication of Poverty’ by the United Nations was observed across the world. The theme for this year is “Acting together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty’. On the very day in 1987, hundred thousands of people gathered in Paris with the statement […]
On the occasion of World Food Day, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched the ‘Food Safety Mitra Scheme’ with a focus to improve the ease of doing business. The Scheme is tipped to support small and medium scale food businesses in compliance to the food safety laws. The scheme was launched by […]
