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1. National News COVID-19 vaccine available for all adults from May 1st The central government has decided to make the COVID-19 available for citizens above the age of 18 from May 1, 2021. The eligible adults to get injected under the ‘liberalised and accelerated’ phase 3 strategy of vaccination. Vaccine Read more…
1. Miscellaneous Four books released by PM Modi on Ambedkar Jayanti 2021 At a virtual event, PM Modi addressed the 95th annual meet of the association of Indian Universities and celebrated the 130th birth anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar. He launched four books written by Shri Kishore Makwana while Read more…
1. Geography Lyrid Meteor Shower expected on 19th April Every year the Lyrid meteor shower happens in the month of April This year the phenomenon is expected to occur from 19th April onwards The count of Lyrid Meteor Showers range between 5-20/hr and it has been classified as the medium Read more…
1. National Affairs India launches MANAS app Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India has launched an app called MANAS. MANAS stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System. It is a comprehensive and national digital wellbeing platform. 2. Economy Flipkart to acquire Cleartrip Flipkart is an E-Commerce company. Read more…
1. Economy IMF releases World Economic Outlook report IMF has recently released its latest World Economic Outlook report. As per the report: the outlook for South Asian countries has been downgraded the outlook for Asian and Global economies has been higher than expected India is expected to grow at 12.5% Read more…
Science and Technology NASA’s Odyssey completes 20 years Odyssey is NASA’s spacecraft which is the longest lasting spacecraft in Mars till date. On the 20th anniversary of Odyssey, NASA released an image taken by it titled, “Blue Dunes on the Red Planet”. The dunes captured by the spacecraft were bigger Read more…
Art and Culture Nomadland wins 4 awards at BAFTA Awards BAFTA stands for British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Nomadland won the BAFTA award for best picture, best director, best actress and best cinematography. Chloe Zhao became the first woman of colour and the second woman to win a Read more…
National Affairs GoI to launch National Programme on Artificial Intelligence A National Programme on Artificial Intelligence is going to be launched by the Government of India. In this programme, high value datasets in PSUs will be identified and put under an Artificial Intelligence control framework to increase their safety and Read more…
Art and Culture Hindi Translation of Odisha Itihaas Released Hindi translation of “Odisha Itihaas” was released by PM Modi The book was written by Utkal Keshari Dr Harekrushna Mahatab when he was in Ahemadnagar jail. He was a freedom fighter and the first Chief Minister of Odisha. Science and Technology Read more…
Science and Technology Scientists Develop Robo Plant technology Scientists in Singapore have developed Robo Plant, a technology to interact with plants It interacts with plants by linking plants to electrodes. Through this technology, plants can be controlled through the smartphone and used by farmers to detect diseases and various other Read more…