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Jago AI Assistant: Ministry of Tribal Affairs Initiative

Jago AI Assistant: Ministry of Tribal Affairs Initiative

Why in news?The Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched Jago at a national conclave in Mysuru. It is an artificial intelligence assistant for information ...

Salmonella Infections: Typhoid, Diseases & Public Health

Salmonella Infections: Typhoid, Diseases & Public Health

Why in news?A recent Indian public-health discussion called for wider attention to Salmonella infections. The bacteria can cause typhoid, short intest...

Corbett Tiger Reserve: Death of Tiger Bhola in Uttarakhand

Corbett Tiger Reserve: Death of Tiger Bhola in Uttarakhand

Why in news?An adult male tiger known as Bhola died during treatment at the Dhela Rescue Centre. Visitors knew him from the Phato tourism zone in Utta...

Vessel Samarthak: Indian Navy's Indigenous Multi-Purpose Ship

Vessel Samarthak: Indian Navy's Indigenous Multi-Purpose Ship

Why in news?Larsen and Toubro delivered the multi-purpose vessel Samarthak to the Indian Navy on 27 August. The handover occurred at Kattupalli shipya...

PM SVANidhi Scheme: Loan Disbursement & Digital Payments

PM SVANidhi Scheme: Loan Disbursement & Digital Payments

Why in news?The restructured Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi, or PM SVANidhi, completed one year on 27 August. The government relea...

India-Canada Relations: First Economic & Financial Dialogue

India-Canada Relations: First Economic & Financial Dialogue

Why in news?India and Canada held their first ministerial Economic and Financial Dialogue in Toronto on 27 August. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

NDRF Deployment: Disaster Response to Nepal Flash Floods

NDRF Deployment: Disaster Response to Nepal Flash Floods

Why in news?The National Disaster Response Force positioned teams in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh after Nepal’s flash floods. Officials monitored rivers ...

Carbosulfan: Proposed National Ban & Insecticide Profile

Carbosulfan: Proposed National Ban & Insecticide Profile

Why in news?The Union Agriculture Ministry published a draft order proposing a complete national ban on carbosulfan. The Gazette carried it on 24 Augu...

Mission Samriddh Gaon: MP Pilot, Objectives & Key Features

Mission Samriddh Gaon: MP Pilot, Objectives & Key Features

Why in news?Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Mission Samriddh Gaon in New Delhi on 25 August. The pilot will cover Budni and Khategaon bl...

Ammannia telanganensis: New Telangana Plant & Wetland Value

Ammannia telanganensis: New Telangana Plant & Wetland Value

Why in news?Botanists described a new flowering plant species from Telangana in the journal Phytotaxa. They named it Ammannia telanganensis after the ...

SIDBI: Co-Lending Model, Regional Rural Banks & Key History

SIDBI: Co-Lending Model, Regional Rural Banks & Key History

Why in news?Small Industries Development Bank of India convened leaders of all 28 Regional Rural Banks on 25 August. The New Delhi meeting discussed e...

Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: Solar Water & Project Elephant

Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: Solar Water & Project Elephant

Why in news?A new solar-powered water arrangement began serving Velladhotti hamlet inside Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. Residents had faced a long and...

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