Madhya Pradesh's Indore has set a new Guinness World Record in the category of "the most trees planted by a team in 24 hours" by planting more than 11 lakh saplings. Additionally, Indore, which has been recognised as the country's cleanest city for several years as per the Swachh Survekshan, will see 51 lakh saplings planted during this campaign. The plantation drive was carried out at the BSF Academy's Revati Range, which was divided into nine zones and 100 sub-zones. The previous record for the most saplings planted in 24 hours was 9,21,730 achieved by the Assam (India) government's Forest....Read More

Current Context : Rajasthan will be the first state in India to create a ten-year action plan specifically designed to improve road safety. ABOUT SCHEME : Targeting a 50% drop in traffic accidents by It will raise public awareness and promote compliance with the road safety rules. The World Bank will assist in developing the plan and policy. The plan will be implemented in three stages (2025-2027, 2027-2030, 2030-2033), focusing on speed limits, safe distances, traffic signals, road barriers, pedestrian safety, seatbelts, helmets, and vehicle insurance. The first phase (2025-2027) will emphasise setting and enforcing speed limits, maintaining safe distances....Read More

Current Context : After consuming hooch or spurious liquor, nearly 50 people have died and around 100 others have been hospitalised in Tamil Nadu’s, Kallakurichi. ABOUT Hooch is a commonly used term for poor quality alcohol, derived from Hoochinoo, a native Alaskan tribe that was known to produce very strong liquor. It is also known as wood alcohol. It appears as a colorless fairly volatile liquid with a faintly sweet pungent odor like that of ethyl alcohol. It contains methanol, an industrial alcohol which is highly toxic for human beings. Methanol has a boiling point of 7 °C, lower than....Read More

May 1st holds special importance for two Indian states, Maharashtra and Gujarat, as they commemorate the establishment of their respective states, which is celebrated as Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day. The state of Gujarat was established on 1 May 1960. On the same day, Maharashtra was also formed. These two states were carved out of Bombay State by the Bombay Reorganization Act in 1960, due to the demands of the Gujarati and Marathi-speaking people.Read More

The state government of Uttar Pradesh has unveiled its first-ever glass skywalk bridge, located at the enchanting Tulsi (Shabari) Waterfall in Chitrakoot. The awe-inspiring bridge, fashioned to resemble Lord Rama's bow and arrow, was constructed in the Kodand forest area at a cost of Rs 3.70 crore. Key Highlights: The Forest and Tourism Department, along with the Pawan Sut Construction Company of Ghazipur, led the construction of the Glass Skywalk Bridge. Last year, the state government renamed it Tulsi Water Falls. The site's significance as the birthplace of Goswami Tulsidas in Rajapur and the presence of Lord Shri Ram’s shrine....Read More

Tamil Nadu government has launched social welfare scheme “Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam”. Under the scheme, Tamil Nadu government will provide monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 to more than 1.06 crore female family heads through Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam. Beneficiaries will receive financial assistance through direct bank transfers and will be provided with ATM cards for easy access. The government emphasizes on effective implementation and will use SMS notifications to communicate with beneficiaries.Read More

The state government has received the first instalment of grant-in-aid of Rs 225 crore from the Department of Pharmaceuticals of the Central Government for the development of common infrastructure for the bulk drug park at Haroli in Una district. The grant-in-aid has been given under the scheme guidelines for the promotion of the bulk drug park scheme notified by the Department of Pharmaceuticals of the Union Ministry of Chemical and Fertiliser.Read More

The Kerala government has launched robotic scavenger, “Bandicoot”, to clean sewages in the temple town of Guruvayur, becoming the first state in the country to use robotic technology to clean all its commissioned manholes. Genrobotics, a Technopark-based company, have developed “the world’s first robotic scavenger” Bandicoot in an effort to eliminate manual scavenging providing respite for workers engaged in manhole cleaning. The robotic Tron Unit, which is the major component of Bandicoot, enters the manhole and removes sewage using robotic hands, similar to a man’s limbs. The machine has waterproof, HD vision cameras and sensors that can detect harmful gases inside....Read More

For the first time, the road to Sinthan Top has been opened in the month of February 2023 with an aim to promote tourism to this off-beat destination in Jammu and Kashmir. Sinthan Top is a high mountain pass that is located between the Breng valley in Anantnag district and Kishtwar of J&K which connects Kashmir to Chenab Valley.Read More

Tamil Nadu's first 'Palam' project launched in Karur aims to provide jobs for youth. The Palam Project or the City Livelihood Centre in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district is successfully placing educated unemployed youth in good jobs. And unlike most government employment exchanges, this one focuses mostly on private jobs. Initiated by the Tamil Nadu Rural Livelihood Movement and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), it aims at bridging the gap between unemployed youth and companies looking to hire people. The aim of the Palam Project was to act as a bridge between job seekers and employers. Karur, located near the....Read More