Radiocarbon dating, or carbon-14 dating, is a technique for determining the age of organic materials by measuring their carbon-14 content. Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon. Radiocarbon dating is possible because carbon-14 is absorbed by living organisms from the atmosphere, and when they die, they stop taking in the carbon-14 that they had previously […]
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The Government of India is going to introduce the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) from 1st January, 2017. The PMMVY Scheme is being implemented under the provisions of Section 4 of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 which provides for financial assistant to pregnant and lactating mothers in order to improve health and
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), one of the largest financial inclusion schemes in the world, was announced by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 15th August 2014 from the ramparts of the Red Fort. While launching the scheme on 28th August, the Prime Minister had referred to the occasion as a festival, celebrating the
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The “One Nation One Ration Card” (ONORC) Scheme was launched in 2018 by the Department of Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. It is a national Ration Card portability scheme to achieve food security for all including internal migrants within India (migrant workers & their families). The
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As of the time of writing, NATO has 32 member countries, known as NATO Allies, which are independent nations that collaborate through NATO to consider political and security matters and decide together by consensus. NATO member countries The most recent additions to NATO were: Sweden: March 7, 2024
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MACPS refers to the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme. The MACPS is an arrangement that allows central government employees to progress in their pay level following periods of service (10, 20, and 30 years) through financial upgradation while not being formally promoted, (which fulfills the criteria for the MACPS). Explanation:
The “Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award” is named after Indian field hockey player Major Dhyan Chand (1905–79), and was formerly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Established in 1991-1992, the award is the highest sports honor awarded in India and is given each year in a pillar ceremony at the national level
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The Rangghar in Sivasagar town, built in the 18th century, is Asia’s first amphitheatre and is an example of great Ahom architecture. The Rangghar has an octagonal plan with two levels, and is made from an elaborate combination of materials, e.g., jaggery, black gram, elephant grass, limestone, snail excreta, filtered lime powder, lengthy fish bones,
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The Electoral Bond Scheme in India allowed individuals and companies to donate money to a political party without disclosing their name or how much they contributed, by buying interest-free bearer bonds offered by the State Bank of India (SBI), to be encashed by political parties. The scheme was introduced in 2018 in order to make
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