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PM Modi inaugurates redeveloped Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the revamped Rani Kamalapati railway station, earlier known as Habibganj, in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. This station has the first central concourse with connectivity to all platforms with modern world-class facilities. Rani Kamlapati R ...

All about S-400 Triumf long-range air defence system

Russia recently started delivering S-400 Triumf air defence system to India, giving a major boost to Indian defence capabilities. Key Points• The S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system will boost India’s capabilities to take out cruise missiles and enemy fighter aircraft at long rang ...

All about S-400 Triumf long-range air defence system

Russia recently started delivering S-400 Triumf air defence system to India, giving a major boost to Indian defence capabilities. Key Points• The S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system will boost India’s capabilities to take out cruise missiles and enemy fighter aircraft at long ...

All about India’s 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica

Key Points• India has launched the 41st scientific expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the southern white continent.• The first batch comprising of 23 scientists and support staff reached the Indian Antarctica station Maitri last week for scient ...

All about India’s 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica

Key Points• India has launched the 41st scientific expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the southern white continent.• The first batch comprising of 23 scientists and support staff reached the Indian Antarctica station Maitri last week for sci ...

National Press Day 2021: Know about day marking establishment of Press Council of India

Celebrated every year on 16th November as a mark to commemorate the presence of an independent and responsible press in India, National Press Day also marks the establishment of Press Council of India as well as a day it started operating as a statutory and quasi-judicial establishment. Pres ...

Paytm Money launches AI powered Voice Trading

Key Points Paytm Money’s Voice Trading lets a user to place a trade or get information about stocks via a single voice command Voice Trading service is powered by artificial intelligence. Paytm Money has launched ‘Voice Trading’ that allows users to set a trade or get informatio ...

Paytm Money launches AI powered Voice Trading

Key Points Paytm Money’s Voice Trading lets a user to place a trade or get information about stocks via a single voice command Voice Trading service is powered by artificial intelligence. Paytm Money has launched ‘Voice Trading’ that allows users to set a trade or get informatio ...

IT minister to felicitate Cyber Security Grand Challenge winners

The winners of the Cyber Security Grand Challenge will be felicitated by the Union minister for electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar today. Cyber Security Grand Challenge is the f ...

Ensure cryptocurrency does not end in the wrong hands, “Can Spoil Our Youth”: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said all democratic nations must work together on cryptocurrency and ensure that it doesn't end up in the wrong hands. "It is important that all democratic nations work together on this and ensure it does not end up in wrong hands, which can spoil our youth, ...

India gets re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-25 term

India has won re-election to the executive board of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) for the term of 2021-2025 at the UNESCO's 41st General Conference held in Paris, France on November 17, 2021. With 164 votes, India was elected to the UNESCO’s high ...

NSDL e-Governance gets RBI’s approval as Account Aggregator

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the “NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure” as an account aggregator. Key Points• NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure has received an in-principle approval from RBI to set up an account aggregator business under its wholly owned subsidiary, NSDL e-Gover ...

World Toilet Day observed on November 19

World Toilet Day is observed annually on November 19 by the United Nations to raise awareness on importance of toilets and sanitation in our daily lives and help achieve the goal of sanitation for all by 2030. The significance of the day can be gauged from the fact that its observance raises ...

Barbados to open world’s first Metaverse embassy

Tiny Caribbean island nation Barbados will establish what it says will be the first diplomatic embassy in the metaverse — the world's first virtual reality embassy. The Caribbean nation has signed a deal with metaverse platform Decentraland. Barbados has signed an agreement on November ...

NPCI, Network International collaborate for UPI payments in UAE

NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Network International, a leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa, for mobile-based real time payment system in the UAE. NIPL is the international arm of National Payments ...

Indo – France joint military exercise “Ex SHAKTI 2021” underway in France

The sixth edition of Indo - France joint military exercise “Ex SHAKTI 2021” has commenced at the Military School of Draguignan, France. The Indian Army contingent is being represented by a composite team of three Officers, three Junior Commissioned Officers and 37 soldiers from a battali ...

AP Assembly passes bill to repeal Act intending three capitals for the state

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced the decision to withdraw the three-capital Act. The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has passed a Bill to repeal the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020, that was intended to establish three c ...

Liverpool to host G7 Summit of Foreign and Development Ministers

The United Kingdom will host a summit of Foreign and Development Ministers from the G7 in December in the city of Liverpool. Key Points• Foreign Ministers of UK, the US, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan and the EU will be participating in the Summit.• The summit will be held over th ...

Amit Shah lays foundation for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum’

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has laid the foundation for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum’ in Manipur through video conferencing. The museum is to be set up at Luangkao village, Tamenglong district, the birthplace of freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu, at an estimated cost of ...

INS Visakhapatnam commissioned into Indian Navy

INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided-missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 21st November. The warship has been indigenously developed by the Indian Navy's in-house organisation Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock ...

RBI releases draft scheme for USFB’s takeover of PMC Bank

The Reserve Bank of India has placed in public domain a draft scheme for the acquisition of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank by Delhi-based Unity Small Finance Bank (USFB). USFB has commenced operations with effect from November 1, 2021. Mumbai-based PMC Bank, a Multi-State U ...

El Salvador plans to build a ‘Bitcoin City’

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced that his country plans to build a Bitcoin city located along the Gulf of Fonseca near a volcano. Cryptocurrency Bitcoin will be used to fund the project. El Salvador recently became the first country to use Bitcoin as a legal tender. In Sep ...

Indian Navy inducts INS Vela, 4th Stealth Scorpene-Class Submarine

INS Vela, Indian Navy’s fourth stealth Scorpene class submarine under Project 75, has been commissioned by Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh at the naval dockyard, Mumbai. The induction of INS Vela, known as the ‘Silent Killer’, will boost the Navy’s combat capability. Project 75 inc ...

AUKUS: US, Australia, UK sign nuclear submarine deal

Australia has signed a submarine deal with Britain and the United State with whom Australia has recently formed a new defence alliance, AUKUS, to confront strategic tensions in the Pacific, where the US and China don’t see eye to eye. Key Points• Under the terms of the agreement Australi ...

L&T, Tamil Nadu government signs MoU to build Data Centre in Kanchipuram

Indian multinational conglomerate Larsen & Toubro has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Tamil Nadu state government to establish a data centre in the state. L&T will establish 90 MW capacity Data Centers and associated units in a phased manner in Kanchipuram over the ...

NBFID to start lending operations

The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID) is likely to start its lending operations with about 190-200 big infrastructure projects in the railways, roads and energy sector Key Points• This announcement was made by K V Kamath who was recently appointed Chairman ...

PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Noida International Airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh on November 25, 2021. Key Points• Airport at Jewar is being developed by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), which is a 100 per cent subsidia ...

NFHS survey reveals more women than men in India

According to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data, released by Union health ministry, India has now 1,020 women for every 1,000 men and no longer faces the threat of a population explosion. The conclusion is based on the survey of 650,000 households from 707 districts of the ...

Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), 25-26 November 2021

Key points• Established in 1996, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an informal platform for dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe.• The 13th ASEM Summit brought together the leaders of the 30 European and 21 Asian member countries, the ASEAN and the EU.• ASEM was founded in 199 ...

WISER program: Promoting women in R&D

Women’s Involvement in Science & Engineering Research (WISER) program was launched by Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) on November 26, 2021. Key Points• WISER is a first-of-its-kind programme to promote women in the field of research and development through la ...

NITI Aayog’s National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

Recently, Indian Government think-tank NITI Aayog has published its report on India’s “Multidimensional Poverty Index” (MPI) based on NFHS-4 (2015-16) Key Points• Report was prepared on the basis of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for 2015-16.• Basing itself on the National He ...

India calls for rightful place for BRICS in Global Innovation Index

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh has recently chaired the 9th BRICS Science and Technology Meet which came to a conclusion on November 26, 2021. Key Points• During the meet, Dr Jitendra Singh underscored the need for BRICS countries to come together and innovate cost-e ...

Vivek Johri appointed CBIC chairman

Senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri was appointed the chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on November 28, 2021. Johri succeeds current chairman of the CBIC Ajit Kumar who is completing his tenure tomorrow. Key Points• Vivek Johri is a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service ...

India third in organ donation and transplantation

India now ranks third in the world in organ donation and transplantation as the total number of organ transplants done per year in the country has increased to 12,746 in the year 2019, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) Mansukh Mandaviya has said. • Mandaviya was citing a ...

Saurav Ghosal clinches Malaysian Open squash tournament

India's Saurav Ghosal has clinched the 2021 Malaysian Open Squash Championships after beating Colombia's Miguel Rodriguez in the men's singles final on 27th November, 2021. This was his first PSA title in three years. The last time he clinched a title on the PSA Tour was in 2018 when he won ...

PM Modi to inaugurate ‘InFinity Forum’ on FinTech on December 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate InFinity Forum, a thought leadership Forum on FinTech, on 3rd December via video conferencing. The event is being hosted by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), under the aegis of Government of India (GoI) in collaboration w ...

Barbados becomes world’s newest republic

Nearly 400 years after the country became a British colony, Barbados has become the world’s newest republic. The Caribbean island nation removed Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the state in a ceremony attended by Prince Charles, heir to the British throne. Barbados has become the world's ...

Government launches unique Face Recognition Technology for Pensioners

Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh has recently launched a “unique” face recognition technology for pensioners. Face Recognition Technology for Pensioners will bring ease of living for the retired and the elderly citizens. Face Recognition Technique of giving ...

Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 celebrated in Meghalaya

Shillong’s famous Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 was held from November 25 to 27, 2021 in Meghalaya. The three-day festival was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma, and Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki. Key PointsThe event was held in two venues, Ward ...

PM Modi condoles demise of renowned Telugu lyricist Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of renowned Telugu lyricist and Padma Shri awardee Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Chembolu Seetharama Sastry, popularly known as Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, passed away on 30th November due to lung cancer-related ...

India joins G20’s Troika with Italy and Indonesia

India on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, joined the G20 ‘Troika’ which now consists of Indonesia, Italy, and India - the current, previous and incoming G20 Presidencies, respectively. What is Troika?Troika means a group of three people working together. It is an English word. The Troika of ...

Worldwide Cost of Living 2021

The Economic Intelligence Unit recently released Cost of Living Index 2021. According to the report, Tel Aviv of Israel is the most expensive city in the world. Key Points• Tel Aviv is the world’s most expensive cities. It was followed by Paris in second place and Singapore in third plac ...

Pilot project launched in J&K to revive Namda craft

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched a pilot project to revive and promote the traditional Namda craft in Jammu and Kashmir. The objective of the project is to boost and preserve this unique craft in Kashmir. Key Features of Pilot Project for Namda Craft ...

Hornbill Festival being celebrated in Nagaland

Hornbill Festival of Nagaland / Wikimedia Commons These days Hornbill Festival is being celebrated in Nagaland. The Hornbill Festival is widely hailed as the “festival of festivals”. The festival is named after the endangered bird – Hornbill which is the most revered and admired bird for t ...

RBI supersedes Reliance Capital board, appoints Nageswar Rao as Administrator

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) superseded the board of directors of Reliance Capital (RCL) Ltd, belonging to the Anil Ambani group, in view of the defaults by RCL in meeting the various payment obligations to its creditors and serious governance concerns which the board has not been able to addres ...

Government forms three-member panel to review EWS quota

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has appointed a three-member committee to revisit the criteria for 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs. The panel has as members Ajay Bhushan Pandey, former finance secretary; Pr ...

OECD slashes India growth forecast from 9.7 percent to 9.4% for FY22

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has on Wednesday brought down its growth forecast for India from 9.7% estimated earlier to 9.4% for FY22. The OECD has also maintained that the ongoing economic recovery is gaining traction, supported by progress in vaccinatio ...

Delhi’s Nizamuddin Basti conservation project wins two Unesco awards

The UNESCO has conferred two awards for conservation efforts at Nizamuddin Basti in Delhi. The Nizamuddin Basti has received two awards at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation this year. The conservation initiative at Nizamuddin bagged the prestigious Award of Ex ...

Airports To Have Facial Recognition-Based Boarding By March 2022

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working on the country's first facial recognition technology-based biometric boarding system for passengers at Varanasi, Pune, Kolkata and Vijayawada airports, said Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation General V K Singh (retd) to a ques ...

MeitY releases National Strategy on Blockchain

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released a “National strategy on blockchain” on December 3. The National strategy on Blockchain identifies 44 potential areas of using the technology and lays out the broad contours of how it can be implemented across dif ...

IREDA, THDCIL ink MoU for green energy collaborations

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with THDC India Ltd (THDCIL). Under the terms of the MoU, IREDA will provide techno-financial expertise in developing Renewable Energy (RE) projects. Terms of the MoU• Under the MoU, IRED ...

Indo Maldives joint Exercise EKUVERIN from 06 to 19 Dec 2021

11th Edition of Exercise EKUVERIN is being conducted at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives from 06 to 19 December 2021. The Exercise Ekuverin is a joint military exercise held between the armies of India and Maldives. The word ‘Ekuverin’ means ‘Friends’ in Dhivehi, an Indo-Aryan language spok ...

Myanmar court sentences democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi for breaking Covid rules

Deposed Mayanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment by a Myanmar special court for violating corona virus restrictions. This has been widely criticized. The sentence has however been reduced to two years by the country’s military junta chief Min Aung Hla ...

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0: MoHUA, UNDP collaborate on Waste Management

44162119 - closeup of businessman showing his new business partner where to sign an agreement or contract with fountain pen on rustic wooden desk. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). T ...

US announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics

Image credit The US Government has announced a diplomatic boycott of Olympics 2022. The Olympics 2022 is to be held in Beijing. The US cited that “China’s human rights ATTROCITIES” is the main reason for its boycott. However, the US will allow its athletes to compete in the games. What ...

Project RE-HAB now launched in Assam

After its success in Karnataka, the Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees) has now been launched in Assam by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). What is Project RE – HAB?The objective of Project RE-HAB is to ward off elephant attacks in human habitations us ...

Indian Army to hold multi-nation exercise PANEX-21

Pune will host a multilateral and multi-agency exercise for the member countries of BIMSTEC between Dec 20 and 22. The Indian Army is organising a multi-nation disaster management exercise called PANEX 21 with a special focus on relief in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. PANEX-21 is a ...

Kuril islands dispute between Russia and Japan

Matua is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Also, the Matua island is 16 km from Golovnin Strait. These islands are located on the Ring of Fire. Why is Matua in News?Recently the Russian Military deployed ...

World Inequality Report 2022

Paris-based World Inequality Lab has published its report titled “World Inequality Report 2022”. Key Points• Lucas Chancel is the lead author of the report. He also happens to be the co-director of World Inequality Lab. • The report is also coordinated by renowned French economist ...

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Olaf Scholz on being elected Germany’s Chancellor

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has congratulated H. E. Olaf Scholz on being elected as the Federal Chancellor of Germany. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; "My heartiest congratulations to @OlafScholz on being elected as the Federal Chancellor of Germany. I look forward to working c ...

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, wife among 13 killed in chopper crash

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat died in a chopper crash in the Nilgiris, near Coonoor city in Tamil Nadu. He was travelleing in an Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter which crashed in the foggy weather in the Nilgiris hills on December 8, 2021. Highlights• The helicopter c ...

Former CEC Sunil Arora joins advisory board of international democracy body

Former chief election commissioner (CEC) of India, Sunil Arora, has joined the board of advisers of the International Institute for Democracy & Electoral Assistance (IDEA). Key Points• A 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, Sunil Arora has been selected as he brings rich l ...

56th and 57th Jnanpith Awards Announced: Assamese Poet Nilmani Phookan Jr. and Konkani Novelist Damodar Mauzo win the Award

Key Points• Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr. and Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo have been chosen for the 56th and 57th Jnanpith Award for their contribution to Indian literature.• While 56th Jnanpith Award for 2021 has been bagged by Nilmani Phookan Jr., well known Konkani writer Damodar M ...

56th and 57th Jnanpith Awards Announced: Assamese Poet Nilmani Phookan Jr. and Konkani Novelist Damodar Mauzo win the Award

Key Points• Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr. and Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo have been chosen for the 56th and 57th Jnanpith Award for their contribution to Indian literature.• While 56th Jnanpith Award for 2021 has been bagged by Nilmani Phookan Jr., well known Konkani writer Damodar M ...

International Human Rights Day 2021

Human Rights Day is observed across the world on December 10 to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The UDHR is a milestone document that proclaims rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being, regardle ...

New Caledonia rejects independence, chooses to stay with France

Voters in the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia overwhelmingly chose to remain part of France in a referendum. The referendum was closely watched amid growing Chinese influence in the South Pacific region. However, pro-independence forces did not take part in the referendum held ...

2021 Asian Rowing Championships: India wrap up campaign with six medals

Indian rowers have won a total of six medals in the 20th Asian Rowing Championships in Thailand. India’s overall tally of six medals including two gold and 4 silver medals in this continental meet was one better than in the last edition in 2019. Senior Indian rower Arvind Singh bagged a go ...

India signs Air Bubble Agreement with Australia

Indian government has signed an Air Bubble Agreement with Australia, under which all eligible passengers will be allowed to travel between the two countries. What is Air Bubble mechanism?• A bilateral air bubble is a temporary arrangement under which two countries resume flights with preco ...

Governor’s Role in State Universities

Recently, a controversy has erupted in Kerala over the reappointment of Gopinath Ravindran as the Vice Chancellor of Kannur University. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan stated that he approved the decision against his “better judgement” as Chancellor. What role Governors play in state univers ...

BPCL, BARC collaborate to scale up tech for Green Hydrogen production

Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to scale up Alkaline Electrolyser technology for Green Hydrogen production. Key Points• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company.• India ...

National Summit on Agro and Food Processing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the valedictory session of the National Summit on Agro and Food Processing on December 16, 2021. This summit will be organised to focus on natural farming and to provide information to farmers on its benefits in far flung areas of India. During th ...

India-UAE on a fast track to clinch a trade deal

Key Points• India and the UAE to wrap up the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by next month, says Shri Piyush Goyal• UAE is one of India’s largest trading partners Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Text ...

ABU Robocon 2022 comes to New Delhi

Key Points• The ABU Robocon 2022 will be held in New Delhi, India in August 2022.• Doordarshan will be hosting the international finals of Robocon 2022 in August next year.• Robocon is an International Robot Competition organized by ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union) and hosted by diff ...

Reducing Malnourishment Through Poshan Abhiyaan

Key Points• POSHAN Abhiyan is the Indian government’s flagship nutrition programme.• POSHAN is an acronym for the Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition.• It aims to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.• It strives to r ...

Kolkata’s Durga Puja gets UNESCO heritage status

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added Kolkata's Durga Puja to its 'Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.' The decision was taken during the sixteenth session of the of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguardin ...

External Affairs Ministry hosts 8th Indian Ocean Dialogue

The eighth Indian Ocean Dialogue was held on December 15, 2021. The eighth Indian Ocean Dialogue was jointly hosted by External Affairs Ministry and the Indian Council of World Affairs. The theme for this year's edition was "Leveraging Digital Technologies for Health, Education, Development, ...

Cabinet approves India-Poland treaty on assistance in criminal matters

The Union Cabinet in India has approved Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in criminal matters between India and Poland on December 15, 2021. Key Points• This treaty intends to enhance capability and effectiveness of India and Poland in investigation and prosecution of crimes through mutual le ...

Cabinet approves implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for 2021-26

On December 15, 2021, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for 2021-26 with an outlay of Rs.93,068 crore. Key Points• CCEA approves central support of Rs.37,454 crore ...

Rs 76,000 crore scheme to boost semiconductor, display manufacturing

The Union Cabinet has approved a ₹ 76,000 crore policy boost for semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in a bid to position India as the global hub for Electronic System Design and Manufacturing, Key Points• This scheme has also been approved to attract large chip makers.• ...

Bhutan Confers its Highest Civilian Award on PM Modi

Bhutan has conferred its highest civilian award Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo or the Order of The Druk Gyalpo on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Bhutan’s National Day “Overjoyed to hear His Majesty pronounce Your Excellency Modiji’s @narendramodi name for the highest civilian de ...

UNESCO adds Haiti’s freedom soup to cultural heritage list

The United Nations cultural agency (UNESCO) has inscribed tradition Haitian dish Joumou Soup on its prized intangible cultural heritage list on 16 December 2021. Key Points • Also known as giraumon soup, Haitian soup is widely considered as a symbol of Haitian independence.• Accordin ...

PM to participate in Goa Liberation Day celebrations on 19th December

Exiting Anjuna beach panorama on low tide with white wet sand and green coconut palms Goa India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Goa tomorrow and attend the function marking Goa Liberation Day celebrations. Prime Minister will felicitate the freedom fighters and veterans of ‘Operatio ...

Samudrayaan Project

• Under the Deep Ocean Mission launched by the Government of India, a manned scientific submersible has been proposed to be developed for deep ocean exploration.• The project is named as Samudrayaan. About Deep Ocean Mission • Deep Ocean Mission, undertaken by the National Institute ...

Kidambi Srikanth Wins Silver In Badminton World Championships

Kidambi Srikanth is the first Indian man to win silver medal in the Badminton World Championships Kidambi Srikanth has won the historic silver medal in the World Badminton Championships after he lost the men's singles summit clash to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in straight games in Huelva in Sp ...

Controlled Aerial Delivery System (CADS)

Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), an R&D laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has conducted a flight demonstration of Controlled Aerial Delivery System on December 19, 2021. ADRDE is located in Agra in Uttar Pradesh. Highlig ...

KVIC rolls out self-employment schemes in UP’s Bundelkhand region

Hundreds of people of the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh took a stride towards self-reliance by associating with self-employment activities of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). At an event organized in Jhansi, Minister of State for MSME, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma distribute ...

Leftist Gabriel Boric wins election as Chile’s next president

35 year old Leftist candidate Gabriel Boric has won Chile's presidential election to become the country's youngest ever leader. Gabriel Boric, former student leader , defeated his far-right rival Antonio Kast. Boric who will take office in March, will be the second millennial to lead in Lati ...

NITI Aayog, WFP sign Statement of Intent

44162119 - closeup of businessman showing his new business partner where to sign an agreement or contract with fountain pen on rustic wooden desk. On 20th December 2021, the Central government think tank NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent with United Nations World Food Program (WFP). ...

World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2022 Deferred Over Omicron

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has deferred its Annual Meeting 2022 against the backdrop of continued uncertainty over the Omicron variant of coronavirus. WEF’s annual meeting is held every year in the Swiss Alpine ski resort town of Davos. Key Points• It draws top leaders from busine ...

Indigenously-built AERV inducted into Army

On December 21, 2021, the first batch of indigenously developed armoured engineer reconnaissance vehicles (AERV) were inducted into the Indian Army. Key Points• Indigenous Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance vehicle has been designed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO ...

West Bengal Ranks first in ‘foundational literacy index’, Bihar at bottom

West Bengal has topped the chart in the large states category on the 'Index on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy' 'Index on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy' is an indicator of literacy among children 10 years. Four Categories of states in IndexUnder the Index the regions have been div ...

NITI Aayog, AIM & UNCDF roll out first AgriTech Challenge Cohort

Key Points• NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) , and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) rolled out their first AgriTech Challenge cohort for its innovative Agri-tech program.• This has been done to help smallholder farmers across Asia and Africa.• It is a part ...

India successfully test fires Pralay ballistic missile

India has successfully test-fired its surface-to-surface guided ballistic missile 'Pralay' off the Odisha coast in Balasore. Pralay was launched from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. All About Pralay• This tactical Short Range Ballistic Missile has been developed by the ...

FDA approves injection to prevent HIV

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved world’s first injection drug for reducing the risk of acquiring HIV on 20th December, 2021. Key Points• The first injection drug in question is Apretude. Its generic name is “cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspensi ...

Nagaland Creates 3 New Districts Tseminyu, Niuland, and Chumukedima

Nagaland government has created three new districts in the state. Total number of districts in the state stands at 15. Tseminyu, Niuland and Chumukedima are the three new districts. While Niuland and Chumukedima have been formed out of Dimapur district, the Tseminyu, a sub-division of the ...

Hindi translation of Tolkāppiyam released

Union Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar has released the Hindi translation of Tolkāppiyam, a unique work on grammar and poetics, and the Kannada translations of 9 books Classical Tamil literature. A part of the corpus of Sangam literature, Tolkappiyam is the most ancient ex ...

DRDO Conducts Successful Flight Test Of High-Speed HEAT Abhyas

Key Points• DRDO has successfully conducted the flight test of indigenously developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) Abhyas on 23rd December from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast at Balasore.• Abhyas is designed and developed by DRDO’s Aeronautical D ...

AYUSH Ministry celebrates Fifth Siddha Day

Fifth Siddha Day was celebrated by AYUSH Ministry on 23rd December. Siddha system of medicine is one of the oldest codified traditions of healthcare originated in the Indian sub-continent with many intricate, novel therapeutic interventions and treatment modalities. Siddha system of medic ...

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PM Modi To Address Guru Nanak Gurpurab Celebrations In Gujarat’s Lakhpat Sahib gurdwara on 25th December

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev at Lakhpat Sahib gurdwara in Kutch, Gujarat on Saturday via video conferencing. Every year from December 23 to December 25, Sikhs in Gujarat celebrate the Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev at Lakhpat Sahib gurdwar ...