Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the first meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC) which has been set up to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of spiritual and nationalist leader Sri Aurobindo. The notification of the HLC was issued on 20th of this month and it comprises 53 members fr ...
Sixty-seven militants of the banned Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA), an extremist group based in Assam, have surrendered to the Assam government. The DNLA militants also deposited a large cache of arms and ammunition. The DNLA had announced a ceasefire in September and 46 cadres of ...
Every year the National Consumer Day is observed on December 24 in India. The day is celebrated to highlight the importance of the consumer movement and spread awareness about the rights and responsibilities of every consumer. On this day, the President of India had given his assent to the C ...
Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has urged the Centre to declare Tai Khamti-British War of 1839 as the first war of India’s independence against the British. 80 British soldiers, including Colonel Adam White, were killed by the Tai Khamtis in Tai Khamti-British War that ...
On December 25, 2021, Union home minister Amit Shah released the Good Governance Index 2021 on Good Governance Day. The index has been prepared by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). Key Points • While Gujarat topped the composite ranking in the Good Gove ...
South African anti-apartheid leader Desmond Tutu, known for his role during the struggle to abolish apartheid in South Africa, has died. The Archbishop was awarded the Nobel prize in 1984 for his role in the struggle to end the apartheid system. Apartheid system was the policy of racial segr ...
Sri Lanka will soon ink a deal with India to jointly develop the Trincomalee oil tank farm.India and Sri Lanka have been negotiating this project for 16 months. Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila has instructed the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to form a subsidiary company f ...
In a bid to boost the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, India has cleared two more vaccines and one anti-viral drug. While Corbevax and Covovax are the vaccines, Molnupiravir is the anti-viral drug cleared by India. Corbevax and Covovax, and anti-viral drug Molnupiravir can be used only i ...
Telangana has clinched top position in the implementation of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM). Tamil Nadu and Gujarat took the second and third positions respectively. About Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission:SPMRM is undertaken by the Union Ministry of Rural Developme ...
The 97th edition of the World Sangeet Tansen Festival is underway in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The five-day World Sangeet Tansen festival began on December 25, 2021 and will conclude on December 30, 2021. Key Points• World Sangeet Tansen Festival is being held in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh fro ...
The Indian Army is making steady, yet significant strides in the field of emerging technology domains. The Indian Army, with support from the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), has recently established the Quantum Lab at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering ( MCT ...
The multiproduct pipeline from Bina Refinery (Madhya Pradesh) to POL Terminal at Panki, Kanpur (UP) has been dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The project will provide for safe and efficient evacuation of products from Bina Refinery and also improve availability of ...
Key Points• NITI Aayog has released North Eastern Region District SDG Index and Dashboard 2021-22• North Eastern Region District SDG Index and Dashboard 2021-22 is designed and developed by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). Mini ...
India will chair the Counter-Terrorism Committee of UNSC in January 2022 after 10 years. • The Counter-Terrorism Committee was established by Security Council resolution 1373 adopted unanimously on 28 September 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks in the US. • The Committee was ...
Union Government has notified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021. This has been done by the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 94 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. These rules shall apply to all goods and services bought or sold through dir ...
The technical work of Pandu Ship Repair Facility in Guwahati is being completed as the construction of the facility is slated to commence from May, 2022, according to the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal. The project is slated to be completed by 2024. T ...
The Sahitya Akademi announced its prestigious “Sahitya Akademi Awards, Yuva Puraskar and the Bal Sahitya Puraskar” for 2021 in various languages on December 30, 2021. Sahitya Akademi Awards 2021The Sahitya Akademy Awards 2021 were given in 20 Indian languages. • Author Namita Gokhal ...
Anupam Ray appointed India's new permanent representative at UN Conference on Disarmament Senior diplomat Anupam Ray has been appointed as India's next permanent representative to the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Mr. Ray, a 1 ...
The state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India, General Insurance Corporation of India and New India Assurance are once again on the list of Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) for the year 2021-22, according to Insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Au ...
Egypt has become the fourth new member of the New Development Bank (NDB) that was established by the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) six years ago. Key Points• In December 2021, the New Development Bank (NDB) admitted Egypt as new member. • Egypt is th ...
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has announced “Urban Geospatial Data Stories Challenge” to foster adoption of geospatial technologies & to promote innovation in India’s urban ecosystem. ‘Urban Geospatial Data Stories Challenge’ has been designed to promote “Geos ...
The members of the United Nations Security Council has condemned the reported killing of at least 35 people including 4 children and two staff members of the International charity Save the Children in Kayah state of Myanmar on Dec. 24. More than 35 bodies, including those of women and childr ...
Textiles Ministry has said that the existing rates of five per cent in textiles sector will continue beyond 1st of January, 2022. Earlier, the Department of Revenue had notified Goods and Services Tax at 12 per cent on man-made fibres, fabrics and apparel on 18th November this year, which wa ...
This will provide an alternative to the chicken neck route for easy and cost effective movement of cargo to and from northeast to foreign countries and other states of India. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal has announced that the contract to co ...
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE - Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”. The scheme has two sub schemes - Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons and Central Sect ...
The world's population is projected to be 7.8 billion people on New Year's Day 2022, according to the US Census Bureau. That represents an increase of 74 million people, or a 0.9% growth rate from the first day of 2021.In the New Year, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every s ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary. Rani Velu Nachiyar is the Sivaganga queen in Tamil Nadu who waged war against the British. Her strong commitment to fight colonialism was remarkable, and she personifies the spirit of our “Nari S ...
On January 3, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a framework for small-value offline transactions in digital mode. An offline payment refers to a transaction that does not require internet or telecom connectivity to be effective.Under this new framework offline payments can be ca ...
On January 3, 2022, Union Education Minister & Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched “National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) 3.0 Key PointsNEAT 3.0 is a single platform to provide the best-developed ed-tech solutions and courses to students in India.O ...
Covid-19 new variant ‘IHU Covid-19 new variant ‘IHU’: A new coronavirus variant called 'IHU' has recently emerged in France amid the rapid surge of Omicron cases across the world. Key Points: The discovery of the variant, dubbed B.1.640.2, was announced in a paper posted on m ...
Captain Harpreet Chandi: Captain Harpreet Chandi has created history by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole. Key Facts: She is a 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist also known as Polar Preet.She compl ...
Captain Harpreet Chandi: Captain Harpreet Chandi has created history by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole. Key Facts: She is a 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist also known as Polar Preet.She compl ...
Exercise Milan 2022 Exercise Milan 2022: India will host 46 nations in mega naval wargames in 2022, known as Exercise Milan. Key Points: India has invited a total of 46 friendly foreign countries to participate in the multinational naval exercise Milan.This exercise will take place in Visa ...
Digital Yuan Wallet App Digital Yuan Wallet Apps: China recently released pilot versions of its digital yuan wallet application on mobile phone app stores as the country's central bank steps up its push to develop its own digital currency. Key Details: They are now available in Android and ...
World Day of War Orphans 2022 World Day of War Orphans 2022: World Day of War Orphans is observed on 6 January across the globe to create awareness about the plight of the war orphans and to address the traumatic conditions faced by them. Key Points: The main purpose of observing the day i ...
India Semiconductor Mission ISM: Information Technology Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw recently launched India Semiconductor Mission (ISM). Key Points: ISM has been launched to attract large investments for setting up semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities in India. Under the sche ...
Japan-Australia Defence Treaty Japan-Australia Defence Treaty: Japan and Australia hailed a new agreement to cooperate closely on defence as a breakthrough and a landmark, in the latest step to bolster security ties against the backdrop of rising Chinese military and economic might. Key Hig ...
ODOP brands under Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme. ODOP Brands under PMFME Scheme: Union Minister for Ministry of Food Processing Industries Pashupati Kumar Paras and Minister of State, Prahlad Singh Patel and senior officials of National Agr ...
Emergency in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Unrest: Recently a nationwide state of emergency has been declared in Kazakhstan by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Key highlights: The state of emergency has been declared in the Central Asian nation's biggest city Almaty and in the western Mangi ...
India's First Open Rock Museum Open Rock Museum: Union Minister of Science & Technology Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s first unique “Rock” Museum in Hyderabad. The Museum was inaugurated at the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI). About Open Rock Museum ...
New Playing Conditions For T20Is New Playing Conditions for T20Is: The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently announced new playing conditions for T20I. Key Points: It will come into effect with the upcoming T20I match between West Indies and Ireland at Sabina Park.The change was rec ...
Phase-II of Green Energy Corridor Phase-II of Green Energy Corridor: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently approved the second phase of the Green Energy Corridor of the Intra-State Transmission system (InSTS) at a cost of Rs 12,000 cro ...
India-Nepal MoU: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, recently approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for the construction of a bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula (India)- Dharchula (Nepal). Key Points: As close neighbours, ...
24th Conference on e-Governance 2020-21: The 24th National Conference on e-Governance was recently inaugurated in Hyderabad, Telangana. Key Points: This 2 day conference was inaugurated by Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh. The conference has been organis ...
Veer Baal Diwas: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 January 2022 announced that December 26 will be observed as “Veer Baal Diwas” as a tribute to the Sikh guru's two sons who were executed by the Mughals. Key Points: He made this announcement of the occasion of the birth anniversary of ...
Golden Globe Awards 2022 Golden Globes 2022: The most awaited award night, Golden Globe Awards 2022, took place online on January 9, 2022. Key Highlights: The winners of the Golden Globe Awards 2022 were announced on January 10, 2021, by Hollywood Foreign Press Association in a private ce ...
Urjit Patel: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has recently been appointed as a vice-president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a Beijing-based multilateral development bank. Key Points: Patel, 58, will succeed outgoing Vice President D J Pandian, ...
Mission Olympic Cell to TOPS: Ten athletes have been added by the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell to the list of athletes. Key Highlights: They would be provided support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Ace rider Fouaad Mirza, golfers Anirban La ...
India And South Korea Bilateral Trade Talks India and Korea: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal recently held a bilateral meeting with the Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea, Yeo Han-Koo in New Delhi. Both the Ministers held wide-ranging discussions covering the wh ...
Darwaza Gas Crater Gateway to Hell: Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov recently ordered officials to find a method of finally extinguishing the ‘Gateway to Hell’ in the country. Key Points: Gateway to Hell is the raging flames, burning for five decades in a large nat ...
Pig Heart Transplantation: for the first time in medical history, doctors in Maryland hospital in the USA recently transplanted a pig heart into a patient in the last effort to save his life. Key Points: The surgery went miraculously well and the patient was doing well three days ...
FinTech: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a separate internal department for fintech (Financial technology). Key Points: The new department has been created with effect from January 4, 2022.It has been created by subsuming the fintech division of DPSS (department of payment and sett ...
2022 Melbourne Summer Set tennis tournament: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set was a series of two simultaneous tennis tournaments organized by Tennis Australia at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne Summer Set 1: World number six Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles tennis title an ...
Rohan Bopanna & Ramkumar Ramanathan 2022 Adelaide International: The 3rd edition of Adelaide International 2022 was held at The Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia as two tournaments. Key Highlights: The two tournaments were held at Adelaide, Australia from 3rd January 20 ...
Thiruvalluvar Day: Thiruvalluvar Day is celebrated by the state of Tamil Nadu in honour of the Saint Poet Thiruvalluvar. Key Highlights: It is celebrated during Pongal celebrations.Every year, the day is celebrated on the 2nd day of the Thai month.This day was first celebrated on May 17 a ...
Guidelines for Charging Infrastructure for EVs: Centre has promulgated revised consolidated Guidelines and Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EVs). Key Points about the guidelines: These guidelines are exhaustive and include provisions for individual owners ...
India Open 2022: India’s badminton player Lakshya Sen, on January 16, 2022, secured his maiden Super 500 title by winning “Yonex-Sunrise India Open”. Key Highlights: Lakshya secured the title with a stunning straight-game victory over reigning world champion from Singapore, Loh Kean ...
US Bill on Rare Earth supplies: The US government has recently proposed a law aiming to end China’s alleged “chokehold” on rare-earth metal supplies. Aim: The law, proposed by Democrat Mark Kelly and Republican Tom Cotton, aims to “protect the US from the threat of rare-earth elem ...
Open Data Week Open Data Week: The Open Data Week was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to encourage the adoption of open data and promote innovation across India’s urban ecosystem. Key Highlights: The week will be conducted between January 17, 2022 and Januar ...
Roberta Metsola Roberta Metsola: Maltese center-right politician Roberta Metsola has been elected as the new president of the European Union’s parliament. Key Highlights: She is only the third woman elected to the post.43 year old Metsola has also become the European Parliament’s you ...
State of the World: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on January 17, 2022, virtually-delivered his ‘State of the World’ special address at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos Agenda. Key Highlights of the address: In his address, PM Modi said that today, India is providing record num ...
Robert Lewandowski and Alexia Putellas FIFA Best Player Award: Bayern Munich's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA Best Men's Player award for 2021 with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the FIFA Best Women's Player prize. The Bayern Munich and Poland striker b ...
Nusantara Nusantara: Indonesia’s parliament on 18 January 2022 passed a law approving the relocation of its capital from slowly sinking Jakarta. Key Highlights: The Indonesian capital will be relocated to a site 2,000 kilometres away on jungle-clad Borneo Island.The capital will be nam ...
Saa₹thi Saa₹thi: Amid the growing trend of stock trading through mobiles, capital markets regulator Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) launched its mobile App named Saa₹thi. Key Highlights: Saa₹thi was unveiled by SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi on 19 January 2022.The ap ...
Global Cyber security Outlook 2022 Global Cyber security Outlook 2022: The Global Cyber security Outlook 2022 was recently published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) during its online Davos Agenda summit. The Global Cybersecurity Outlook flagship report identifies the trends and analyzes the ...
RADPFI Guidelines: The Rural Area Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (RADPFI) Guidelines were recently released by Union Minister Shri Giriraj Singh. Key Highlights: The plan has been revised to increase rural prosperity.It will serve as the basis for rural transformation and ...
India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F): Experts from India and Israel recently deliberated on widening the scope of India-Israel (I4F) at its 8th Governing Body meeting. Note: I4F is India – Israel Industrial Research and Development (R&D) technological ...
ICC Women Cricketer of the year 2021: Indian opener Smriti Manadhana of India has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women Cricketer of the year 2021. Key Highlights: The left-handed opener beat competition from Tammy Beaumont of England, Lizelle Lee of South Africa and Gaby L ...
Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022): A joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022) conducted by the Indian Navy off the West Coast in the Arabian Sea was concluded on 25 January 2022. Key Highlights: The exercise was conducted under the aegis of FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command.The intra-theatre ...
S&T Cooperation between India and France: In an important milestone in S&T Cooperation between India and France, an MoU was signed between CSIR and Institut Pasteur with scope for cooperation in health research. Key points: CSIR and Institut Pasteur would be jointly resear ...
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh: Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is India’s first woman fighter pilot on the Rafale combat aircraft. Key Points: Singh, who hails from Varanasi, was a part of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Tableau at the 73rd Republic Day celebrations.She was flying MiG-21 ...
Nordic "Clinker Boats": United Nations (UN) culture agency, UNESCO, in December 2021 added Nordic “clinker boats” to its list of traditions that represent the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Key Highlights: Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway jointly sought the UNES ...
New Districts of Andhra Pradesh: The Andhra Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has recently formed 13 new districts. Key Highlights: The new districts have been formed based on Parliamentary constituencies.Now, there are a total of 26 districts in the Andhra P ...
America Competes Act of 2022: The United States House of Representatives, On January 25, unveiled the ambitious America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022 ( in short America COMPETES Act of 2022). COMPETE Act of 2022 propos ...
Detection of Oral Cancer: Scientists from IIT Kharagpur have developed a portable, user-friendly, and non-invasive device for detecting oral cancer in resource-constrained clinical settings. Key Highlights: The researchers from the Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences in West Be ...
India-Central Asia Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the 1st India-Central Asia Summit in virtual format on 27 January 2022. Key Highlights: This first India-Central Asia was attended by Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenis ...
Coal Directory of India 2020-21: Coal Controller’s Organization (CCO), a subordinate office under the Ministry of Coal recently released its flagship publication “Coal Directory of India 2020-21”. The Statistical Publication was released by the Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Dr. Anil Kum ...
Venkatraman Anantha Nageswaran: The Government of India (GoI), on 28 January 2022 appointed Venkatraman Anantha Nageswaran as its Chief Economic Advisor (CEA). Key Highlights: He has replaced former CEA Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Nageswaran has worke ...
Asia Cup 2022 Asia Cup 2022: The Indian women's hockey team defeated China 2-0 to attain a bronze medal finish at the 2022 Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman. Key Highlights: Japan won the Women's Hockey Asia Cup in Oman by defeating three-time champions South Korea 4-2 in the final at the Sultan Qa ...
Beating Retreat ceremony: A mega drone show dazzled the sky today during the Beating the Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in the national capital as part of the country's 73rd Republic Day celebrations. Key Highlights: The Beating Retreat ceremony marks the end of the nation's Republic Day ...
Australian Open 2022: Rafael Nadal scripts history by winning the 21st Grand Slam and second Australian Open in five sets at Melbourne. Key Highlights: Nadal edged past Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian open final on 30 January 2021.He pulled off one of his finest performances to wi ...
MPhil Programme: Delhi University has officially notified that it would be scrapping its MPhil programme from the coming academic year (2022-23). Key Highlights: This decision is in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) directives.The university will be implementing the policy ...
Economic Survey 2021-22: The Economic Survey 2021-22 was tabled in Parliament on January 31, 2022, by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Key Points: The survey, presented a day before the Union Budget, underlines the state of the economy and outlines suggestions for policy actions.The f ...
Economic Survey 2021-22: The Economic Survey 2021-22 was tabled in Parliament on January 31, 2022, by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Key Points: The survey, presented a day before the Union Budget, underlines the state of the economy and outlines suggestions for policy actions.The f ...
Union Budget for 2022-23: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2022-23 in Parliament on 1st February 2022 in a paperless format just like the last year. Key Facts: Finance Minister Sitharaman’s Budget for the fiscal year beginning April 2022 (FY2022-2 ...
The UPSC Civil Services Exam 2022 (Prelims) notification has been released. It can be accessed at official website upsc.gov.in. The UPSC CSE prelims 2022 date will be conducted on June 5, 2022. Registration: Candidates are required to apply online after going through the detailed in ...
Hoysala temples: The Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid, and Somnath Pura in Karnataka have been finalized for the nominations for consideration in the World Heritage Sites List for 2022-23. Key Facts: They were finalized by the Union Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India ...
DESH-Stack e-portal: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget speech announced to set up an advanced skill and business ecosystem e-portal known as DESH STACK e-portal. (DESH stands for Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood) The Union Budget was presented in Parliamen ...
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year 2022 Award: India's Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award. Key Highlights: He is the third Indian athlete to be nominated for Laureus World Sports ...
Digital Currency: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 announced that the Digital Rupee - a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will be introduced 2022-23 onwards to boost the Indian economy. Who will launch the CBDC? The CBDC will be launched by ...
Scorpene Submarine-VAGIR: On 1 February 2022, the fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class commenced her sea trials. Key Facts: The submarine was launched in Nov 2020 from the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). The s ...
Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO): India recently inked an interim agreement to confirm its commitment to working on a mega-science project called “Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)”. Key Highlights: The Cooperation Agreement between India and SKA was signed vi ...
Extension of ECLGS: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget presentation that the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) will be extended to cover the next fiscal as well, with an expanded guarantee cover of Rs 5 lakh crore. Key Highlights: The ECLGS that was intr ...
India's nightingale, Lata Mangeshkar: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, known by the affectionate moniker ‘Nightingale of India’, passed away early on 6th January 2022 aged 92. Key Highlights: She was cremated today at Shivaji Park in Dadar Mumbai with full state honours.Prime Ministe ...
IFLDP: The ministry of commerce in a statement recently said that the Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme (IFLDP) (erstwhile IFLADP) has been approved for continuation from 2021-22 with an approved financial outlay of ₹1,700 crore. Key Points: The programme was approved by ...
ICRISAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi kickstarted the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Patancheru, Hyderabad. Key Highlights: PM Modi also inaugurated ICRISAT’s Climate Change Research Facility on Plant Protec ...
IND vs WI 2022, 1st ODI: India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI of their three-match series in Ahmedabad on 6th February 2022. Key Highlights: Chasing a target of 177, the hosts reached 178 for four in 28 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma top-scored for his side with a kn ...
Statue of Equality: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5th February 2022 inaugurated the 'Statue of Equality' in Hyderabad to commemorate the 11th-century Hindu saint Sri Ramanujacharya. Note: He promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living including faith, caste and creed”. Key ...
POWERTHON-2022: Union Cabinet Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R K Singh launched POWERTHON-2022. Key Highlights: It was launched virtually on 7 February 2022 in presence of senior officials from various Ministries, REC, DISCOMS, IIT Bombay, and other stakehol ...
India and Bangladesh Contract: Bangladesh recently signed an agreement to purchase 420 broad-gauge railway wagons from India. Key Highlights: The agreement was signed in Dhaka on Sunday between the project director of Bangladesh railways Mizanur Rahman and the Hindustan Engineering and In ...
