51st Chief Justice of India sworn in
The 51st Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, took charge yesterday. He will hold office only till 13th May, 2025. (HT) ...
Current Affairs News
PSU Contract Arbitration clause clarification by SC
If you have a contract with a Public Sector Undertaking which says that in case of an Arbitration they can appoint one UNILATERALLY, that's illegal and the contract needs to be modified, says the Supreme Court. (BS) ...
India's Top Philanthropic Families
The Top 5 families in the Edelgive-Hurun India Philanthropy List are those of: Shiv Nadar, Mukesh Ambani, Bajaj, KM Birla & Gautam Adani. (FE) ...
Vehicle Driving Licence Ruling by SC
A holder of a Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) driving licence, can also drive a transport vehicle that weighs under 7,500 kg, says the Supreme Court.(IE) ...
In-flight Wi-Fi only when allowed
Going forward, in-flight Wi-Fi will be allowed only beyond 3,000 metres, that's about 9,800 ft. (Mint) ...
Update on National TB Elimination Programme
As per the Global TB Report 2023, published by the World Health Organization, the estimated number of drug resistant TB in India has reduced by 21% from 1.4 lakhs in 2015 to 1.1 lakhs in 2022. The Government has scaled up the availability of molecular diagnostic facilities and thereby there has been ...
Goa Liberation Day
Today is the Goa, Daman and Diu Liberation Day. It is observed on December 19 every year. The Goa Liberation Day is celebrated in commemoration of the Indian armed forces annexing Portuguese-ruled Goa. Goa was annexed by the Indian Army on 19 December 1961, from around 451 years of Portuguese rul ...
Indian space startups received over Rs. 1,000 cr private investment since April
Indian space startups have attracted over ?1,000 crores of private investment since April in 2023 Country has the potential to reach a 100 billion USD space economy by 2040. So far, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched over 430 foreign satellites with more than 290 mil ...
Space Technology Incubational Centres
Space Technology Incubation Centre (S-TIC) has been set-up to attract and nurture the young academia with innovative ideas/ research aptitude for carrying out research, motivating and encouraging them to initiate the start-ups and business in the field of Space technology & applications and deve ...
NITI Aayog and IFPRI sign Statement of Intent
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI). It aims to fortify policy and program frameworks contributing to India's developmental objectives. The five-year SoI grants IFP ...
Horticulture Production
The total horticulture production is estimated to be 351.92 Million Tonne, surpassing the total foodgrain production of 329.69 Million Tonne during the year, according to the 2nd Advance Estimates released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. India is the second largest ...
Meitei insurgent group UNLF and Centre sign peace deal
Centre has recently signed peace agreement with the Meitei separatist group United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in Manipur. This would encourage other valley-based insurgent groups (VBIGs) to participate in a peace process. What is the UNLF? The UNLF was formed on November 24, 1964, and ...
66 Indian Airports are operating on 100% Green Energy
Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports have achieved Level 4+ and higher Airports International Council (ACI) Accreditation and have become Carbon neutral. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has taken initiatives for working towards Carbon neutrality and achieving net zero carbon emission ...
India re-elected to International Maritime Organisation Council for 2022-23
India was re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council with the highest tally at elections held at its assembly for the 2024-25 biennium. India has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council after elections were held at its Assembly in London f ...
India As a premier Global MICE Destination
Ministry of Tourism is organizing an Industry Roundtable on Developing India as a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) Destination at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 30th November, 2023. During India’s G20 Presidency, more than 200 meetings have been organized in 56 cities ...
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Gurupurab or Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first of the 10 Sikh gurus and the founder of Sikhism. This year, Guru Nanak Jayanti was observed on November 27. Guru Nanak Jayanti falls on the moon day in the month of Kartik, fifteen days after Di ...
First Woman Supreme Court Judge M Fathima Passes Away
Justice M. Fathima Beevi, the first female Judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India, passed away at the age of 96 in Kerala’s Kollam. From 1950, when the Supreme Court of India came into existence, it took 39 years for Justice Fathima Beevi to be appointed the country's first fe ...
Mirabai, Great Vaishnavite Saint and Poetess
This year the 525th birth anniversary of Sant Mirabai is being celebrated. Mirabai (also spelt as Meerabai) was a Rajput princess who was one of the greatest saints of the Krishna cult of Vaishnavism in 16th century India. She was the only child of Ratna Singh Rathor of Merta in Rajasthan.& ...
NHAI to undertake safety audits of all under-construction tunnels
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country to ensure safety and adherence to the highest quality standards. The announcement has been made in the backdrop of the collapse of the under-construction Silkyara ...
INS Sumedha Deployed Mozambique
Indian Naval Ship Sumedha arrived at Maputo, Mozambique on 21 November 2023 as a part of the ongoing Extended Operational Deployment to Africa. The port call is aimed at strengthening long standing diplomatic relations, reinforce maritime co-operation and boost interoperability between both the n ...
AIM
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog have launched a new accelerator to support Australian and Indian circular economy startups. The accelerator in question is knwon as Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE). Indian and Australian Startups and small to mid-sized enterprise ...
USA Joint Exercise Vajra Prahar India Commences In Umroi, Meghalaya
14th Edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “VAJRA PRAHAR 2023” commenced at the Joint Training Node, Umroi. The current edition is being conducted in Umroi Cantonment, Meghalaya from 21st November to 11th December 2023. The Indian Army contingent is repre ...
India hosts 33rd Conference of the WOAH Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific at New Delhi
India hosted the 33rd Conference of the WOAH (World Organization for Animal Health) Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific from November 13 to 16, 2023. This 4-day event was organized by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, MOFAHD at New Delhi. The decision to host this event ...
India - Sri Lanka Joint Exercise Mitra Shakti
The ninth edition of Joint Military exercise “Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023” commenced on 16th November in Aundh (Pune). Mitra Shakti exercise is a bilateral joint military exercise between armies of India and Sri Lanka. It is also known as the India-Sri Lanka Joint Training exercise. ...
Coal Ministry Plans 1404 Million Tonne production by 2027
The Ministry of Coal has plans to produce 1404 million tonne (MT) of coal by year 2027 and 1577 MT by year 2030, at current level production of about one billion tonne per annum. The coal to be supplied to domestic coal-based power plant is around 821 MT for the current year. The Minis ...
6th High-Level Meeting of the India-OPEC Energy Dialogue
The 6th High-Level Meeting of the India-OPEC Energy Dialogue took place on 9 November 2023, at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, Austria The discussions at the meeting focused on key issues related to oil and energy markets with a specific emphasis on ensuring availability, affordability and sustai ...
India & Bangladesh Navies Undertake CORPAT & EX-BONGOSAGAR
The 4th edition of Bilateral Exercise between Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy, BONGOSAGAR-23, and the 5th edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) by the two navies was conducted in the Northern Bay of Bengal from 07 - 09 Nov 2023. Ships and aircraft from both navies undertook joint patrollin ...
REC signs MoU with RailTel
REC Limited has signed a MoU with RailTel on 9th November 2023 to extend financial assistance upto Rs. 30,000 Crore for Infrastructure Projects to be executed by RailTel in next 5 years. These projects encompass a wide range of areas, including Data Center products and services, Telecom ...
23rd Uttarakhand Foundation Day
This year 23rd Uttarakhand Foundation Day is being celebrated. It was celebrated on 9th November. It was on this day in 2000, that the state of Uttarakhand came into being. It was carving out from Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in the country. In 2007, the name of the sta ...
WHO Gives Thumbs up to India
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its Global TB Report 2023 has affirmed India's success in reducing the incidence of tuberculosis by 16 per cent and mortality due to it by 18 per cent since 2015. The World Health Organization released its Global TB Report 2023 on 7th November. Accord ...
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