World's richest person Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has incorporated its wholly-owned subsidiary in India to start local broadband operations, Key Points• SpaceX's satellite broadband arm Starlink aims to start broadband services in India from December 2022, with two lakh active terminals subjec ...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that the Centre has extended the 'Ayushman CAPF' healthcare scheme benefits of the central health insurance programme to the personnel of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) pan-India in a phased manner. Union Home Minister had launched ‘Ayus ...
Key Points • US technology company Yahoo has stopped its services in China from November 1, 2021• This decision by Yahoo is in line with its commitment for rights of users and a free & open internet.• Yahoo's departure from China coincides with the implementation of Personal Inform ...
“Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana” is a Delhi government scheme. Under it, 15,000 students have enrolled for coaching classes in the year 2021. What is Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana Scheme? Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana scheme was launched by Del ...
Key Points• The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) is a PSU under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.• IREDA has launched a ‘whistle-blower Portal’, as a part of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week 2021’.• Through this portal, IREDA employees can raise concerns relat ...
Key Points• Smart anti-airfield weapon has been designed and developed by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat with support from IAF• Two different configurations on satellite navigation & electro optical sensors tested successfully• First Electro optical seeker based flight test of this c ...
Key Points• The Initiative for the Resilient Island States ( IRIS) initiative is a part of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient infrastructure that would focus on building capacity, having pilot projects, especially in small island developing states.• It is aimed at achieving sustainable de ...
With a view to increasing trade connectivity, India and Bhutan will have seven additional entry and exit points for trade. Key Takeaways• The decision to have seven more entry and exit points was taken in a commerce secretary-level meeting that was held on trade and transit issues between ...
As part of its commitment to double the income of the farmers, Manohar Lal Khattar, the Chief Minister of Haryana, has launched the ‘Uttam Beej portal’ which will benefit the farmers of the state. The move will help the farmers of Haryana by providing quality seeds with transparency. The ...
Taking a step in the direction of climate action, Tamil Nadu government has set up the first setting up the first ever Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to manage natural conservation missions in the state. Key Takeaways• The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is known as as “Tamil Nadu Green Cli ...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as a Member on April 23, 2021, to benefit from the membership of NGFS by learning from and contributing to global efforts on Green Finance. The Reserve Bank of India ...
The Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC), 2021 is being held from 07 to 09 November 2021 under the aegis of Naval War College, Goa. This is the third edition of the conclave. The GMC is Indian Navy’s Outreach Initiative providing a multinational platform to harness the collective wisdom of practitioner ...
China has successfully launched three new remote sensing satellites on November 6, 2021 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The centre is located in country's southwestern Sichuan province. Key Points• The satellites belong to the Yaogan-35 family.• They were launched by a Long March-2 ...
Government of India has been taking various policy initiatives for promotion and strengthening of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms through amendment in existing laws and by enactments, for facilitating quick disposal of disputes, outside of traditional court systems. Indian go ...
On 5th of November in the Senegalese capital of Dakar INDIA and the African nation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on health and medicine as both countries celebrates the 60th years of their diplomatic ties. The agreement was signed during the two-day visit (November 4-5) of India ...
Indian Table Tennis pair of Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath clinched the women’s doubles title at the World Table Tennis Contender Lasko 2021 event, beating Puerto Rico’s Diaz sisters, Adriana and Melanie, in straight sets by 11-3, 11-8, 12-10. The world number 36 pairing beat th ...
Google Doodle is celebrating Dr Kamal Ranadive, an Indian biomedical researcher who is known for her research in cancer about the links between cancers and viruses. Google unveiled a new doodle on October 8, 2021 to celebrate the 104th birthday of cell biologist Dr Kamal Ranadive. Key Poi ...
The inaugural Global Drug Policy Index was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium, on November 7, 2021. The index was developed by International Drug Policy Consortium with the the partners in the Harm Reduction Consortium. A first of its kind global drug policy index 2021 that ranks 3 ...
Key points• Agreement to promote innovation in startups & MSMEs of both countries for development of dual use technologies• Startups & industry to bring out next generation technologies & products in areas such as Drones, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence• Development efforts ...
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will organise its first global hackathon called ‘HARBINGER 2021–Innovation for Transformation’ focusing on digital payments. Key Points• The global hackathon will witness participants to identify and develop solutions which can be used: To make digital ...
.The Central government think tank NITI Aayog has announced the top five most aspirational districts in education sector. NITI Aayog has announced the top five most improved aspirational districts in the education sector for the month of September. Bhoopalpalli in Telangana tops the ranking. ...
As a part of the year-long commemoration of 75 years of Independence, the Union Cabinet has decided to declare November 15 as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’ to mark the birth anniversary of revered tribal leader and freedom fighter Birsa Munda and honour the contributions of the tribal freedom fi ...
Indian Government is all set to hold the next round of the National Achievement Survey (NAS) across the country on November 12 this year. The Government of India has been implementing a rolling programme of sample based National Achievement Survey (NAS) aimed at assessing competencies of stu ...
United States of America (USA) became the 101st member country to join International Solar Alliance (ISA). Key PointsThe USA has joined ISA as member country with a view to accelerating the global adoption of solar energy. The decision of the US to join ISA was announced by John Kerry, th ...
The c0c0n conference is being held virtually so that individuals from all around the world can participate, as the 13th edition drew over 6,000 people from all over the world last year. The 14th edition of ‘c0c0n,’ an annual Hacking and Cyber Security Briefing, is taking place virtually ...
E-Amrit is a one-stop destination for all information on electric vehicles--busting myths around the adoption of EVs India has launched ‘E-Amrit’, a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing COP26 Summit in UK’ Glasgow.. According to a statement issued by the NITI Aayog, ...
Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi has launched the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav mobile App to enable all single point access to all information related to the 75th anniversary celebrations of India’s independence. The app available in android and iOS has detai ...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett are scheduled to address the Bengaluru Tech Summit – 2021 (BTS-2021), scheduled from November 17 to 19. The summit is being organised by the Department of Electronics, IT & BT of the Government of Karna ...
The 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held from November 20 to November 28, 2021. The IFFI is organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in collaboration with the State Government o ...
An 18th-century idol of Maa Annapurna that was stolen from the Kashi Vishwanath temple has been handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Government, according to an statement by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The idol was smuggled to Canada over 100 years ago and handed over to art collec ...
