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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
• 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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). ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
