One Nation, One Dialysis: On June 26, 2022, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, announced that the Central Government would shortly launch the "One Nation, One Dialysis" initiative. Key Highlights: He announced the One Nation, One Dialysis Prog ...
NIPUN Initiative: An innovative project for skill training of construction workers called ‘NIPUN’ (National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman) workers was recently launched by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Go ...
Vanijya Bhawan & NIRYAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on June 23 2022 inaugurated the new premises of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi. Key Highlights: PM Modi also launched a new portal- National Import-Export Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade (NIRY ...
Key Amendments to Agnipath Scheme: Amid outrage and violent protests, the central government has rolled out several amendments and support measures in the recently unveiled Agnipath recruitment scheme into the armed forces. This has been done to calm down the protestors because protestors i ...
All India Chief Secretaries' Conclave: The First National Conference of Chief Secretaries was recently presided over by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Key Highlights: The All India Chief Secretaries' Conclave was held from 1 ...
President Election 2022: The process to file nominations for the Presidential election began on June June 15, 2022, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) issuing a notification calling upon the electors to fill the vacancy. Key Highlights: The President Election 2022 is scheduled to b ...
Agneepath Yojana Entry Scheme 2022: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on May 14, 2022, approved a new short-term recruitment policy called "Agnipath" for Indian youth to serve in the armed forces as "Agniveers". Key Details: Following extensi ...
Indian Railway Innovation Policy: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently launched “Start-Ups for Railways” in Rail Bhavan, New Delhi to improve operational efficiency & safety. Key Points: This policy document establishes a wide framework for the Ministry of ...
Green Open Access Rules 2022: The Union Government taking another step forward to accelerate India's renewable energy programmes recently notified the Green Open Access Rules 2022. Key Highlights: The Ministry of Power (MoP) stated in its notification of the Electricity (Promoting Renewabl ...
The helpline will be functional round the clock. Now citizens can make call on 1962 or 155333 to avail all necessary help pertaining to the animals through this service. Protection For The Stray And Abandoned Animals Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched a state animal he ...
The airports coming up under RCS will plan the installation of PIDS at the development stage itself, BCAS (Bureau of Civil Aviation Security) said in the circular issued on Jun 6, Monday. Airport Categorisation The categorisation of airports, on the basis of intelligence inputs as well as o ...
The diplomatic outrage over the remarks on Prophet Muhammad by BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal continued even as the government sought to defuse the anger in various countries, asserting that it respects all religions. 10 Key Updates over the Issue At least 15 count ...
75% Of River Monitoring Stations Recorded Heavy Metal Pollution According to the report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the seven states and Union Territories which are under threat are Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. R ...
Saudi joins Arab fury over prophet remarks, India has said that the remarks were made by "fringe elements" and did not reflect the government's opinion. Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia have condemned remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by two BJP leaders that were described ...
Journalist Rajdev Ranjan, who worked with Hindi daily 'Hindustan', was shot dead in 2016 by a group of five miscreants on his way home in Siwan, sparking nationwide outrage and protests. The 'Dead' Witness Appeared A witness declared dead by the CBI in the journalist Ra ...
On this day in 1924, Satyendra Nath Bose sent his quantum formulations to the German scientist Albert Einstein who recognised it as a significant discovery in quantum mechanics. Brief History of Satyendra Nath Bose Satyendra Nath Bose, born January 1, 1894, Calcutta, Indian mathematici ...
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday asserted that his government would not implement the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's statement The government has a clear position on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). That wil ...
India's first deluxe train, the Deccan Queen Express which connects two major cities of Maharashtra, Pune and Mumbai, on Wednesday completed 92 years of service. About the 'Deccan queen' The introduction of the 'Deccan Queen' between the two premier cities of Maharashtra ...
ASTRA MK-I BVR AAM has been indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) based on the staff requirements issued by the Indian Air Force. Key details The Defence Ministry signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the supply of ...
Three Nigerian nationals were arrested for allegedly cheating over 1,000 people of several crores of rupees in the last eight years via matrimonial sites and social media platforms, police said on May 30. The matter came to light after a resident of Central Delhi filed a complaint on the National ...
India expects domestic coal supply of 154.7 million tonnes, 42.5 million tonnes short of the projected requirement of 197.3 million tonnes in the September quarter. Higher-than-expected power demand for Coal Due to higher growth in power demand and lower output from some mines, the country ...
The import policy of major paper products has been amended from 'free' to 'free subject to compulsory registration under Paper Import Monitoring System', the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification to this effect ...
Government Land Worth ₹ 100 Crore Freed Of Encroachment In Noida Four illegal colonies had come up in the land notified under the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) in the Dhoom Manikpur village area and the land measuring 50,000 square metres, ...
The Indian Navy shared a video on Thursday where we can see an anti-submarine stealth frigate successfully engaging a low-flying target. The video begins with a missile coming out of its silo and taking position to hit its target. Once launched, the missile heads to its target and there's a b ...
Jharkhand Panchayat Elections: Panchayat polls in the state are being held in four phases in the state with the last round scheduled on May 27. Status of the Election Over 70 per cent of the 46.94 lakh voters exercised their right to vote in the third of the four-phase panchayat elections o ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia attended the second in-person meeting of Quad leaders in Tokyo. 10 Most important points about the Quad summit. In his opening remarks, PM Modi said that the Quad has gained a significant place on t ...
Third India-Bangladesh Train Service To Begin From June 1 The "Mitali Express" starts its engine soon. The Mitali Express specifics It is scheduled to begin its journey from West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station in India to Dhaka in Bangladesh, from June 1 onwards. The train ...
KTR, Telangana Minister, Makes Education Push In London. The MoU was signed in the presence of state Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao, who is currently camping in the UK. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) The MoU was signed in the presence of state Minister for IT and Indu ...
Food Stocks Running Out, Hundreds Await Rescue In Flood-Hit Assam Villages. Amid rising flood waters in Assam, the challenge for the government is to fast track its rescue and relief operations. Result of flood in assam More than 15 thousand people have been directly affected by this flo ...
Comply With Rules Or Leave India: Government To VPN Service Providers Some of the VPN companies have claimed that the new rule may lead to cyber security loopholes - an argument rejected by the minister. US-based tech industry body ITI, having firms such as Google, Facebook, IBM and Cisco as memb ...
