Bihar Diwas 2022: Bihar is celebrating its 109th foundation day on March 22, 2021. Key Highlights: Bihar Day (Bihar Diwas) is observed every year on March 22, marking the formation of the state of Bihar. It was on this day that the British carved out the state from Bengal in 191 ...
Shahid Diwas 2022: Shaheed Diwas, also known as Martyrs' Day is being observed all around India on 23 March 2022. Key Facts: The day is observed every year on 23 March to mark the day when the British hanged Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, India's three young revolutionaries, in ...
Padma Awards: President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the two Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and 54 Padma Shri Awards at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 21 March 2022. This year a total of 128 Padma Awards are being conferred, including two duo cases ...
India's Arctic Policy: Union Minister for Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh released India's Arctic Policy titled, "India and the Arctic: Building a Partnership for Sustainable Development". Key Points: It has been released with an aim to enhance the country’s cooperatio ...
Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Corridor: The National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) recently unveiled the first coach of rapid rail of India for the Delhi-Meerut corridor. Key Details: The deliveries of these semi-high-speed aerodynamic trainsets with dispersed power will begin in ...
River Rejuvenation Project: The Ministry for Forest, Environment, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recently announced the project for the rejuvenation of 13 major rivers in the country. About the selected Rivers: The 13 rivers that will form part of the rejuvenation project cover nearly 57.45% ...
Chair of Excellence: Indian Army on 15 March 2022 instituted a Chair of Excellence in the memory of late Gen Bipin Rawat, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) at the United Service Institution (USI) of India on the eve of his 65th birthday. Key Highlights: The formal announcemen ...
Ministery of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE): The Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar recently in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on 14 March 2021 gave information about the implementation of various programmes to en ...
Induction of Girls Cadets in RIMC: Rashtriya Indian Military College, for the first time in its history of 100-years, will induct girl cadets from July 2022. Know as the "cradle of warriors", India's oldest military school, the Dehradun-based Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) ...
National Vaccination Day 2022: National Vaccination Day (NVD) or National Immunization Day (NID) is observed every year on March 16 in India to convey the importance of vaccination and its role in public health. Key Facts: Apart from the impact in public health, the impact of vaccination al ...
National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC): The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) for undertaking the surplus land monetization. Key Points: NLMC will be set up as a wholly owned Government of India (GoI) company. It will be set up ...
