INS Ajay Decommissioned: Indian Navy decommissioned INS Ajay (P34) after 32 of illustrious and distinguished services to the nation. Key Highlights: The decommissioning ceremony’s guest of honour was Vice Admiral AG Thapliyal, AVSM Bar (Retd), who served as the ship’s first com ...
Inclusion of Tribes to ST List: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shree Narendra Modi recently approved the inclusion of several tribes in the Schedule Tribe (ST) category across 5 states. Key facts: The five states include Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh (HP), Tamil Nadu (TN), Ka ...
India's First Bio-Village: Tripura has become the first state in India to have the first modified bio-village. Key Highlights: The bio-villages have been setup in Tripura by the Directorate of Bio-Technology under the Science and Technology department. Daspara is one of the five succe ...
Hyderabad Liberation Day: The government recently announced a year-long event from September 17, 2022 to September 17, 2023 to mark 75 years of the liberation of Hyderabad state - the former princely state's merger with the rest of India. Key Facts: The erstwhile princely state of Hyder ...
Rajasthan Handicrafts Policy-2022: The State Cabinet of Rajasthan recently gave approval to the Rajasthan Handicrafts Policy-2022. Key Points: The approval was given at a meeting of the State Cabinet which was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot on 27th August. ...
Indian Light Tanks ‘Zorawar’: In order to improve its capabilities in mountain warfare, the Indian Army is modernizing its equipment. Key Points: The Indian Army, with the experience of deploying armour at an altitude of 15,000 ft. to outmaneuver the movement of Chinese forces d ...
Export Policy for Wheat or Meslin Flour: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi recently approved the proposal for amendment of policy of exemption for Wheat or Meslin Flour (HS Code 1101) from export restrictions/ ban. Key Points: ...
India and Australia Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX): The Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) between the navies of India and Australia concluded on August 20, 2022. Key Highlights: INS Sumedha, together with HMAS Anzac took part in the exercise, reaffirming the close ties and strong int ...
Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2022: The Government of India (GoI) has recently prepared the draft Indian Ports (IP) Bill, 2022 to consolidate and amend the laws relating to ports. Key Highlights: The draft IP Bill 2022 has been issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for Stakehol ...
SMILE-75 Initiative: The Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar recently launched the “SMILE-75 Initiative”. Note: SMILE stands for 'Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise' Key Points: The “SMILE-75 Ini ...
Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur: French Government has decided to bestow the highest French civilian honour - Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur to Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor. Key Highlights: According to media reports, the French government is ho ...
INAS 314: The Indian Navy’s women officers recently created history by completing the first-ever all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea onboard a Dornier 228 aircraft. Key Highlights: The mission was carried out by five officers ...
Cheerag Scheme: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s government recently launched the “Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, Assistance and Grant (Cheerag)” scheme. Key Points: Cheerag scheme was introduced in place of a similar scheme launched by Bhupinder Singh ...
V.K. Paul Task Force: Following the discovery of cases of monkeypox in India, the Union government constituted a task force to monitor and provide guidance on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination against the infection in the country. Key Points: The team will be ...
Sanjay Arora: Sanjay Arora, a Tamil Nadu-cadre IPS officer who oversaw the paramilitary ITBP, will assume control of the Delhi Police as Delhi Police Commissioner. Key Facts: He is scheduled to retire in 2025. He will be replacing the previous Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana, an ...
New President of Sri Lanka: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as Sri Lanka's new President by Parliament on 20 July 2022. Highlights: The 73-year-old six-time prime minister was elected as the new Sri Lankan President after receiving 134 votes, while his competitor ...
Ashish Kumar Chauhan: Ashish Kumar Chauhan is all set to become the new chief of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Key Highlights: The appointment of Ashish Kumar Chauhan as the next Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was recently approved by the Securities and ...
17A stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’: Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh recently inaugurated the second Project 17A stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’. Key Points: Dunagiri frigate was launched into the Hooghly River in Kolkata. Rajnath Singh launches Project 17A stealth friga ...
NIRF 2022: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2022 was released on 15th July 2022 by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Highlights: This is the seventh consecutive edition of NIRF. NIRF India Ranking 2022 has been announced for 11 categories. This inc ...
AIDef Symposium and Exhibition: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently inaugurated the first ever “Artificial Intelligence in Defence (AIDef) symposium and exhibition” of AI-enabled solutions. About AIDef symposium and exhibition: The AIDef symposium and exhibition was org ...
PADMA: Shri Rajnish Kumar, Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Ministry of Defence (MoD) inaugurated a Pay Roll Automation for Disbursement of Monthly Allowances (PADMA), an automated Pay & Allowances module for the Indian Coast Guard on June 28, 2022. About PADMA: PADMA is a ...
Ruchira Kamboj: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) recently announced that Ruchira Kamboj has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York. Key Highlights: Ruchira Kamboj is currently the Indian Envoy to Bhutan. She will succeed TS Tir ...
International Day for Countering Hate Speech 2022: The International Day for Countering Hate Speech is observed on June 18. Key Points: This day is observed to highlight the need for combating hate speech and promoting tolerance and dialogue between different communities. According to the ...
Non-Official Directors on the Central Board of RBI: The Central Government has nominated Anand Mahindra, Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel, Ravindra H Dholakia, and Venu Srinivasan, as part-time non-official Directors on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Key Highlights: In a ...
Amandeep Singh Gill: Amandeep Singh Gill is a senior Indian diplomat who has recently been appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Envoy on Technology. The UN described Gill as a “thought leader on digital technology” who has a solid understanding ...
MoU between India and the UAE: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the proposal for signing a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on cooperation in the field of industries and advanced techno ...
Utkarsh Samaroh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12th May 2022 virtually addressed ‘Utkarsh Samaroh’ held at Bharuch in Gujarat. Key Highlights: The event was organized to mark the celebration of 100 percent saturation of 4 key schemes of the state government in the district. ...
Delhi Logs 1,607 New COVID-19 Infections In 24 Hours As Cases Surge COVID-19 Delhi: With these new cases, the national capital's overall Covid tally has increased to 18,81,555 while the number of deaths has risen to 26,174. New Delhi: Delhi has recorded 1,607 fresh COVID-19 cases ...
UK Cuts All Tariffs On Ukraine, Bans More Exports To Russia Russia-Ukraine War: The UK's international trade department said Monday it had reduced "all tariffs on goods imported from Ukraine". London: Britain said it has dropped tariffs on all goods from Ukraine while sl ...
Russian military has been pounding Ukrainian cities since February 24, leading to injuries which Dr David Nott said are "dreadful". The war in Ukraine has posed challenges for the healthcare professionals and doctors, who are finding it hard to treat injured patients. Part of ...
