Current Affairs March 2021

Panel flags Centre’s meagre pensions

Panel flags Centre’s meagre pensions

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development in its report submitted to the Lok Sabha said that the Centre must increase the “meagre” pensions provided for poor senior citizens, widows and disabled people. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The panel also slammed the government’s “laxity in raising the amount, pointing out that recommendations to increase

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89th birthday of Indian scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao

89th birthday of Indian scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao

Google celebrated the 89th birthday of renowned Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao, remembered by many as “India’s Satellite Man.” Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932 – 2017) was an Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. He supervised the 1975 launch of India’s first satellite –“Aryabhata”-one

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Modi inaugurates ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh

Modi inaugurates ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge (Maitri Setu) over the Feni river at Sabroom in south Tripura. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for eight other infrastructure projects together worth ₹ 3,518 crore. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The bridge ‘Maitri Setu’ has been built over Feni river which

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SC asks Centre why environment regulator has not been set up

SC asks Centre why environment regulator has not been set up

The Supreme Courtroom requested the federal government to elucidate why it had not arrange an “impartial surroundings regulator” to supervise inexperienced clearances. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The top court had ordered the setting up of a national environment regulatory body to ensure independent oversight of green clearances way back in July 2011 in Lafarge

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Contract inked for construction of 11 ammunition-cum-torpedo-cum missile barges

Contract inked for construction of 11 ammunition-cum-torpedo-cum missile barges

A contract for construction and delivery of 11 ammunition-cum-torpedo-cum missile (ACTCM) barges has been concluded by the Ministry of Defence with Suryadipta Projects, Thane, on 05 March 2021. The delivery of barges is scheduled to commence from 22 May 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barges will be inducted

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India’s DRDO achieves new milestone in AIP system development

India’s DRDO achieves new milestone in AIP system development

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved an important milestone in the development of an air independent propulsion (AIP) system. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The system is being developed by Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) of DRDO. AIP has a force multiplier effect on lethality of a diesel electric submarine as it enhances

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