Latest Current Affairs

Latest Current Affairs and important News, articles, treaties, government schemes, awards, sports results etc. for competitive exams SSC, UPSC, Railways, Public Service Commission(PSC). These daily general knowledge or general awareness section provides detail study materials for preparations. Download pdfs are available here.

India to provide 107.01 million Nepali Rupees for three new schools in Nepal

India to provide 107.01 million Nepali Rupees for three new schools in Nepal

India will provide 107.01 million Nepali Rupees for the construction of three new school buildings. These schools will be built in Darchula, Dhanusha and Kapilvastu districts. India-Nepal Development Partnership program is constructing these schools for the mutual benefit of both countries. Two new school buildings at Dhanusha in Kathmandu will cost about 73.96 million Nepali […]

India to provide 107.01 million Nepali Rupees for three new schools in Nepal Read More »

Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2020

Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2020

The Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2020 has been passed by the Parliament after it was passed by Rajya Sabha. This bill will convert (i) Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, (ii) Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi, and (iii) Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati into Central Sanskrit Universities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Sanskrit

Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2020 Read More »

Employees’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme, 2020

Employees’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme, 2020

Representations have been received from individual Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 pensioners as well as various pensioners associations raising issue of amendments in EPS, 1995 as well as demands, inter-alia, regarding enhancement of minimum monthly pension and restoration of commuted value of pension. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Considering the demands of EPS, 1995 pensioners,

Employees’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme, 2020 Read More »

Tourism Ministry identified 17 sites to develop them as Iconic Tourist Sites

Tourism Ministry identified 17 sites to develop them as Iconic Tourist Sites

Ministry of Tourism has identified 17 sites in 12 clusters in the country for development as Iconic Tourist Sites namely Taj Mahal & Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh), Ajanta & Ellora (Maharashtra), Humayuns Tomb, Red Fort & Qutub Minar (Delhi), Colva (Goa), Amer Fort (Rajasthan), Somnath & Dholavira (Gujarat),  Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh), Hampi (Karnataka),  Mahabalipuram (Tamil

Tourism Ministry identified 17 sites to develop them as Iconic Tourist Sites Read More »

Govt declares face masks and hand sanitizers as essential commodities to boost supply

Govt declares face masks and hand sanitizers as essential commodities to boost supply

The central government has notified that masks (2 ply and 3 ply surgical masks, N95 masks) and hand sanitizers as essential commodities up to June 30, 2020, under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (EC Act). The invocation of the EC Act aims to ensure that these products, key for preventing the spread of Covid-19 infection,

Govt declares face masks and hand sanitizers as essential commodities to boost supply Read More »

Scroll to Top