National Current Affairs

PM Modi launches Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with UK PM Boris Johnson, launched ‘Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States’ (IRIS) on the sidelines of the climate summit in Glasgow, on Tuesday, 2 November. It is aimed at achieving sustainable development through a systematic approach to resilient, sustainable, and inclusive infrastructure in Small Island Developing States. The launch of […]

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Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Bhasha Sangam initiative for schools

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Bhasha Sangam initiative for schools, Bhasha Sangam Mobile App, and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Mobile Quiz. Bhasha Sangam: It is an initiative of the Ministry of Education under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat to teach basic sentences of everyday usage in 22 Indian languages Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Quiz game: It is

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Shipping Minister inaugurates five vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited

Union minister for ports, shipping, and waterways & Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the launching of five vessels at Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) and inaugurated the new Radars and Vessel Traffic Management System of Cochin Port Trust. He also inaugurated the launching function of three Floating Border Out-Posts (FBOP) for the Border Security Force and two Fully Electric Autonomous

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India’s largest landfill biogas plant launched in Hyderabad

Telangana’s capital city Hyderabad is now home to India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant as Ramky Enviro has inaugurated the facility at the Hyderabad Integrated Municipal Solid Waste (HiMSW) site. The project is focused on the conversion of landfill gas into compressed biogas as an automotive fuel. The project offers significant benefits such as carbon sequestration and

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India’s biggest aromatic garden opened in Nainital, Uttarakhand

Recently, a beautiful aromatic garden, having 140 fragrant plant species across India, like Tulsi, Chandan, Parijat, etc., planted across 3 acres of land, was opened in Lalkuan, in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand. As per forest officials, this garden is the biggest such facility in the country. This project has been developed by the research wing of

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Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addresses National Conference on ‘International Year of Fruits and Vegetables’

Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar addressed a National Conference on the “International Year of Fruits and Vegetables” on October 29, 2021. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It was held to

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Indigenously-built Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak’ dedicated to the Nation

The Indian Coast Guard received a shot in the arm with the commissioning and dedication of ICGS Sarthak– a 105 m long offshore patrol vessel (OPV) that was dedicated to the nation at the Goa Shipyard Ltd on October 28, 2021. It will be based at Porbandar in Gujarat. The indigenously built ship was commissioned by the

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Govt sets up National Steering Committee for NIPUN Bharat Mission

The Department of School Education and Literacy has constituted a National Steering Committee (NSC) for the implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission. Focus: To achieve the goal of universal proficiency in foundational literacy and numeracy for every child by end of Class 3 by 2026-27. It seeks to develop a methodology of assessment to analyses the progress of education and

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Union Minister inaugurates phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship, a two-year-long fellowship conceived to create opportunities for young, dynamic individuals to contribute to enhancing skill development at the grassroots. It seeks to combine classroom sessions by academic partner IIMs with intensive field immersion at the district

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National Inter-Religious Conference held in Nagpur

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the National Inter-Religious Conference held in Nagpur is a forum for bringing together the views of different religions and sects. He said Indian society is a value-based lifestyle comprising different religions. He was speaking as the chief guest at a one-day National Inter-Religious Conference organized by Lokmat

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