National Current Affairs

World’s highest railway bridge ‘Golden joint’ inaugurated on Chenab in J&K

The World’s highest railway bridge ‘Golden Joint’ has been inaugurated in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir. The joints of bridge is connecting two ends of the deck of the world’s highest railway bridge. Chenab Bridge: This bridge is located in Chenab river, will be 35 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower (after completion of project). Aim: It will provide direct connectivity to the […]

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Supreme Court of India: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit appointed 49th CJI

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India with President Droupadi Murmu signing his warrant of appointment. He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits office on August 26. He will have a brief tenure as the head of India’s judiciary and will demit office on 8 November

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HM Amit Shah to e-launch onboarding of cooperatives on GeM portal

HM Amit Shah has e-launched the onboarding of cooperatives on GeM portal, now all eligible cooperatives will be able to place orders on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal. Total 589 cooperatives have been shortlisted as eligible for onboarding. National Cooperative Union of India has prepared data of cooperatives with turnover and deposits of 100 crore rupees. GeM has been set up as

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PM Modi dedicate second generation (2G) Ethanol Plant in Panipat, Haryana

PM Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation the 2nd Generation (2G) Ethanol Plant at Panipat in Haryana through video conferencing. The 2G Ethanol Plant has been built by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, at an estimated cost of over 900 crore rupees. The project will utilise about two lakh tonnes of rice straw (parali) annually to generate around three crore

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Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail section

Union Rail Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw has inaugurated the Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail section. The minister flagged off the Badi Sadri-Udaipur City train service in Chittorgarh. While, the Rewa-Udaipur City Special and Siuri-Sealdah-Siuri train services in West Bengal virtually. The railway stations that are currently in the redevelopment phase are being built with a plan keeping in mind

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India’s first teaching robot, introduced by Indus International School

As part of a collaborative learning strategy at its schools, Indus International School has launched the innovative and first Teaching Robot in India, the Eagle Robot. Three of the Indus Schools have 21 Eagle Robots deployed, with seven in each of Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Pune. Eagle Robot is very interactive, personalises the experience, and emulates emotions through the digital face. Eagle Robot is capable

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BF Infrastructure JV Talgo India to manufacture high-speed passenger trains

BF Infrastructure (Bharat Forge subsidiary) has partnered with Talgo with an aim to manufacture high speed trains in India. Talgo, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Patentes Talgo, it is Spain-based high speed passenger train manufacturer. Focus: To bring high-speed rail technology and solution to Indian Railways. Recenlty, the government has floated a tender for 100 Vande Bharat trains with

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The Ramsar sites of India increases to 54, five new sites added

India has designated five new wetlands of international importance, increase the total number of Ramsar sites in the country to 54 from 49. Five new wetland sites are: Tamil Nadu: Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest & Pichavaram Mangrove Mizoram: Pala wetland Madhya Pradesh: Sakhya Sagar The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (international treaty) aims at the conservation and

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List of Indian National Congress Sessions Pre-Independence

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885. The first president of the Indian National Congress was Mr. Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee. The sessions of the Indian National Congress were held at the gap of a year. In this article, we have published a list of all the sessions of the Indian national

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PM Modi unveiled India’s first passenger drone, Varuna

PM Narendra Modi has unveiled the ‘Varuna’, India’s first passenger drone. This drone is capable of carrying one person, equipment, or supplies from one moving warship to another with the help of autonomous take-off and landing features. It can also be used for medical evacuation. About Varuna: It has a range of 25 km. The drone can carry 130

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