On the occasion of World Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Awareness Day on 19th June, numerous Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
World Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Awareness Day 2024
India, Sri Lanka launch Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
In June 2024, India and Sri Lanka launched a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC). It Read More …
Union Home Ministry designates Kollam port as Immigration Check Post
The Union Home Minister has designated the Kollam port in Kerala as an authorised Immigration Read More …
National Additive Manufacturing Symposium (NAMS) 2024
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) inaugurated the first National Additive Manufacturing Symposium Read More …
United States Congress passes the Resolve Tibet Act
The United States Congress on June 12 passed the Promoting a Resolution to Tibet-China Dispute Read More …
Post Office Act, 2023 comes into effect
The Post Office Act, 2023 comes into effect on 18 June 2023. It has repealed Read More …
World Investment Report 2024
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released the “World Investment Report 2024”. Read More …
Bhartruhari Mahtab named as the pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha
President Droupadi Murmu appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as the pro-tem Speaker Read More …
Indiconema: A new genus of diatoms discovered in Eastern Ghats
Researchers from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have discovered a new genus of Read More …
India is planning to import avocado from Brazil
According to a recent report, India is planning to import avocado from Brazil, and the Read More …
Cabinet approves MSP for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2024-25
The Union Cabinet on 19 June 2024 approved an increase in the Minimum Support Price Read More …
India-U.S. initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET)
India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Shri Ajit Doval and the United States’ (US) National Security Read More …
Global Energy Transition Index 2024
India has been ranked 63rd on a global Energy Transition Index (GETI) released on June Read More …
Cabinet approves ‘Development of Greenfield deepdraft Major Port at Vadhavan
The Union Cabinet on June 19 approved setting up a Major Port at Vadhavan near Read More …
National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme (NFIES)
The Union Cabinet on 19 June approved the proposal of Ministry of Home Affairs for Read More …
PM inaugurates Nalanda University Campus in Rajgir, Bihar
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 19 June inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda Read More …
Thailand legalize same-sex marriage
Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on 18 June to approve a bill that would legalize same-sex Read More …
Sebi is keeping close watch on surge in derivatives volume
According to a recent report, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Read More …
Request for proposal for Prachand helicopters (LCH)
The defence ministry has started the process to procure 156 light combat helicopters (LCH) from Read More …
Container Port Performance (CPP) Index 2023
The ‘Container Port Performance (CPP) Index 2023’ was released by World Bank and S&P Global Read More …
Krishi Sakhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released the 17th instalment of about Rs 20,000 crore under Read More …
IPBES wins the 2024 Blue Planet Prize
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is one of the two recipients of Read More …
Chenab Bridge: First trial run on world’s highest steel arch rail bridge
The Indian Railways on 17 June completed a successful trial of an electric engine from Read More …
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
According to a new study, the insecticide Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) has declined in humans and the Read More …
Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety
Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) commenced investigation into the circumstances that led to the tragic Read More …