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Category: Current Affairs
Matti banana GI tag
NBRI Namoh 108: A new variety of lotus
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Dr Jitendra Singh unveiled the new Read More …
Green Hydrogen Standard for India
The government has notified the Green Hydrogen Standard for India. The standard issued by the Read More …
India’s first 3D-printed post office inaugurated in Bengaluru
India’s first 3D-printed post office was virtually inaugurated by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Bengaluru’s Read More …
Xenotransplants: Pig kidney transplant works in a brain-dead man for over a month
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney into a brain-dead Read More …
Zero-day vulnerability
A new indigenous software technology solution can now proactively detect and prevent zero-day vulnerability attacks Read More …
Incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (ICRR)
On August 10, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked banks to maintain an incremental Read More …
Lachin Corridor
Recently, Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over Read More …
Vindhyagiri
Vindhyagiri, the 6th Stealth Frigate of Project 17A being built at GRSE, was launched on Read More …
Demon particle
A team of researchers led by Peter Abbamonte, a professor of physics at the University Read More …
India gets first-ever night street racing circuit
A new street circuit was launched by the Tamil Nadu government and RRPL in Chennai. Read More …
Likaru-Migla-Fukche road: World’s highest motorable road
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has commenced the construction of the world’s highest motorable road, the Read More …
Sulina Channel
Russia, in overnight drone strikes on August 16, targeted ports and grain storage facilities along Read More …
Deemed forests
The Odisha government has withdrawn an order issued on August 11, which told district officials Read More …
Lakhpati Did scheme
The government of India is planning skill development training for two crore women under the Read More …
Madan Lal Dhingra
On the 114th anniversary of Madan Lal Dhingra’s execution, a memorial in the name of Read More …
RBI unveils UDGAM portal to track unclaimed deposits
The Reserve Bank of India on 17th August unveiled a centralised web portal UDGAM to Read More …
Union Cabinet approves expansion of the Digital India programme
The Union Cabinet approved the expansion of the Digital India programme. The total outlay is Read More …
India-Australia Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA)
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing and ratification of the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) Read More …
PM Vishwakarma Scheme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a new Central Sector Scheme “PM Vishwakarma” with Read More …
PM-eBus Sewa
The Union Cabinet has approved a bus scheme “PM-eBus Sewa” for augmenting city bus operation Read More …
First Mile Connectivity (FMC)
The Ministry of Coal is actively working on development of the National Coal Logistic Plan, Read More …
Bindeshwar Pathak
Sulabh International founder, Padma Bhushan recipient, and social worker Bindeshwar Pathak died of a cardiac Read More …
PM-USHA scheme
According to a recent report, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are among 14 States Read More …
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill 2023
Union Home Minister introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, Read More …