Parliament has passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2023 with Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
Parliament passes the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2023
Select Committee of parliament
After at least four MPs complained that their names had been included in a proposed Read More …
National Handloom Day Celebration 2023
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the National Handloom Day Celebration at Bharat Mandapam Read More …
Extinction alert issued over critically endangered vaquita porpoise
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has issued the first “extinction alert” in its 70-year history, Read More …
North India’s first River Rejuvenation Project Devika
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh said, North India’s first River Rejuvenation Read More …
Arash/Dorra Gas field
The offshore gas field, known as Arash in Iran and Dorra in Kuwait and Saudi Read More …
Netrin- 1
In a study published in journal Nature, researchers showed that Netrin- 1, a molecule expressed Read More …
Neerakshi
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to detect mines and a first of its kind Read More …
RISC-V project
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT Shri Rajeev Read More …
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lays foundation stone for Adichanallur museum
Union Finance Minister Tmt. Nirmala Sitharaman visited Adichanallur, an ancient and historical Iron-age burial site Read More …
Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft enters lunar orbit-ISRO
On August 5, 2023, the Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a crucial milestone with the successful completion Read More …
Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will host the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation ( Read More …
Lok Sabha passes Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control & Discipline) Bill – 2023
The Lok Sabha on August 4 passed the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control, and Discipline) Bill, Read More …
Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem-WHO
Iraq has joined the league of 17 other countries that have eliminated trachoma, a neglected Read More …
Astronomers Find a Rare “Einstein Cross”
Astronomers have discovered a stunning, rare example of an “Einstein cross” splitting and magnifying light Read More …
Indian giant flying squirrel
Recently, a fourth Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurasia philippensis), died of electrocution in recent months Read More …
Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, recently announced the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign Read More …
‘UNMESHA’ AND ‘UTKARSH’ FESTIVALS
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated ‘Unmesha’ – International Literature Festival and ‘Utkarsh’ Read More …
UNESCO recommends putting Venice on the ‘Danger List’
UNESCO experts have recommended that Venice and its lagoon be added to its list of Read More …
Himalayan vulture bred in captivity for the first time in India
Researchers have recorded the first instance of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) Read More …
Earth Overshoot Day 2023
On 2 August, 2023, our planet witnessed the ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ – the point at Read More …
Plastic Overshoot Day 2023
On July 28, 2023, earth saw its first Plastic Overshoot Day – the day the Read More …
Oil India and ONGC Videsh upgraded to Maharatna and Navratna categories respectively
The Union Finance Ministry on August 3 upgraded two oil sector companies, Oil India and Read More …
Centre prohibits production, distribution of ketoprofen and aceclofenac toxic for vultures
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of Read More …
Kuril Islands
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, Moscow is forced to funnel more and more Read More …