Category: UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS

For the first time, 500 cities across India have declared themselves as ‘SafaiMitra Surakshit Shehar’. Read More …

Cabinet approves Interest subvention of 1.5% per annum on Short Term Agriculture Loan

The Union Cabinet has approved to restore Interest Subvention on short term agriculture loans to Read More …

UDAN Scheme completes 5 years: Achievements

Ministry of Civil Aviation’s flagship program Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) has completed 5 years Read More …

Cabinet approves widening access of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) database

The Union Cabinet has approved the “Widening access of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) Read More …

National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE)

NAMASTE (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry Read More …

Delhi tops list of world’s most polluted cities

Delhi and Kolkata have the highest and second-highest levels of pollution globally in terms of Read More …

Yamuna Par Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on August 16 presided over the Read More …

Super Vasuki-Indian Railways conducts test run of its longest freight train

On the occasion of India’s 76th Independence Day, the Indian Railways’ South East Central Railway Read More …

India buys petcoke from Venezuela

According to a recent report, Indian companies are importing significant volumes of petroleum coke from Read More …

Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS) and Nipun

Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh handed over indigenously-developed equipment and systems to the Indian Army Read More …

Paalan 1000 National Campaign and Parenting App

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched Early Childhood Development Conclave, Paalan 1000 Read More …

Polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT)

The Ministry of Science and Technology on August 16 approved StartUp loan of Rs 1.15 Read More …

Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India unveils Manthan

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India (GoI) announced Read More …

Nature Index 2022

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) continues to be in the top position in the latest Read More …

‘DigiYatra’ Service Starts at Delhi Airport & Bengaluru Airport

The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) on August 15 announced the soft launch of the Read More …

Parliamentary panel recommends district-level surveys to proactively identify orphaned and abandoned children

A Parliamentary panel has recommended district-level surveys to proactively identify orphaned and abandoned children. A Read More …

India gifts Dornier aircraft to strengthen maritime security of Sri Lanka

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India on August 15 handed over a Dornier aircraft to Sri Lanka in the presence Read More …

Indian Virtual Herbarium

The Indian Virtual Herbarium, the biggest virtual database of flora in the country, is generating Read More …

Roshni-India’s first Saline Water Lantern

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh has launched India’s first Read More …

75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of Independence

India adds 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Read More …

Coastal ecosystem norms being violated-CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India tabled a report in Parliament on whether Read More …

Satellite data finds landfills are methane super emitters

A new study has found that landfills make substantial contributions to greenhouse gas emissions in Read More …

Garuda Shield 2022 and Falcon Strike 2022 Exercises