The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on June 19 decided to implement the Employees’ State Read More …
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ESI will be implemented throughout the country by the end of 2022
Nepal to hand over the contract of West Seti Project to India
The Government of Nepal has decided to hand over the contract of the 750-megawatt West Read More …
Glischropus meghalayanus-A new species of thick-thumbed bat
A new species of bamboo-dwelling bat was discovered in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The Read More …
PM launches historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Read More …
What is Paris Club?
According to the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, two Quad members (India and Japan), Read More …
EC plans mandatory disclosure rule for parties getting multiple small donations
Political parties may soon have to declare details of the sum total of all small Read More …
Centre issues advisory to States to control crimes against Dalits
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an advisory to the States and Union Read More …
Digital Payments Protection Fund (DPPF)
In a bid to provide a security cover to customers being defrauded on online payment Read More …
Nepal mulls to move Everest base camp from melting Khumbu glacier
The Government of Nepal is contemplating shifting the base camp of Mount Everest as global Read More …
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and Council of Europe
On June 14, 2022, a flight that was due to take asylum seekers from the Read More …
Scientists say they have discovered the origins of Black Death
Using DNA sequencing, researchers have finally discovered the origins of Black Death-a strain of Yersinia Read More …
Govt designates IT resources of ICICI, HDFC Banks & NPCI as critical information infrastructure
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) announced the IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Read More …
PM inaugurates the redeveloped temple of Shree Kalika Mata at Pavagadh Hill
The Prime Minister inaugurated the redeveloped temple of Shree Kalika Mata at Pavagadh Hill on Read More …
Mawsynram sets new June rainfall record at 1003 mm on 17th June
Meghalaya’s Mawsynram — the world’s wettest place — rewrote its June 2022 rainfall records held Read More …
What is Kuril Islands controversy?
In April 2022, Japan’s Diplomatic Bluebook for 2022 described the Kuril Islands (which Japan calls Read More …
Rukmini Krishna Yatra
A meeting between Deputy CM Arunachal Pradesh Shri Chowna Mein and top National Monumental Authority Read More …
RBI ‘Payments Vision 2025’
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 17 released ‘Payments Vision 2025’ for India Read More …
Tamil Nadu CM urged Prime Minister to resume meetings of the Inter-State Council
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Read More …
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai nominated as Chairperson, Press Council of India
The Government of India has nominated Smt. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as Chairperson of Press Read More …
Krafton unveils its first images of virtual human ‘Ana’
The South Korean gaming company Krafton has unveiled its first images of virtual human Ana. Read More …
12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of WTO
The WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) was held between 12 and 16th June 2022 at Read More …
Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow
Researchers have for the first time found microplastics in freshly fallen Antarctic snow. Scientists from Read More …
India Ranks Third in Renewable Energy Installations in 2021
India added around 15.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power capacity in 2021, the third highest Read More …
Income Tax Department notified Cost Inflation Index (CII)
The Income Tax (IT) Department has notified the cost inflation index (CII) for 2022-23 to Read More …
Cabinet approves Auction of IMT/5G Spectrum
The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications to conduct spectrum Read More …