Current Affairs
January 20 , 2020
Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate classical Telugu centre in Andhra's Nellore
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is scheduled to inaugurate a new Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh on January 21. The establishment of this Centre at Nellore would facilitate to focus its activities for the development of this rich classical Telugu through Research, seminars, debates and vari...
January 11 , 2020
Shah inaugurates I4C, launches National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to fight cyber crimes and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal through which people can report cyber crimes online. That I4C is a 7 pronged scheme to fight cyber crime. I4C is a 7 pronged scheme to fight cyber crime which includes cyber crime reporting p...
January 10 , 2020
Census India-2021 to begin on 1st April to be conducted through mobile app
Census India-2021 will begin on 1st of April this year and will end on 30th of September. Census India-2021 will be conducted through a mobile phone application, moving away from the traditional pen and paper. Enumerators of the census will seek the information of mobile number of the head of the family, information related to toilets, TV, Interne...
January 9 , 2020
PM’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha-2020’ programmes to be held on Jan 20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction Programme with school students, Pariksha Pe Charcha-2020 will be held in New Delhi on 20th this month. In this programme, the Prime Minister will interact with the cross section of Students and Teachers from India and abroad to beat exam stress. Around two thousand students, parents and teachers will be pa...
January 8 , 2020
Union Home Minister Amit Shah lays foundation stone of ‘Delhi Cycle Walk’
Union Home Minister and BJP National President Amit Shah stressed on the need for promoting cycling, which is a pollution-free mode of transport. Addressing the foundation stone laying ceremony of Delhi Cycle Walk in New Delhi, Amit Shah riding a bicycle is a great way to contribute to the preservation of our eco system....
January 7 , 2020
ASCEND 2020-Kochi to host Global Investors Meet on 9-10 Jan
An electronic hardware and a defence park in Kerala are among 18 mega projects the state government will highlight at the Global Investors Meet on 9 and 10 January. The government will highlight, among others, a Kochi-to-Palakkad integrated manufacturing cluster, a defence park at Ottapalam and an electronic hardware park in Ernakulam district. Als...
January 6 , 2020
Yoga Science meet organized at Indian Science Congress in Bengaluru
A Yoga Science meet was organized as part of the ongoing Indian Science Congress in Bengaluru. The head of SVYASA Yoga deemed University Dr. HR Nagendra spoke on the benefits of Yoga in busting stress. Yoga heals the mind, body and soul thereby insulating those doing yoga from diseases. Different yoga therapies and postures that can benefit people....
January 3 , 2020
Piyuus Jaiswal honoured with Global Peace Excellence Humanitarian & Global Bihar Excellence Awards 2019
Piyuus Jaiswal was awarded the Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019. This award was presented by Rajya Sabha MP and Padma Shri Awardee Dr CP Thakur and Bihar Women Commission president Dilmani Devi in Patna to promote women empowerment. The award was given to recognise and felicitated Piyuus Jaiswal's contribution towards social welfare, women empowe...
January 2 , 2020
India first time ranks among top ten in Climate Change Performance Index
India for the first time ranks among the top ten in the Climate Change Performance Index, CCPI, which goes further to prove that all efforts and activities being currently undertaken by the government are setting a tone of vast improvements. Government aims to increase the share of non-fossil fuels to 175 GigaWatt by 2022 and further take it to 450...
December 31 , 2019
11-day long ‘Dhanu Jatra’ begins at Bargarh in western Odisha
The famous 11-day long ‘Dhanu Jatra’, considered as the largest open-air theatre of the world begins at Bargarh in western Odisha today. The Jatra is based on the mythological story of Lord Krishna and his demon uncle King Kansa. It is about the episode of Krishna and Balaram's visit to Mathura to witness the Dhanu ceremony organized by their (mate...