Current Affairs
December 8 , 2019
IIT researchers to create 'Gandhipedia'
Two IITs and the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) have joined hands to develop 'Gandhipedia', an online repository of books, letters and speeches written by Mahatma Gandhi, to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary. The entire project will be done with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), an IIT Kharagpur....
December 6 , 2019
Fit India School Rating System launched as part of Fit India Campaign
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju launched the Fit India School Rating System at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Delhi Cantt. They also jointly inaugurated the newly constructed cricket stadium which has been constructed with an estimated cost of Rs 294.41 lakhs and will facilitate around...
December 5 , 2019
Mumbai Central gets India's first 'Eat Right Station', 4-star rating by FSSAI
The Mumbai Central Terminus of the Western Railway has been certified as India's first "Eat Right Station" with a 4-Star rating awarded by the FSSAI. The honour came on the basis of compliance of food safety and hygiene, availability of healthy diet, food handling at preparation, trans-shipment and retail/serving points, food waste management, prom...
December 4 , 2019
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launches Bharatiya POSHAN Anthem
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has stressed on the need to focus on ensuring good quality, easily accessible and affordable maternal healthcare services for all women. Launching the Bharatiya POSHAN Anthem in New Delhi. people’s participation is essential to ensure holistic development and adequate nutrition for pregnant women, mothers and childre...
December 3 , 2019
Defence Minister addresses Armed Forces Flag Day-CSR Conclave
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has expressed confidence that the corporate sector will contribute generously for the welfare of ex-servicemen. Addressing the Armed Forces Flag Day-CSR Conclave in New Delhi, Mr Singh said he is confident that the corporate sector and wealth creators in the country will contribute to the corpus of the Department of E...
December 2 , 2019
India becomes first country to make entire Haj process digital
India has become the first country to make the entire process for pilgrims going on Haj completely digital. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi signing the bilateral agreement for next year's pilgrimage with the Saudi Haj Minister in Jeddah. 0nline application, e-visa, Haj mobile app, 'e-MASIHA' health facility, "e-luggage pre-tagging" p...
November 30 , 2019
Govt Extends Deadline on Mandatory FASTag Implementation To 15 December
The central government extended the deadline to roll out 100 percent electronic toll collection using FASTags on national highways from 1 December to 15 December 2019. That the extension was made to allow citizens more time to adhere to the new regulations. It has now been decided that charging of double user fee from vehicles which enter FASTag la...
November 29 , 2019
G Kishan Reddy inaugurates 1st Intl. Conference on “Landslides Risk Reduction and Resilience"
Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the 1st International Conference on “Landslides Risk Reduction and Resilience" in New Delhi. Addressing the Conference, Mr Reddy called for developing technology to anticipate disasters like landslides and develop infrastructure to quickly respond to minimise the damage. That landslides...
November 28 , 2019
Cabinet approves extension to 15th Finance Commission for one year
The union cabinet extended to the term of the Fifteenth Finance Commission by a year, asking it to submit an interim report for fiscal year 2020-21 and a full report for fiscal years 2021-22 to 2025-26—a decision apparently taken to factor in Jammu and Kashmir’s new status. The extension of the term will enable the Commission to examine various com...
November 27 , 2019
Lokpal logo, motto released
Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal released its logo and motto While the logo symbolises ‘caretaker of people’ and depicts its various essence figuratively in shapes — such as judges bench for ombudsman, three human figures for people, Ashok Chakra for vigilance, orange book for law and two tricolor hands forming a unique balance, the motto in Sanskr...