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01 February,2024
Union Budget 2024-25: Highlights –Interim Budget

Union Budget 2024-25: Highlights –Interim Budget A budget is a forecast of the government’s revenue and expenses for a future period, typically the upcoming financial year. The Union Budget gives a detailed account of the government's finances over the previous fisc

01 November,2023
Ice Melt in West Antarctica

A new study has pointed out that rapid melting of West Antarctica’s ice sheet due to warm waters around it, is now unavoidable, no matter how much carbon emissions are cut. It is the fifth-largest continent. It is larger than Europe and is twice the size of Aust

07 March,2023
SWAYATT Initiative

SWAYATT Initiative A celebration of "SWAYATT," a campaign to promote "Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through e-Transactions" (SWAYATT) on the Government E-Marketplace (GeM) in New Delhi, was recently organised. SWAYATT Initiative: What is It? Under the dire

Flagship Program On Fisheries

Flagship Program On Fisheries At the ICAR-CIBA campus in Chennai, the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy launched three National Flagship Programs. About the programs: National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD) Phase-II: With a

04 March,2023
Mission Shakti

Mission Shakti Mission Shakti is a comprehensive program for the safety, security, and empowerment of women, and the Supreme Court has requested further detail information from the government regarding it. This follows worries expressed on a potential scarcity of protection officers to deal

21 February,2023
Sagar Parikrama Program Phase III

Sagar Parikrama Program Phase III The Department of Fisheries in Surat, Gujarat's Hazira Port, recently launched the third phase of the Sagar Parikrama Program. More On the News: Sagar Parikrama is an initiative by the Government of India in the water across the coastal belt displayi

Exercise ‘Dharma Guardian’ 

Exercise ‘Dharma Guardian’  India and Japan participated in the exercise "DHARMA Guardian-2023" in Belgaum, Karnataka. More On the News: It is a combined military exercise. It offers a rare chance for the armed forces of the two countries to work togethe

20 February,2023
Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning

Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning As part of an agreement under the Indo-Norway Integrated Ocean Initiative, Puducherry has unveiled the nation's first Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) framework. After a 2019 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Norway, Puducherry and La

18 February,2023
Strengthening Cooperative Movement in India

Strengthening Cooperative Movement in India The formulation of a strategy to create functional grass-roots organizations in each untapped Panchayat has been given the Union Cabinet's approval as a way to enhance the cooperative movement in the nation. To promote the cooperative movement,

16 February,2023
Speaker of the  Lok Sabha

Speaker of the  Lok Sabha In India, the Office of the Speaker is a dynamic institution that responds to the demands and issues that Parliament really faces as it carries out its duties. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are both elected under Article 93 of the Constitution. The Speaker i

09 February,2023
Operation SADBHAVANA

Operation SADBHAVANA The Indian Army launched Operation Sadbhavana (Goodwill) in the State of Jammu & Kashmir to address the aspirations of people who have been impacted by scrooge of terrorism, which is supported and encouraged by Pakistan. Seven Army Goodwill Schools are now bein

08 February,2023
Save Wetlands Campaign

Save Wetlands Campaign The "Save Wetlands Campaign" was introduced by the Union Minister for Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change in Goa.           This campaign is set up as a "whole of society" effort to conserve wetlands, promoting po

IFFCO Nano Urea 

IFFCO Nano Urea To lay the cornerstone for the IFFCO nano urea liquid fertilizer factory in Jasidih, the Union Home and Cooperation Minister will travel to Deoghar in Jharkhand. About nano urea:   The chemical fertiliser urea, which is white in colour, artificially supplies nitrog

06 February,2023
Government e-Marketplace (GeM)

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) for the Government e-Marketplace reaches Rs. 1.5 lakh crores. The government's dedication to "Minimum Government, Maximum Governance" has been effectively supported by GeM. About GeM: Government e-Marketpla

03 February,2023
Grievance Appellate Committee

Grievance Appellate Committee Under the recently updated Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, (IT Rules, 2021) the Center recently created three grievance appellate committees. Goal: Safety and trust of every Digital Nagrik Strong co

30 January,2023
SCO Film Festival     

SCO Film Festival         A lavish opening ceremony featuring a star-studded lineup and a vibrant cultural evening showcasing the diversity of India marked the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival. SCO Film Festival gives

26 January,2023
Eklavya Model Residential Schools

Eklavya Model Residential Schools Tableau in the Republic Day Parade created by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs demonstrates how Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRs) promotes tribal wellbeing by providing high-quality education. More about the news: The Ministry's focus

21 January,2023
Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23

Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 The Prime Minister of India recently inaugurated the 2nd phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 (18-28 Jan), organised in Basti (UP). The first phase was organised from 10-16 Dec 2022. The Khel Mahakumbh features both indoor and outdoor sporting events, such as

18 January,2023
Thiruvalluvar Day

Thiruvalluvar Day On Thiruvalluvar Day, Union Minister for Home and Cooperation extends warm greetings to the people. The way to a devout life has been illuminated for ages by the divine wisdom and life teachings imparted by Thiruvalluvar. The first Thiruvalluvar Day celebration took

16 January,2023
Doppler Weather Radar Network

Doppler Weather Radar Network The Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) Systems in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh were unveiled by the Ministry of Earth Science on the occasion of the 148th anniversary of the establishment of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In order

14 January,2023
Exercise VARUNA

Exercise VARUNA On the western seaboard, the 21st iteration of the edition naval exercise between France and India just got underway. Although the two fleets' bilateral exercise was first conducted in 1993, it was renamed "VARUNA" in 2001 and has since come to symbolize th

ENERGY SECURITY IN INDIA

ENERGY SECURITY IN INDIA Increasing the variety of energy sources, expanding India's footprint in exploration and production, India is concentrating on alternative energy sources and tackling the energy transition through a gas-based economy, green hydrogen, and electric vehicles (EVs)&nbs

11 January,2023
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)  On January 12th, the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights, which was established in 2007 under the Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Act of 2005, celebrated its 18th Foundation Day. To completely d

09 January,2023
Convention for the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

Convention for the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas On January 9, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is observed to recognise the contribution of the community of Overseas Indians to the advancement of India. In Indore, Madhya Pradesh, the Prime Minister opened the 17th three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Di


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