Day: June 13, 2021

Vehicle Scrappage Policy: Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for expediting the implementation of the vehicle scrappage policy. Old vehicles will have to pass a fitness test before re-registration and as per the policy government commercial vehicles more than 15 years old and private vehicles which are over 20 years old will […]

UN Security Council (UNSC): Countries including Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been elected unopposed to the powerful UN Security Council (UNSC) as non-permanent members for 2022-23 terms. UN General Assembly (UNGA) has held elections to elect five non-permanent members for UNSC. They will take their seats on Council for a […]

Rebecca Grynspan To Head UNCTAD: UN General Assembly (UNGA) has approved the nomination of Rebecca Grynspan to head the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She is an economist from Costa Rica. She will be the first woman and Central American to lead the Geneva-based organization, UNCTAD. She was nominated as secretary-general of […]

India’s Forex Reserves Crossed $600: India’s forex reserves crossed $600 mark for the first time and as on June 4, it stood at $605 billion. With this, India equals Russia as the fourth largest reserve holder worldwide India’s forex reserve was $605.008 billion while for Russia it was $605.2 billion. It took a year for […]

Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: Pakistan’s National Assembly has passed the ICJ (Review and Re-consideration) Bill, 2020 to provide the right of appeal to death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav. The Bill is aimed at allowing Jadhav to have consular access in line with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Jadhav, a 51-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced […]

‘Namaste Yoga’ Mobile App: During the curtain raiser event for the 7th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 11, 2021, a mobile application called “Namaste Yoga” was launched. This app is devoted to Yoga. The event was organized by the Ministry of Ayush in association with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY). On […]

EnVision Mission To Venus: European Space Agency: European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a new mission- EnVision mission to Venus. It is a European Space Agency (ESA) that led the mission with contributions from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It is likely to be launched sometime in the 2030s. Once launched on an […]

Ram Prasad Bismil: The Ministry of Culture organised a special ceremony at Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh to mark the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Ram Prasad Bismil. Was born on 11th June 1897, in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district to Murlidhar and Moolmati. Was among the most noteworthy Indian freedom fighters who resisted British […]

Sub-Mission On Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) Scheme: The Government of India has released funds for various activities of Farm Mechanization under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) scheme. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched SMAM in 2014-15. Under it, the subsidy is provided for the purchase of various types of agricultural equipment and machinery […]