C-295 Aircraft Deal: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has cleared procurement of 56 C-295 MW medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force under the Make-in-India initiative in the aerospace sector. The C-295MW aircraft will be purchased from Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain. Capacity: The C-295 MW is a transport aircraft of 5-10 […]
Month: September 2021
Vidyanjali 2.0 Portal
Vidyanjali 2.0 Portal: Addressing the inaugural conclave of ‘Shikshak Parv’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Vidyanjali 2.0 portal. Vidyanjali is an initiative taken by the Ministry of Education, Government of India with the aim to strengthen Schools through community and private sector involvement in schools across the country. This initiative would connect schools with […]
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Textiles
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Textiles: Government of India has approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and 10 segments/ products of Technical Textiles with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 10,683 crore. PLI for Textiles along with RoSCTL, RoDTEP and other measures of Government in sector e.g. providing […]
Emergency Landing Field
Emergency Landing Field (ELF): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari will Inaugurate Emergency Landing Field (ELF) and also witness aircraft operations on Emergency Landing Field (ELF) on NH-925 0n 09/09/2021 at Gandhav Bhakasar Section (NH-925) South of Barmer (Rajasthan). This is the first time that National Highway […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 9th September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 9th September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
13th BRICS Summit: Theme
13th BRICS Summit: As part of India’s ongoing Chairship of BRICS in 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will chair the 13th BRICS Summit on 9 September 2021 in virtual format. The theme for the Summit is ‘BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus’. India had outlined four priority areas for its Chairship. These […]
Improved Air Quality Of Indian Cities
Improved Air Quality Of Indian Cities: The Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while speaking at the International Day of Clean Air For Blue Skies, informed that the number of cities with improved air quality had increased. On the occasion, he also inaugurated the first functional Smog Tower at Anand Vihar in Delhi and […]
Shikshak Parv 2021
Shikshak Parv 2021: The Shiksha Parv is being celebrated by the Ministry of Education from 5th-17th September to recognize the contributions of teachers and to take New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 a step forward. The Prime Minister launched multiple key initiatives in the education sector on the occasion. Five Initiatives Launched: Indian Sign Language Dictionary: […]
Sustainable Development Goal: SDG 12
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12: India’s progress in regard to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 is fair enough but not satisfactory. SDG12 aims at ensuring responsible consumption and production patterns everywhere in the world. Sustainable consumption and production refers to “the use of services and related products, which respond to basic needs and bring […]
Deepor Beel: Eco-Sensitive Zone
Deepor Beel: Eco-Sensitive Zone: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Eco-sensitive zone of the Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam). Earlier, Kaziranga National Park became the first in the country to use satellite phones and Dehing Patkai and Raimona were designated as National Parks. Deepor Beel: It is one of […]
