Today’s Current Affairs: 17th Apr 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: April 17, 2023
‘A-HELP’ Programme : Uttarakhand
‘A-HELP’ Programme : Uttarakhand The Uttarakhand government launched ‘A-HELP’(Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production) programme. A-HELP (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production) programme is launched in the State of Uttarakhand. The ‘A-HELP’ training programme is being run jointly by the Union Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of […]
Uttaramerur Inscription
Uttaramerur Inscription: Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the Uttaramerur inscription in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, while discussing India’s democratic history. The Uttaramerur inscription, dated around 920 A.D. in the reign of Parantaka Chola Uttaramerur is situated in the Kancheepuram district, about 90 km from Chennai. The Pallava king Nandivarman II established it around 750 A.D. […]
International Aviation Safety Assessment
International Aviation Safety Assessment: The aviation safety regulator of the U.S. – the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has retained the “Category 1” status for India’s aviation safety oversight following a review. The FAA conducted the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program over a one-year period, which included physical audits and a further review in 2022. […]
Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission For Religious And Linguistic Minorities
Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission For Religious And Linguistic Minorities: The Supreme Court revisited a 2007 report by the Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, which recommended Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation for Dalit converts to Christianity and Islam. The Centre had discredited the report, but the apex court believes it contains valuable information […]
Solar Energy Corporation Of India Limited
Solar Energy Corporation Of India Limited: The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has been accorded the status of Miniratna Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) Solar Energy Corporation of India is the primary implementing agency of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India for Renewable Energy schemes/projects. It was established […]
Pralay Missile : India To Buy 250 More Missile
Pralay Missile : India To Buy 250 More Missile India is going to buy 250 more Pralay ballistic missiles for the services to strengthen them on the northern borders, further boosting the firepower of the defence forces. Pralay missile is a quasi-ballistic surface-to-surface missile. It can hit targets 150-500 km away. The missile can carry […]
Meeting Of Agricultural Chief Scientists
Meeting Of Agricultural Chief Scientists: The G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) will be held in Varanasi from 17 to 19 April 2023 which will feature MAHARISHI Initiative. Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists first meet of MACS was held in Mexico in 2012. The members of the MACS include ministries or governmental bodies responsible […]
National Agriculture Market
National Agriculture Market: Prime Minister recently said that with the help of the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) portal, the farmers will be able to decide the place, time and price of selling their products, and reduce the burden on the consumers. National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing […]
Trojan Asteroids
Trojan Asteroids: NASA’s Lucy spacecraft first time caught a glimpse of the Jupiter and Trojan asteroids. Trojan asteroids are mysterious space rocks which have been gravitationally trapped in Jupiter’s orbit around the Sun for billions of years These are thought to be remnants of the primordial material that formed the outer planets. They orbit the […]
