Sunita Williams Takes Command of ISS: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronaut and Indian Origin Sunita Williams has officially taken command of the International Space Station (ISS) as part of her extended mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. She is set to take command for the second time for ISS.
Month: September 2024
Women in Space Leadership Programme Initiative Launches by DST
Women in Space Leadership Programme Initiative Launches by DST: The Department of Science and technology (DST) in India with the collaboration with the British Council launches the initiative of “A Women in Space Leadership” (WiSLP) as a part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI).
Dust Free Drive Launched in Delhi
Dust Free Drive Launched in Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Shri. L. G. Saxena launched the Dust Free Drive across the cities to combat the Air Pollution. This step looks to be important ahead of the tough and harsh air pollution in the winter in the Capital of Country.
SEBI Launches FPI Outreach Cell
SEBI Launches FPI Outreach Cell: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched a dedicated Foreign Portfolio Investor Outreach Cell as part of the Alternative Investment Fund and Foreign Portfolio Investors Department (AFD). This cell will focus on direct engagement with Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), and supporting them in accessing the Indian securities […]
Oxygen Bird Park Set To Be Inaugurated By Shri. Nitin Gadkari
Oxygen Bird Park Set To Be Inaugurated By Shri. Nitin Gadkari: Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Shri. Nitin Gadkari Ji, set to inaugurate Oxygen Bird Park (Amrit Mahotsav Park) on the Nagpur-Hyderabad National highway 44 in Nagpur, in state of Maharashtra.
India and Uzbekistan Sign Bilateral Investment Treaty in Tashkent
India and Uzbekistan Sign Bilateral Investment Treaty in Tashkent: India and Uzbekistan have signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) aimed at boosting investor confidence and enhancing economic cooperation between the two nations. The treaty was formalized by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Khodjayev Jamshid Abdukhakimovich in Tashkent.
Shigeru Ishiba Set to Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister
Shigeru Ishiba Set to Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister: Shigeru Ishiba, former defence minister, is poised to become Japan’s next prime minister after winning the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership vote. Ishiba will succeed Fumio Kishida, who stepped down following scandals that damaged his tenure.
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th September 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 28th September 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
DF-41
DF-41: China says it successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, a rare public test that analysts said was meant to send a message to the United States and its allies amid heightened regional tensions. DF-41 Originate in 1980, China test-fired its first ICBM, the DF-5. Estimated range: 12,000 to […]
LAC Issue
LAC Issue: India and China are learnt to have made “significant progress” in narrowing their gap on pending issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The 31st WMCC talks and upcoming Corps Commanders’ meeting are key to finalizing troop redeployment and disengagement along the LAC. Both sides are discussing implementation details. […]
