Transport And Marketing Assistance” (TMA) Scheme For Specified Agriculture Products’: Centre has revised “Transport and Marketing Assistance” (TMA) scheme for Specified Agriculture Products’ In February 2019, the Department of Commerce had introduced ‘Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ to provide assistance for the international component of freight, to mitigate disadvantage of […]
Champaran Satyagrah Express
The Champaran Satyagrah Express: Frequency of Champaran Satyagraha Express has been increased to bi-weekly by Ministry of Railways. The Champaran Satyagrah Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Bapudham Motihari and Anand Vihar Terminal in India. Bapudham Motihari Railway Station is a major railway station in Motihari, East Champaran […]
National Commission For Minorities
National Commission For Minorities: Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura took charge as the Chairman, National Commission for Minorities in the presence of Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in New Delhi. In 1978, Government of India, vide an executive order, set up a “Minorities Commission” to safeguard the interests of minorities. With the enactment of the […]
FOSS4Gov Innovation Challenge
FOSS4Gov Innovation Challenge: The government has extended the last date of participation and submission in FOSS4Gov Innovation Challenge till 15th of September. Ministry of Electronics and IT has appealed to the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) innovators to participate in large numbers to drive the FOSS revolution to its maximum potential. In July this […]
World Suicide Prevention Day 2021
World Suicide Prevention Day: World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10th every year to highlight various ways by which suicide can be prevented. This day was marked on September 10, 2003, for the first time as an initiative by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) who […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 11th September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 11th September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
13th BRICS Summit 2021: Important Points
13th BRICS Summit: Prime Minister chaired the annual summit of the BRICS which was held virtually. The theme for the Summit was ‘BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus’. PM’s Address: Highlighted the achievement of several new initiatives during India’s Chairship this year (2021), i.e. an Agreement on cooperation in the field of remote-sensing […]
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS): The National Statistical Office (NSO) released the quarterly bulletin of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for October-December 2020. This dataset differs from the Annual Report of Periodic Labour Force Survey, which covers both rural and urban areas. Unemployment data for urban areas is released quarterly. NSO is the central statistical […]
Indian Citizens To Work In The Portuguese Republic
Indian citizens To Work In The Portuguese Republic: The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic between the Government of India and Portugal. The present agreement would set an institutional mechanism for partnership and cooperation between India and Portugal on sending […]
Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021
Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021: The Minister of Jal Shakti Ministry presided over the e-launch of Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase -II at an event organized by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS). The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) will undertake Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 countrywide to support […]