Raja Mircha: In a major boost to exports of Geographical Indications (GI) products from the north-eastern region, a consignment of ‘Raja Mircha’ also referred as king chilli from Nagaland was exported to London via Guwahati by air for the first time. The consignment of King Chilli also considered as world’s hottest based on the The […]
Basavaraj Bommai : 23rd Chief Minister Of Karnataka.
Basavaraj Bommai :23rd Chief Minister (CM) Of Karnataka.: Basavaraj Bommai has been appointed as the 23rd Chief Minister (CM) of Karnataka. Basavaraj Somappa Bommai (born 1960) is an Indian politician and mechanical. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He belongs to Banajiga sub-sect of Lingayat community. Bommai is the son of the […]
Dalit Bandhu Programme : Telangana
Dalit Bandhu: Flagship Programme Of The Telangana Government: Dalit Bandhu is the latest flagship programme of the Telangana government envisioned as a welfare scheme for empowering Dalit families. Dalit Bandhu enables entrepreneurship among Dalits through a direct benefit transfer of Rs 10 lakh per family. This is going to be the biggest cash transfer scheme […]
Academic Bank Of Credit Under National Education Policy
Academic Bank Of Credit: Academic Bank of Credit (ABC), proposed under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, will be unveiled. Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) Set-up by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Under the ABC, students will be given multiple entry and exit options. This enables students to leave a degree or course and get […]
SCO Defence Ministers Meeting 2021
SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Defence Minister of India addressed the grouping and said India is committed to working within the SCO framework for helping create & maintain a secure & peaceful region. Major Highlights of Defence Minister’s Address: Terrorism is the […]
Food Systems Summit : Rome
Food Systems Summit: It is taking place in Rome. The Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit will set the stage for the culminating global event in September. Originally announced on 16 October 2019 by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the UN Food Systems Summit, including a Pre-Summit, was conceived following conversations with the joint leadership […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 29th July 2021
Today Current Affairs: 29th July 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Exercise INDRA-21
Exercise INDRA-21: The 12th Edition of Indo-Russia joint military Exercise INDRA will be held at Volgograd, Russia in August 2021. The exercise will entail conduct of counter terror operations under the United Nations mandate by a joint force against international terror groups. The INDRA series of exercises began in 2003 and was conducted as a […]
Marine Aids To Navigation Bill 2021
Marine Aids To Navigation Bill 2021: The Parliament has passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill 2021. The bill will repeal the Lighthouse Act, 1927, an over nine-decade-old law governing the traditional navigation aid, i.e. lighthouses. Uptil now, the administration and management of Lighthouse and Lightships in India is governed by Lighthouse Act 1927 for […]
Joint Actions In Afghanistan: China-Pakistan
Joint Actions In Afghanistan: China-Pakistan: China and Pakistan have decided to launch Joint Actions in Afghanistan to stop the war-torn country from becoming a hotbed for terrorism. The recent withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan has been matched by the swift advance of the Taliban across the nation. Joint Action: It has been outlined in […]
