Tilka Manjhi: The Nation is remembering revolutionary freedom fighter and tribal leader Tilka Manjhi on his 272nd birth anniversary. He organized Adivasis into an army and led the famous Santhal Hool in 1784 against the exploitative British. In 1770, there was a severe famine in the Santhal region and people were dying of hunger. […]
River Devika Project
River Devika Project: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that the historic River Devika project, built at the cost of over Rs 190 crore, will be complete by June this year. North India’s first river rejuvenation project will offer a unique destination both for pilgrim tourists as well as recreation tourists, in addition to […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 14th February 2022
Today Current Affairs: 14th February 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Food Programme (WFP): India signed an agreement with the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 tonnes of wheat that it has committed to sending Afghanistan as part of humanitarian assistance Diplomatic efforts are under way to begin sending truck convoys through Pakistan by road, and the transport is […]
Solomon Islands: U.S. Embassy
Solomon Islands: The U.S. says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a plan to increase its influence in the South Pacific nation before China becomes “strongly embedded.” The U.S. previously operated an embassy in the Solomons for five years before closing it in 1993. Since […]
James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope: NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly a month-and-half into the mission. The telescope’s first target was a bright star […]
Lactobacillus Plantarum
Lactobacillus Plantarum: A team of scientists at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, have developed a next-generation probiotic that provides hope for longevity and healthy aging. A team of Indian Scientists has identified probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus Plantarum JBC5 from a […]
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM): The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) announced integration with health App – Aarogya Setu. This integration takes the benefits of 14-digit unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account-ABHA number to the Aarogya Setu user base and beyond. Under the Ayushman Bharat Digital […]
Samaj Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Samaj Swami Dayananda Saraswati: The nation is paying tributes to the social reformer and founder of Arya Samaj Swami Dayananda Saraswati Ji on his 198th birth anniversary. Dayananda Saraswati (12 February 1824 – 30 October 1883) was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of the Vedic […]
Quad Sharing Intelligence on Threats in the Indo-Pacific Region
Quad: Calling for justice for the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai (2008) and the Pathankot airbase attack (2016) for the first time since the group was formed, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. said the Quad was already cooperating on sharing intelligence on threats in the Indo-Pacific region. The group […]
