Khanan Prahari App: The mobile app Khanan Prahari is a significant step taken by the Ministry of Coal towards curbing illegal coal mining activities. Khanan Prahari App allows citizens to report incidents of illegal coal mining through geo-tagged photographs and textual information. The corresponding web portal, called as Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS), […]
Project AMBER
Project AMBER: The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in collaboration with Generation India Foundation (GIF) and Amazon Web Services India Private Limited (AWS India), is providing ‘cloud’ skills training to 1,500 under project AMBER. The Accelerated Mission for Better Employment and Retention (AMBER) project is a joint initiative of the National Skill Development […]
Bharat New Car Assessment Programme
Bharat New Car Assessment Programme: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, has introduced the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP). This indigenous star-rating system aims to evaluate the safety of vehicles in the event of a collision, empowering consumers to make informed decisions while purchasing cars. This comprehensive program is […]
20th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Meeting
20th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Meeting: The 20th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ meeting was held in Semarang, Indonesia, marking a significant step in enhancing economic cooperation between India and the ASEAN member countries. Highlights of the Meeting: The meeting underscored the shared commitment to fortify the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, ensuring substantial benefits for both sides. The […]
FIDE Chess World Cup 2023
FIDE Chess World Cup 2023: Magnus Carlsen of Norway beat India’s R. Praggnanandhaa in tie-breaks to win the title of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023 held recently. FIDE Chess World Cup 2023:- Venue: Baku, Azerbaijan. Date: from 29 July to 25 August,2023. Governing body: International Chess Federation (FIDE). FIDE Global Strategy Commission (hereinafter […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 25th Aug 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 25th aug 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
S-400 Air Defence Missile System
S-400 Air Defence Missile System: Ukraine recently destroyed a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft system on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. S-400 Air Defence Missile System: The S-400 Triumf (NATO: SA-21 Growler) is a mobile, surface-to-air missile system. It is one of the world’s most advanced air defence systems that can simultaneously track numerous […]
Pench Tiger Reserve : Introduced Cycle Safaris
Pench Tiger Reserve : Introduced Cycle Safaris The Pench Tiger Reserve recently introduced cycle safaris, allowing visitors to experience the beauty of nature on wheels. Pench Tiger Reserve located in the southern reaches of the Satpura hills in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh and continues in Nagpur district in Maharashtra as a […]
Mera Bill Mera Adhikar Scheme
Mera Bill Mera Adhikar Scheme: The Central Government is expected to launch its awaited ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikar’ scheme soon. Mera Bill Mera Adhikar Scheme is a Goods and Services Tax (GST) invoice incentive programme that offers cash incentives for uploading invoices. It would initially be introduced in the states of Assam, Gujarat, and Haryana, […]
ASTRA Missile
ASTRA Missile: Tejas, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) LSP-7 successfully fired the ASTRA off the coast of Goa on August 23, 2023. ASTRA Missile is an indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile It is to engage and destroy highly manoeuvring supersonic aerial targets. It is designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory […]
