Leonids Meteor Shower: The annual Leonids Meteor Shower has begun and will be active between 6th and 30th November, with peak activity expected on 17th November. Meteor: It is a space rock or meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere. Meteoroids are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. Most are […]
Services Export Target
Services Export Target: Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that India is poised to achieve a services export target of one trillion dollars by 2030. He was addressing the Global Services Conclave-2021 in New Delhi. The Minister said that in 2020, India became the 7th largest services exporter in the world, moving up […]
Global Resilience Index Initiative
Global Resilience Index Initiative: A global coalition of ten organisations launched the Global Resilience Index Initiative (GRII). It was launched during the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (CoP) 26 adaptation day (8th November 2021), it will be the world’s first curated, open-source reference index. It has been launched to build a universal model for assessing resilience […]
Project – 75, Yard 11878 Was Delivered To The Indian Navy
Project – 75, Yard 11878 Was Delivered To The Indian Navy: The fourth submarine of the Project – 75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Indian Navy Christened ‘Vela’, the submarine was launched on 06 May 19, and has completed all major harbour and sea trials including weapon and sensor trials. The submarine would soon […]
Bhaskaracharya National Institute For Space Applications And Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N)
Bhaskaracharya National Institute For Space Applications And Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N): The Indian Army has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. This MoU will facilitate exchange of knowledge and collaboration in the fields emerging technologies for development of GIS and IT based Enterprise Resource Planning […]
Portable Oxygen Cans
Portable Oxygen Cans: After oxygen cylinders, it’s everyday-use portable oxygen cans that are now witnessing brisk sales across the country, with escalating air pollution levels and increased travel and outdoor activities. It is also being used by those recovering from COVID-19. Sales of these portable oxygen cans, according to industry experts, have doubled post-Diwali, and […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 11th November 2021
Today Current Affairs: 11th November 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas: The Union Cabinet has approved declaration of 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas dedicated to the memory of brave tribal freedom fighters so that coming generations could know about their sacrifices about the country. India’s freedom struggle was strengthened by several movements by tribal communities such as Santhals, Tamars, Kols, Bhils, Khasis […]
Mineral Conservation And Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021
Mineral Conservation And Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021: Ministry of Mines has notified the Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on 3rd November, 2021 to amend the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 [MCDR]. The highlights of amendments in the Rules are as follows: Rules prescribed that that all plans and sections related to mine […]
E-Amrit : Web Portal
E-Amrit : Web Portal India launched ‘E-Amrit’, a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UK. E-Amrit is a one-stop destination for all information on electric vehicles—busting myths around the adoption of EVs, their purchase, investment opportunities, policies, subsidies, etc. The portal has been developed and hosted by NITI […]
