Manipur Sangai Festival: The Prime Minister of India recently addressed the Manipur Sangai Festival. Every year the State of Manipur celebrates the “Manipur Sangai Festival” from 21st to 30th November. The objective is to showcase Manipur as a world class tourism destination. The ‘Festival’ is named after the State animal, Sangai, the brow-antlered deer found […]
Manthan Platform
Manthan Platform: The Manthan platform won NSEIT the Best Tech Initiative of the Year at the Dun & Bradstreet Business Excellence Awards 2022. The award was presented for building the technology infrastructure to support Manthan. Manthan is a platform that promotes collaboration at scale between industry and the scientific research and development ecosystem. The development […]
Project Great Indian Bustard
Project Great Indian Bustard: The Supreme Court of India recently requested the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change to consider launching ‘Project Great Indian Bustard (GIB)’ like one for tigers. The Great Indian Bustard, found mainly in the Indian subcontinent, is the flagship grassland species of India. It is one of the largest […]
G20 Sherpa Meeting 2022
G20 Sherpa Meeting 2022: The G-20 Sherpa meeting will be held at Udaipur in Rajasthan from December 5 to 7. This will be the first G20 Sherpa Meeting in India. The meeting is aimed at fostering growth and building bonds amongst the twenty nations. The Sherpa Meeting of the G20 Summit is a preliminary meeting […]
Hornbill Festival 2022
Hornbill Festival 2022: In Nagaland, the 10-day long Hornbill Festival 2022 will begin on December 1, at Naga heritage village Kisama. The first festival was held in 2000. It is held at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama which is about 12 km from Kohima in Nagaland. It is organized by the State Tourism and Art & […]
India’s Economic Growth Data : FY 2022-23
India’s Economic Growth Data: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released India’s economic growth data for the second quarter of the current financial year (2022-23 or FY23). The second quarter or Q2 refers to the months of July, August and September. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 6.3 per cent in Q2 […]
ALH Mk-III Helicopters
ALH Mk-III Helicopters: To further strengthening the Coast Guard Region East, 840 Sqn (CG), an Indian Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk-III squadron, was commissioned at ICG Air Station, Chennai on November 30, 2022. The ALH MK III helicopters have been indigenously manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). They feature state-of-the-art equipment including advanced […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 1st December 2022
Today Current Affairs: 1st December 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Tribal Development Report 2022
Tribal Development Report 2022: India’s tribal communities form 8.6 percent of the country’s population according to the 2011 Census. The Tribal Development Report 2022, launched by the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF) in two volumes, claims to be the first of its kind since 1947. The report stated that indigenous communities of India have been […]
Mauna Loa : World’s Largest Active Volcano Erupted After 38 Years
Mauna Loa : World’s Largest Active Volcano Erupted After 38 Years Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupted after 38 years recently. Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii, which is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It’s not the tallest (that title goes […]