Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) Awards 2021: In the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) awards 2021, Uttar Pradesh bagged the first position followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at second and third place, respectively. Gujarat won five special category awards. The Mission will be implemented during 2015-2022. It is implemented […]
Kashi-Tamil Sangamam
Kashi-Tamil Sangamam: The Union Government recently announced a month-long programme to “strengthen” and “rekindle” the cultural and civilisational bond between Tamil Nadu and Varanasi. ‘Kashi-Tamil Sangamam’ programme would be held from November 16 to December 16. This programme, which would be a part of the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ initiative which is aimed at rekindling […]
Scorched-Earth Tactics : Russia – Ukraine War
Scorched-Earth Tactics : Russia – Ukraine War German Chancellor recently said that Russia is using ‘scorched-earth tactics’ in Ukraine. Scorched earth tactics form part of a military strategy which seeks to destroy anything that could be of use to the enemy, including energy supplies, bridges, provision stores, agricultural fields, road and railway links, etc. The […]
Indian Army Emergency Procurements (EP)
Indian Army Emergency Procurements (EP): Indian Army’s 4th round of emergency procurement is to be from India The Indian Army, which has made three tranches of Emergency Procurements (EP) in the last few years, is preparing for a fourth round of EP which will be entirely from the domestic industry. Three tranches of EPs were […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st October 2022
Today Current Affairs: 21st October 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Mission DefSpace
Mission DefSpace: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi recently launched Mission DefSpace in Gandhinagar. The space programme aims to develop innovative solutions for the Defence Forces through industry & startups. Importantly, the initiative will prepare India for future possibilities in space domain and will also increase the country’s preparation further. Under Mission DefSpace, 75 challenges are […]
Mission To Save Vultures : Tamil Nadu
Mission To Save Vultures: Tamil Nadu recently launched mission to save critically endangered vultures. The committee, which has a two-year tenure, will take steps for monitoring the conservation and recovery of existing vulture sites and mapping of vulture populations across the State for creating safe zones. It will work to eliminate the use of toxic […]
Web 3.0
Web 3.0: According to NASSCOM’s latest report, India is home to 11% of the global Web3.0 talent and employs nearly 75,000 blockchain professionals. The study titled “The India Web3 Start-up Landscape, An Emerging Technology Leadership Frontier,” was aimed at promoting a broader understanding of the diverse possibilities with Web3 and the landscape of Web3 start-ups […]
Swadesh Darshan 2
Swadesh Darshan 2: The Union Government to launch Swadesh Darshan 2 with chosen destinations from 15 States. Fifteen States are part of the first phase which include Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra. The initiative is being taken as part of the first phase of the ‘Swadesh Darshan 2’. Some of the […]
People’s Plan Campaign–2022
People’s Plan Campaign–2022: Ministry of Panchayati Raj is organising a two-day National Training Workshop on People’s Plan Campaign–2022 during 19th – 20th October, 2022 in New Delhi. Ministry of Panchayati Raj organises People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) every year (Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas) from 2nd October to 31st December. This year also PPC–2022 was launched on […]
