Cord Blood Banking: Cord Blood Banking Services Market was valued at $1,126 mn in 2016, & is estimated to reach at $2,772 mn by 2023, registering a CAGR of 13.8% from 2017 to 2023. The rise in awareness related to the benefits of using cord blood stem cells for the treatment of chronic diseases, such […]
Category: Current Affairs
11th Defence Technology And Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group Meeting
11th Defence Technology And Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group Meeting: The 11th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group meeting between India and the United States (US) was held virtually on November 09, 2021. The DTTI Group meetings are normally held twice a year, alternating between India and the US. However, this DTTI meeting was held […]
Privilege Motion Against Minister
Privilege Motion Against Minister: Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh has moved a privilege motion against Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy over the appointment of former MP Tarun Vijay as the Chairperson of the National Monuments Authority, a post for which, Mr. Ramesh said, Mr. Vijay was not qualified. The Ancient Monuments […]
eGCA (e-Governance in Directorate General of Civil Aviation)
eGCA (e-Governance in Directorate General of Civil Aviation): Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minster of Civil Aviation dedicated eGCA, the e-governance platform in Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to the nation. DGCA has implemented its e-governance platform eGCA. The project has been aimed at automation of the processes and functions of DGCA, with 99 services […]
Digital Atlantic Charter Initiative
Digital Atlantic Charter Initiative: U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Robert Spalding has announced the Digital Atlantic Charter initiative, a public-private effort focused on safeguarding democracies worldwide. It is created in the spirit of the Atlantic Charter and following the recent AUKUS trilateral security partnership between Australia, U.K. and the U.S. The initiative supports countries in […]
Customer Centric Initiatives Of The Reserve Bank Of India
Customer Centric Initiatives Of The Reserve Bank Of India: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch two innovative customer centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India on 12 November, 2021 at 11 AM via video conferencing. These initiatives are the RBI Retail Direct Scheme and the Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme. RBI Retail […]
Acharya Kripalani
Acharya Kripalani: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Acharya Kripalani on his Jayanti. Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (1888 – 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an independence activist, Indian politician and an Educationist. Kripalani was also well-known for his work in the field of education. From 1912 to 1927, he taught at […]
Dulari Devi
Dulari Devi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude for the gesture by Dulari Devi, an artist from Bihar’s Madhubani, who presented him a sample of her artwork during an informal interaction with Padma awardees at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dulari Devi (born 1968) is an Indian artist and illustrator, working in the Mithila art tradition. She […]
What Is Daylight Saving Time?
What Is Daylight Saving Time? Daylight saving time was in the news this week as standard time hit the United States this past weekend, forcing people to turn their clocks back and gain an hour of sleep. Daylight Saving Time is Also called summer time, it is the system for uniformly advancing clocks, so as […]
Permanent Commission For Women Officers
Permanent Commission For Women Officers: After the Supreme Court cautioned the Indian Army of contempt, the Centre has assured the court that it will roll out Permanent Commission (PC) option to all eligible women Army officers. The Supreme Court in February 2020 directed the government to ensure that women officers in the Army be granted […]
