Zojila Pass: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) recently reopened the strategic Zojila Pass that acts as a gateway between the union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. Zojila Pass, also known as ‘The Mountain Pass of Blizzards’, is a strategic pass that connects Kashmir Valley to Ladakh. It is located on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway […]
Category: Current Affairs
Trade Infrastructure For Export Scheme
Trade Infrastructure For Export Scheme: The Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry informed the parliament that under Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES), financial assistance for a total of 40 export infrastructure projects has been approved during 2019-2023. Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES): This scheme replaced a centrally sponsored […]
Defence Acquisition Council
Defence Acquisition Council: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) recently approved the capital acquisition of indigenously-developed military hardware worth Rs 70,584 crore. The DAC is the highest decision-making bodyof the defence Ministry on procurement. Objective is to ensure expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of the armed forces. It was formed after the Group of Minister’s […]
Women And Men In India 2022
Women And Men In India 2022: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the 24th issue of “Women and Men in India 2022” (an annual statistics released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) India’s sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) is expected to improve to 952 by 2036, up significantly from 943 […]
Barda Wildlife Sanctuary : Report
Barda Wildlife Sanctuary : Report According to a recent report by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), the Gujarat government has planned to translocate 40 adult and sub-adult lions to the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary. Barda Wildlife Sanctuary area is located in the state of Gujarat. It falls into two districts Porbandar and Jamnagar. This area […]
President’s Colour Award : INS Dronacharya
President’s Colour Award : INS Dronacharya The President of India presented the President’s Colour to INS Dronacharya in Kochi INS Dronacharya is the gunnery school of the Indian Navy. It is located in Kochi, Kerala. It is responsible for training 820 officers and 2100 ratings per year in small-arms, naval missiles, artillery, radar and defensive […]
Baal Swaraj Portal
Baal Swaraj Portal: Women and Child Development Minister introduced about Baal Swaraj portal in Rajya Sabha. Baal Swaraj Portal is a portal launched by NCPCR for online tracking and digital real-time monitoring mechanism of children in need of care and protection. The portal has two functions- COVID care and CiSS. COVID Care link caters to […]
Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana
Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana: The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC), a component of Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana. It is a Central Sector Scheme, which is formerly known as National Action Plan for Senior Citizens. Its vision is to create a society where senior citizens live healthy, […]
Exercise SEA DRAGON 23
Exercise SEA DRAGON 23: Indian Navy is participating in SEA DRAGON 23 exercise in waters off Guam, USA which has been scheduled from 15-30 March 23. The Sea Dragon is an annual, multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise conducted by the United States Navy. Participating Countries: India, USA, Japan, Canada and South Korea. The annual exercise […]
Critical Minerals Project : India And Australia
Critical Minerals Project : India And Australia India and Australia have reached a significant milestone in working towards investment in critical minerals projects to develop supply chains between the two countries. Two lithium and three cobalt projects are among the five target projects that CMIP has chosen for thorough due diligence. Australia produces almost half […]
