Restoration Of Historic Anang Tal lake : South Delhi The Ministry of Culture has ordered the restoration of Historic Anang Tal lake in South Delhi. National Monuments Authority (NMA) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have asked officials to expedite conservation work so the site could be declared a National Monument. The lake is situated […]
Category: Current Affairs
National Language Debate
National Language Debate: Remarks by a Hindi actor to the effect that Hindi is the national language of India sparked a controversy recently over the status of the language under the Constitution. The Constitution of India has not given any language a national status. Under Article 343 of the Constitution, the official language of the […]
Vaccine Hesitancy
Vaccine Hesitancy: While last year, before the second wave, vaccine hesitancy was ascribed to the low uptake, it is quite likely now that people are exercising their option of waiting for more kinds of the vaccine. The current attitude is foregrounded in the ground reality that daily infections are low despite a complete opening […]
Nomination Of Rajiv Ranjan As Ex-Officio Member Of Monetary Policy Committee
Nomination Of Rajiv Ranjan As Ex-Officio Member Of Monetary Policy Committee: The Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved nomination of Rajiv Ranjan as ex-officio member of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 was amended by Finance Act (India), 2016 to constitute MPC. It is […]
Jivhala Scheme
Jivhala Scheme: It is a loan scheme for inmates serving sentences in jails launched by the Maharashtra Department of Prisons. The credit scheme is being offered by the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank. The pilot was introduced for prisoners at Yerawada Central Jail in Pune, and will gradually be extended to nearly 60 prisons across the […]
Lapsus$ : Cyber Crime Group
Lapsus$ : Cyber Crime Group On March 22, authentication platform Okta confirmed that hackers from the cyber-crime group Lapsus$ had tried intruding into its system three months earlier. Lapsus$ is said to be based in South America and is led by two teenagers, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old. The group is relatively new but has […]
61st Bodo Sahitya Sabha
61st Bodo Sahitya Sabha: President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a four-day visit to the North Eastern States, will attend the concluding session of the 61st Bodo Sahitya Sabha at Kachubari in Tamulpur district of Assam. It is a historic moment for the Bodo Sahitya Sabha as no President of India has ever attended […]
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) : Bengaluru
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) : Bengaluru Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) campus in Bengaluru. The NATGRID CEO informed that the services of NATGRID solution will be available to 11 central agencies and police of all States and Union Territories. It will link user agencies with data […]
Operation Satark
Operation Satark: RPF launches Focused effort under “Operation Satark” from 5th April to 30th April, 2022. Railway Protection Force (RPF) is a security force under the ownership of Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It was formed in 1872 under the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957. It is the lead security agency in […]
Sixth Edition Of The India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations
Sixth Edition Of The India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz today co-chaired the sixth edition of the India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations-IGC in Berlin The biennial IGC is a unique dialogue format that also sees participation of several Ministers from both sides. This was the Prime Minister’s first IGC with Chancellor […]
