Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana : Updates Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare stated that it is open to taking pro-farmer changes in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in response to the recent climate crisis and rapid technological advances. PMFBY Launched in 2016 and is being administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and […]
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Periodic Labour Force Survey : National Statistical Office
Periodic Labour Force Survey : National Statistical Office The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). The unemployment rate in urban areas for persons aged above 15 eased to 7.2% in July-September 2022 from 9.8% in July-September 2021. Findings of the PLFS (July-September 2022): The unemployment ratio is defined as […]
National Milk Day 2022
National Milk Day 2022: Department of Animal Husbandry to celebrate National Milk Day to commemorate 101st birth anniversary of the “Father of the White Revolution in India -Dr. Verghese Kurien National Milk Day is celebrated in India on November 26 to honour the memory of Dr Verghese Kurien, who is fondly known as the father […]
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
International Electrotechnical Commission: India wins the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term. IEC is an international standard setting body that publishes international Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. These are known collectively as “electrotechnology”. It is a global, not-for-profit membership organization that brings […]
PSLV-C54
PSLV-C54: ISRO recently launched PSLV-C54 with Oceansat-3, 8 nano satellites. Satellites in PSLV-C54 includes EOS-06 (Oceansat-3) plus eight nano satellites (BhutanSat, ‘Anand’ from Pixxel, Thybolt, and Astrocast – four numbers from Spaceflight USA). ISRO Nano Satellite-2 for Bhutan (INS-2B) spacecraft is configured with INS-2 Bus. INS-2B will have two payloads namely NanoMx and APRS-Digipeater. NanoMx […]
MAARG Portal
MAARG Portal: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched a call for startup applications for registration on the Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience and Growth (MAARG) portal. MAARG portal is the National Mentorship Platform by Startup India. It is a one-stop platform to facilitate mentorship for startups […]
Draft Prevention Of Cruelty To Animal (Amendment) Bill-2022
Draft Prevention Of Cruelty To Animal (Amendment) Bill-2022: The Government has introduced the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animal (Amendment) Bill-2022 to amend the six-decade-old law Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960. The draft has been prepared by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Proposed Amendments: The draft includes ‘bestiality’ as a […]
Data On Daily Wage Payments In India : RBI
Data On Daily Wage Payments In India : RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released data on daily wage payments in India. Findings: In Madhya Pradesh (MP), male agricultural workers in rural areas got a daily wage of just Rs 217.8 while in Gujarat, it worked out to Rs 220.3 in the year ended […]
9th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus
9th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus: The Defence Minister of India participated in the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia Key Highlights : India called for urgent and resolute global efforts to counter transnational and cross-border terrorism, terming it as the gravest threat to regional and global security. India brought […]
Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI
Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI: A contingent of Indian Special Forces troops are currently engaged in a bilateral joint training Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI. It is a joint training exercise between Indian Special Forces and the Indonesian Special Forces. It is held at Sangga Buana Training Area,in The Exercise is the eighth edition of the series of bilateral […]
