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 […]
Category: Current Affairs
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tribal Youth Exchange Programme
Tribal Youth Exchange Programme: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with Ministry of Home Affairs recently organised 14th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme for the development of Tribal Youth in New Delhi. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan has been organizing Tribal Youth Exchange Programme since 2006 for the development and main streaming of Tribal Youth […]
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC): Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the construction of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) site at Gujarat’s Lothal via video conferencing. Lothal was one of the southernmost sites of the Indus Valley civilization, located in the Bhāl region of what is now the state of Gujarat. The port city is […]
PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022
PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. Key Highlights : PM released the 12th installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) funds. Rs 16,000 crores were transferred to over 8.5 crore eligible farmers as part […]
One Health Concept
One Health Concept: A new One Health Joint Plan of Action was launched by the Quadripartite-the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE). In April 2022 a pilot project in the state of Uttarakhand was […]
