Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF): President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) in Bengaluru. The ICMF is dedicated to Rocket Manufacturing and its assembly for ISRO. The facility will boost self-reliance in the manufacturing of high-thrust rocket engines. On January 5, 2014, India successfully flew GSLV-D5 with […]
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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase VII)
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase VII): The Union Cabinet has approved the extension for the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase VII) for a further period of 3 months i.e. October to December 2022. Under this welfare scheme, 5 kg of food grain per person per month is provided free of cost […]
World Heart Day
World Heart Day: World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September, every year. Maharashtra’s STEMI project helps detect over 2,000 heart attacks in a year. World Heart Day was first observed in the year 2000 after the World Heart Federation collaborated with the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a global campaign through which the […]
International Solar Alliance
International Solar Alliance: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Solar Alliance (ISA) during the 42nd session of ICAO Assembly in Montreal, Canada. Cochin International Airport in India became the world’s first fully Solar powered airport in the world in 2015. The MoU carries forward the legacy […]
Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan : Chief Of Defence Staff
Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan : Chief Of Defence Staff Government of India appointed Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan (Retired) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Lt Gen Chauhan will also function as Secretary, Department of Military Affairs with effect from the date of his assumption of charge. In a career spanning over nearly 40 […]
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Legendary actress Asha Parekh will be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020. Asha Parekh is a renowned film actress, director and producer and an accomplished Indian classical dancer. She is also a winner of Padma Shri, which was awarded to her in 1992. She has also served as the […]
Clean India 2.0
Clean India 2.0: The Department of Youth Affairs of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Government of India) will launch a month-long nationwide Clean India 2.0 from 1st -31st October, 2022 after the successful campaign of last year. The programme is being organised in all the villages across the country through the network of […]
R Venkataramani : New Attorney General Of India
R Venkataramani : New Attorney General Of India Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India. The Ministry of Law and Justice in a notification said, the President has appointed Mr Venkataramani as the new Attorney General for a period of three years. His appointment comes just days after […]
Cooling Action Plan
India Cooling Action Plan: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said that India is the first country with a cooling action plan based on energy efficiency and thermal comfort. He stated this while addressing the Ministerial Roundtable for Green Economy at the World Green Economy Summit at the World Trade Center in Dubai. The India […]
Popular Front Of India (PFI)
Popular Front Of India (PFI): The Central Government has declared Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates and affiliates as an unlawful association with immediate effect for a period of five years. Union Home Ministry said the PFI and its associates and affiliates including Rehab India Foundation, Campus Front of India, All India Imams […]
