India Discrimination Report: The India Discrimination Report which is released by Oxfam India highlighted that women and marginalized communities suffered discrimination in the job market. Highlights of the Report: The dataset was taken from the 61st round of the National Sample Survey on employment unemployment (2004-05), the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in 2018-19 and […]
Category: Current Affairs
Automobile Industry In India
Automobile Industry In India: The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry addressed the 62nd Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) Annual Session. The Theme of the session was ‘Future of Mobility – Transforming to be Ahead of Opportunity’. The ACMA is the apex body representing the interest of the Indian Auto Component Industry. Its membership of […]
Shallow Water Mining
Shallow Water Mining: A group of researchers has suggested that Shallow Water Mining is in direct conflict with Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability Goals, as the activity poses severe environmental risks. Shallow-water mining takes place at depths less than 200 metres and it has been touted as less destructive than terrestrial mining and less risky than […]
La Niña
La Niña: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology on September 13 confirmed the occurrence of La Niña phenomenon for the third consecutive year in the Pacific Ocean. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on August 31 had stated that the oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon would last until at least the end of the year, and for the […]
Vinesh Phogat
Vinesh Phogat: Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships after clinching a bronze in 53 kilogram category in Belgrade, Serbia. The Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medalist defeated reigning European champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden. This is her second bronze medal at the Championships. She had […]
Tribals Peace Agreement
Tribals Peace Agreement: A tripartite peace agreement was signed between Centre, Assam Government and eight tribal groups of Assam in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. The agreement was signed to end decade old crisis of tribal groups and tea garden workers in Assam. The tribal groups which have signed […]
Swachhata” Portal For The Special Campaign 2.0
Swachhata” Portal For The Special Campaign 2.0: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches “Swachhata” Portal for the Special Campaign 2.0 scheduled to begin on October 2 with a focus on Swachhata and Reducing Pendency in Government. Developed by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in the Union Ministry of Personnel, the Portal- […]
Naval Exercise Kakadu
Naval Exercise Kakadu: INS Satpura and P8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft have arrived in Darwin in Australia to participate in a multinational naval exercise, Kakadu, being hosted by the Royal Australian Navy. Exercise Kakadu is a joint-enabled, biennial exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy and supported by the Royal Australian Air Force. Kakadu is the […]
BLO e-Patrika
BLO e-Patrika: The Election Commission of India released a new digital publication ‘BLO e-Patrika’ at an interactive session held with BLOs spread across the States in India. This event was a first-of-its-kind direct interaction by the Commission with the BLOs across the country. BLOs are the direct link of the Commission with the people. BLOs […]
National Engineer’s Day
National Engineer’s Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted all engineers on the occasion of Engineers Day. Every year India celebrates National Engineer’s day on September 15 to recognise and honour the achievements of the great engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Along with India, Visvesvaraya’s great works are also celebrated in Sri Lanka and Tanzania on September 15 […]
