MPLAD Scheme: At a time when MPs have been asking for an increase in the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund, the Union Finance Ministry has ordered revised rules, under which the interest that the fund accrues will be deposited in the Consolidated Fund of India. The order of the Ministry dated April 11 […]
Tag: 11th May 2022
PM-WANI Scheme
PM-WANI: The “Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI)” scheme has been recently launched by RailTel. Through this scheme access to RailTel’s free and fast public WiFi services will be provided in 100 Indian Railways stations across the country having 2,384 WiFi hotspots. PM-WANI is the Department of Telecom’s program that helps facilitate the use […]
Pulitzer Prize 2022
Pulitzer Prize 2022: A team of four Indian photographers from Reuters news agency — slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave — have won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for their coverage of the Covid-19 crisis in India. Arguably the most coveted award for journalists from across the […]
Madrid Open 2022
Madrid Open 2022: The 2022 Madrid Open was a professional tennis tournament that was organized from 28th April to 8th Amy 2022. It was played on the outdoor clay courts at Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain. This tournament was sponsored by Mutua, the largest insurance company of Spain. This was the 20th edition of this tournament […]
World Thalassemia Day 2022 : Theme
World Thalassemia Day: Every year, May 8th is celebrated as World Thalassemia Day. The theme for World Thalassemia Day 2022 is, “Be Aware. Share. Care: Working with the global community as one to improve Thalassemia knowledge”. The event was first organised by the Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) in 1994, in memory of George Englezos, the […]
Direct Seeding Of Rice
Direct Seeding Of Rice: The Punjab government announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR). Last year, 18% (5.62 lakh hectares) of the total rice area in the state was under DSR against the government target of bringing 10 lakh hectares under it. In 2021-22, 31.45 lakh hectares […]
Martand Sun Temple
Martand Sun Temple: A controversy has erupted over a puja ceremony attended by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the premises of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)-protected Martand Sun temple in Anantnag, with the ASI claiming that it was in violation of rules. ASI argues that as per Ancient Monument Protection Act […]
PRAAPTI Portal
PRAAPTI Portal: According to the portal, total outstanding dues of electricity distribution companies to power producers rose by 4.04 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,21,765 crore (Rs 1.21 trillion) in May 2022. DISCOMs owed a total of Rs 1,17,026 crore to power generation firms in May 2021. PRAAPTI stands for- Payment Ratification And Analysis in […]
What Is Operation Dudhi?
What Is Operation Dudhi? This operation was undertaken by the Assam Rifles while it was in Jammu & Kashmir from the years 1990 to 1992. A team of 15 soldiers gunned down 72 Pakistan-trained extremists. This remains the most successful counter-insurgency operation that has been conducted by any security force till date. The battalion had […]
Depreciation Of Indian Rupee : All-Time Low Of 77.44 Against The U.S. Dollar.
Depreciation Of Indian Rupee : All-Time Low Of 77.44 Against The U.S. Dollar: The Indian rupee fell to an all-time low of 77.44 against the U.S. Dollar. Depreciation: Currency depreciation is a fall in the value of a currency in a floating exchange rate system. Rupee depreciation means that the rupee has become less valuable […]
