Multilateral Maritime Exercise La Perouse: Indian Navy Ships INS Satpura and INS Kiltan along with P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft are participating, for the first time in multilateral maritime exercise La Pérouse, being conducted in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region from 5th to 7th April 2021. Post conduct of La Perouse, the Indo-French Naval […]
Tag: 6th Apr 2021
Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021
Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021: The President of India has promulgated the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, by which the appellate authorities under nine Acts have been done away with and the right to hear appeals under the statute has been conferred to High Courts. Section 184 […]
Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP)
Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP): The Union Minister of Health, Harsh Vardhan launched the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP). The Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) is the next generation highly refined version of the presently used Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP). According to the minister, India is the first country in the world to adopt […]
DCEP : New Digital Currency of China
New Digital Currency: China: China in February launched the latest round of pilot trials of its new digital currency, with reported plans of a major roll-out by the end of the year and ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February 2022. Officially titled the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), the digital RMB (or […]
What is E9 Initiative?
E9 Initiative: Consultation meeting of Education Ministers of E9 countries on E9 initiative to be held tomorrow. The consultation is the first of a three-phased process to co-create an initiative on digital learning and skills, targeting marginalized children and youth, especially girls. The E9 initiative: The initiative aims to accelerate recovery and advance the Sustainable […]
Who Was Babu Jagjivan Ram?
Babu Jagjivan Ram 113th birth anniversary.: The Prime Minister paid tributes to freedom fighters and former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram on his 113th birth anniversary. Jagjivan Ram, popularly known as Babuji, was a national leader, a freedom fighter, a crusader of social justice, a champion of depressed classes, and an outstanding Parliamentarian. Jagjivan […]
58th National Maritime Day 2021 : Theme
58th National Maritime Day (5th April): The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways celebrated the 58th National Maritime Day (5th April). Maritime India Vision-2030, was also discussed at the occasion. National Maritime Day is celebrated every year on 5th April to commemorate the maiden voyage of the first Indian flag merchant vessel ‘S.S LOYALTY’ from […]
Chenab Bridge : World’s Highest Railway Bridge In Jammu & Kashmir
World’s Highest Railway Bridge In Jammu & Kashmir By Indian Railways: The Prime Minister has lauded the completion of Arch closure of the Chenab Bridge, the World’s Highest Railway Bridge in Jammu & Kashmir by Indian Railways. The length of the Chenab bridge will be 1,315 metres with 17 spans, of which the span of […]
Dismantling of INS Viraat
INS Viraat: INS Viraat, the Navy’s decommissioned aircraft carrier, has become the “private property” of a ship-breaker who has already torn down 40% of its body, chiefly for scrap, the Supreme Court told a private company, that wants to turn the vessel into a maritime museum-cum-adventure center. On February 10, the court had ordered a […]
