One District-One Product (ODOP): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has unveiled the digital version of the One District-One Product (ODOP) gift catalogue during the Export Promotion Councils and Industry Associations meeting at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. On the occasion, Mr Goyal highlighted the ways in which the ODOP gift catalogue is a step towards […]
Tag: 9th Aug 2022
Akasa Air
Akasa Air: First Flight of Akasa Air from Mumbai to Ahmedabad inaugurated. Akasa Air is the 7th schedule airline with brand name of SNV Aviation having Corporate Headquarters at Mumbai with Boeing Max – 8 aircraft. Akasa Air plans to be a low-cost carrier with single fleet and all economy seats. Akasa Air is planning […]
SSLV-D1-EOS 02
SSLV-D1-EOS 02: The Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath has said that the maiden launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV failed to place the satellites in the intended orbit due to sensor anomaly. SSLV-D1-EOS 02 launched from Sriharikota launch pad had placed the satellites into 356kmX76 kms elliptical orbit instead of 356 […]
Outbound Travel And Tourism – An Opportunity Untapped
Outbound Travel And Tourism – An Opportunity Untapped: A report was released titled ‘Outbound Travel and Tourism – An Opportunity Untapped’, which shows India’s outbound tourism will surpass USD 42 billion by 2024. Outbound tourism is the act of travelling ‘out’ of the home country for the purposes of tourism. Findings of the Report: The […]
Governing Council Of NITI Aayog
Governing Council Of NITI Aayog: Addressing the seventh meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, New Delhi, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi heralded the collective efforts of all the States in the spirit of cooperative federalism as the force that helped India emerge from the Covid pandemic. The Governing […]
First Woman Director General Of The Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research
First Woman Director General Of The Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research: Senior electrochemical scientist Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Kalaiselvi’s research work of more than 25 years is primarily focused on electrochemical power systems and in particular, development of electrode materials, and […]
Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran Nuclear Deal: There has been a fresh round of talks over Iran’s nuclear programme in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal which is also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Officials from various countries including Iran were meeting for the first time since March 2022. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]
Ten More Ramsar Sites Added
Ten More Ramsar Sites Added: India has added 10 more Ramsar sites, or wetlands of international importance (taking the total number of such sites to 64) Ten sites are: Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary (TN): It is the largest reserve for breeding resident and migratory water birds and an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area forming part of […]
Coral Reefs In Great Barrier Reef
Coral Reefs In Great Barrier Reef: According to the Australian Institute of Marine Science’s (AIMS) annual long-term monitoring report, Australia’s northern and central Great Barrier Reef (GBR) has experienced high levels of coral reef cover over the past 36 years. The researchers also warned that the gains could be quickly reversed due to rising global […]
Article 370 And Article 35A
Article 370 And Article 35A: Three years of abrogation of Art 370 and Art 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. Article 370 conferred on J&K the power to have a separate constitution, a state flag, and autonomy of internal administration. Article 35A: It empowered the Jammu and Kashmir state’s legislature to define “permanent residents” of the […]
