Recently, the government has launched the phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship under SANKALP (Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion) programme. SANKALP SANKALP, a Centrally sponsored scheme, is a World Bank loan assisted program, launched by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in...
Recently, on the banks of the Sarayu in Ayodhya, the Ram Katha Park has been renovated which will be renamed as Queen Heo Hwang-ok memorial park. The Korean queen is believed to have had Indian roots. In 2000, India and South Korea signed an agreement to...
India has successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile called Agni-5 on October 27, 2021. Key Point The missile was launched from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. The missile uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine, which can strike the targets up to the range of...
Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, is on the official visit to Italy for attending ‘G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ meeting in Rome. Highlights On the official visit, she will discuss measures to strengthen COVID-19 pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response. This...
The National e Governance Division (NeGD) of the Ministry of Electronics and IT organised “AI Pe Charcha (AI Dialogue)” on October 28, 2021. Theme of the dialogue AI Pe Charcha was organised under the theme- “AI for Date Driven Governance”. Aim of the session This session...
AIIB has said that it would look to fund both social as well as climate-resilient infrastructure in India in the coming years. Meanwhile, it has also asked India to strike a balance between ramping up physical infrastructure and the social infrastructure such as healthcare systems. What...
The Civil Aviation Ministry has notified a traffic management framework for drones. The framework has been issued under the Drone Rules 2021. Overview of the framework: Public and private third-party service providers will manage their movement in the airspace under 1,000 feet. The framework allows third-party service providers...
Recently, scientists have discovered a new species of beetle named Trigonopterus corona on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It is not the only insect species to be named after the pandemic. In April 2021, a new species of caddisfly(a moth-like insect) was collected near a stream...
Drought fueled by climate change has dropped Lake Tahoe in the US below its natural rim and halted flows into the Truckee River. It is an historically cyclical event that's occurring sooner and more often than it used to. About: Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America,...
Recently, Kerala has won the award for the ‘city with the most Sustainable Transport System’. Key Points It will be presented by the Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs. The award is given in recognition of the transport facilities in various states and Union Territories of...
