Daily Current Affairs

National 10-minute Drone Show at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi ⇒ Indian StartUp “Botlabs”, funded by Technology Development Board (TDB) under Union Ministry of Science & Technology and led by IIT Delhi alumni, flew 1000 Drones in “Beating Retreat” ceremony. The event was held on 29 January 2022 at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi. The

National India’s nomination for consideration as World Heritage for the year 2022-2023 ⇒ The Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalised as India’s nomination for consideration as World Heritage for the year 2022-2023. The ‘Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala’ are on UNESCO’s Tentative list since 15th April, 2014. About: The

National Chief Economic Advisor ⇒ The Government of India has appointed Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor. Dr Nageswaran has assumed charge on 28 January 2022. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Nageswaran has worked as a writer, author, teacher and consultant. He was the Dean of the IFMR Graduate School of Business

National TX2 Tiger Conservation Award bagged Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve ⇒ The Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) of Tamil Nadu has been awarded the prestigious TX2 Award after its tiger number doubled since 2010. According to the Tamil Nadu government survey, there were 43 tigers in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in 2010. Now, the number has

National Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards – 2021 ⇒ The President of India has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards – 2021 on 51 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 06, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 16 and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 29 persons. Five awardees are posthumous.

National District Good Governance Index for 20 Districts of UT of Jammu and Kashmir ⇒ Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah released the District Good Governance Index for 20 Districts of UT of Jammu and Kashmir on 22 January 2022. The event was organized jointly by Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances

National Hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ⇒ In order to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and as part of the year-long celebrations, the government has decided to install a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. Till the grand statue of

National ‘Banking on Electric Vehicles in India’ Report ⇒ NITI Aayog, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), and RMI India released a report, titled ‘Banking on Electric Vehicles in India’ on 21 January 2022. It outlines the importance of priority-sector recognition for retail lending in the electric mobility ecosystem. The report provides considerations and recommendations to inform

National Henley Passport Index 2022 ⇒ The Indian passport now ranked at 83rd position on the Henley Passport Index 2022. Indian passport rank climbed seven places from the 90th rank last year. » Henley Passport Index 2022 released the rankings for the first quarter of 2022. The index is based on exclusive data from the

National BrahMos supersonic cruise missile ⇒ BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with increased indigenous content and improved performance, was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on January 20, 2022. The launch was conducted by Brahmos Aerospace in close coordination with the teams of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Teams