National Next generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle ⇒ The first set of indigenously developed next generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle was inducted into the Corps of Engineers of Indian Army at Pune on 21 December 2021. Designed by: The system has been designed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by Ordnance Factory […]

National Nehru and Tagore Literacy Awards for 2019 & 2020 ⇒ The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the prestigious Nehru and Tagore Literacy Awards in New Delhi on 19 December 2021. Winners: Prof. P. Adinarayana Reddy and Prof. M.C. Reddeppa Reddy were conferred with Nehru Literacy Awards for the year 2019 and 2020

National New generation ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ ⇒ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha on December 18, 2021. Various telemetry, radar, electro-optical stations and down range ships positioned along the eastern coast tracked

National 8th CII Industrial Innovation Awards 2021 ⇒ A total of 33 awards were conferred on companies and academic and research institutions for their industrial innovations at the 27th DST CII Technology Summit 2021 on 17 December 2021. During the summit, the 8th CII Industrial Innovation Awards 2021 has been conferred, included top 25 Innovative

National Keraleeyam-V K Madhavan Kutty Puraskaram-2020 ⇒ The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu presented ‘Keraleeyam-V K Madhavan Kutty Puraskaram-2020’ in different categories to four journalists at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas in Delhi on 17 December 2021. Recipients of the award: Shri Prasanth Reghuvamsam Resident Editor Asianet News Television Channel at Delhi Shri Kamal Varadoor, Chief Editor

National MIS Portal for rankings of States/UTs in Land Acquisition Projects ⇒ Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh launched MIS (Management Information System) portal for rankings of States/UTs in Land Acquisition Projects under RFCTLARR Act, 2013 on 16 December 2021. RFCTLARR Act, 2013: Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in

National Incentive scheme to promote RuPayDebit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions ⇒ The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved an incentive scheme to promote RuPayDebit cards and low-value (upto Rs.2,000) BHIM-UPI transactions (Person-to-Merchant (P2M)] in the country. The approval of the incentive scheme was given on 15 December 2021.