National NATRAX- the High Speed Track ⇒ Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurated NATRAX- the High Speed Track (HST) in Indore on 29 June 2021. About HST: NATRAX, a world class High Speed Track of 11.3 km is developed in an area of 1000 acres of land. NATRAX is the […]

National Reappointment of Attorney General for India ⇒ Senior advocate, K K Venugopal has been reappointed as the Attorney General for India for a period of one year with effect from July 1, 2021. A notification was issued in this regard by the Department of Legal Affairs under the law ministry. The current tenure of

National New Generation Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Agni P ⇒ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a New Generation Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Agni P from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha, Balasore on June 28, 2021. About Missile: Agni P is a new generation advanced variant of

National 17 measures to provide relief to diverse sectors affected by the 2nd wave of COVID-19 ⇒ Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures to provide relief to diverse sectors affected by the 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic on 28 June 2021. A total of 17 measures amounting

International 9th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS-2021) ⇒ The 9th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS-2021) was organised by Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on June 22-24, 2021. Held annually since 2012, the conference is an important security dialogue. Discussion: The forum discussed global and regional stability issues, as well as various

National Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT Delhi ⇒ Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 on 25 June 2021. The technology and its manufacturing are 100% indigenous. Developed by: The Rapid Antigen Test kit has been developed by the IIT Delhi researchers

National 18th meeting of the Maritime State Development Council ⇒ Union Minister of State (I/C) for Port, Shipping and Waterways Shri Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the 18th meeting of the Maritime State Development Council (MSDC) on 24 June 2021. It was organized by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Objective: The objective of the Maritime

National 3rd edition of the Northern Zone Food Processing Summit ⇒ Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Food Processing Industries, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 3rd edition of the Northern Zone Food Processing Summit on 24June 2021. It was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Speaking

National Merger of CWC & CRWC ⇒ The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved to merge and transfer all assets, liabilities, rights and obligations of ‘Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited’ with its holding enterprise ‘Central Warehousing Corporation’. The merger of CWC-CRWC is another step towards implementing the direction of