National Future Tech 2021 ⇒ Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, virtually attended the inaugural session of the International Conference and Exhibition on Digital technologies – “Future Tech 2021”. The event was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) from 19 […]

National 45th Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award ⇒ Well-known Malayalam writer Benyamin has bagged the 45th Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award for his book “Manthalirile 20 Communist Varshangal”. The prestigious award, instituted by the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust, comprises a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a sculpture designed by renowned sculptor Kanayi Kunhiraman and

National Kushinagar International Airport ⇒ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport on 20th October 2021. Key Points: The Airports Authority of India, in its continuous endeavour to upgrade airport infrastructure in the country, has developed the Kushinagar Airport with new terminal building spread across 3600sqm, at an estimated cost of Rs

National INDUS (Innovation Development Upskilling) IoT Kit ⇒ Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar visited the CDAC Centre at Bangalore to Launch INDUS (Innovation Development Upskilling) IoT Kit – a single board IoT development platform. The CDAC developed kit, of the

National ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd ⇒ The Government of India accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), thus giving PFC greater operational and financial autonomy. An order to this effect was issued by the Department of Public Enterprises, under the Ministry of Finance on 12 October

National Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool ⇒ Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh along with Lord Tariq Ahmad jointly launched Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool for integration of climate information in Geographic Information System (GIS) based watershed planning under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. Mr. Lord

National Award instituted in memory of the Vice President’s teacher, Shri Poluri Hanumajjanakirama Sarma ⇒ The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented an award instituted in memory of the Vice President’s teacher, Shri Poluri Hanumajjanakirama Sarma to Shri Kovela Suprasannacharya in Hyderabad for his contributions in the field of Poetry and Literature. The award,

National 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence ⇒ The Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu presented the 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence to eminent pulmonologist and Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dr. Randeep Guleria at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas on 11 October 2021. Presenting the award, the

National Two National Awards to Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank ⇒ Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) sponsored by Canara Bank has bagged two national awards (‘APY Big Believers’ and ‘Leadership capital’) from Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for significant enrolment under Atal Pension Yojana (APY). P Gopi Krishna, Chairman of KVGB, who received the