National CSIR Young Scientist Award 2021 ⇒ The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research introduced in 1987, a scheme of awards for Young Scientists in the CSIR system to promote excellence in various fields of science and technology. Each award consists of a citation, a cash prize of rupees fifty thousand and a plaque. Award […]

National MoU between CSIR and NCSM ⇒ Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) signed a MoU to setting up of Science Museums at select CSIR Laboratories. Aim: The MoU aims at setting up Science Museums at select CSIR Laboratories to promote scientific curiosity and awareness among the

National Amrit Grand Challenge- जनCARE, Reimagining the Healthcare Delivery-Touching a billion lives ⇒ Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the “Amrit Grand Challenge Program” titled “जनCARE” on 28 September 2021. Amrit

National CSIR Award for S&T Innovations for Rural Development (CAIRD) for the year 2020 ⇒ CSIR Award for S&T Innovations for Rural Development (CAIRD) for the year 2020 Winners 1. CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu CSIR-IIIM, Jammu won the award for “Purple Revolution in Jammu & Kashmir: Rural Development through Lavender cultivation in Jammu

National First woman speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly ⇒ Senior BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya became the first woman speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. She holds the position since 27 September 2021. Export Champion Award 2020-21 ⇒ Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy presented the Export Champion Award 2020-21 to Brandix India

National 7th edition of Swachh Survekshan ⇒ Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the seventh consecutive edition of Swachh Survekshan, the world’s largest urban cleanliness survey conducted by Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) at New Delhi on 27 September 2021. Highlights: Designed with ‘People First’ as its driving philosophy, Swachh

National Maiden Flight Test of Akash Prime Missile ⇒ A new version of the Akash Missile – ‘Akash Prime’ has been successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha on 27 September 2021. The missile intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking enemy aircrafts, in its maiden flight test after improvements. Comparison:

National Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and AMRUT-2.0 ⇒ To celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and its glorious history, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs organized special events and programmes throughout India from 27th September to 3rd October, 2021, as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations. The main feature of