National Several Development Projects in Gujarat ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated several development projects in Gujarat on 16 July 2021. These projects include the newly redeveloped Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station and the Aquatic Gallery, Robotic Gallery and Nature Park at Science City Ahmedabad. Attractions at Ahmedabad Science City: Aquatic gallery: » Aquatic

National International Cooperation and Convention Centre – Rudraksh ⇒ Recently, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Cooperation and Convention Centre – Rudraksh in Varanasi, which has been constructed with Japanese assistance. Foreign Assistance: The JICA-assisted Varanasi International Cooperation and Convention Centre (VCC) named ‘Rudraksha’, is a well-equipped convention centre in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

National Changing the nomenclature & mandate of North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine ⇒The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for changing the nomenclature & mandate of North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine (NEIFM) as North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR), on 14

National 4750 MW Renewable Energy Park at Rann of Kutch ⇒ NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, has received the go-ahead from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to set up 4750 MW renewable energy park at Rann of Kutch in Khavada, Gujarat. This will be India’s largest solar park to be

National Book ‘Palleku Pattabhishekam’ ⇒ The Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu released the book ‘Palleku Pattabhishekam’ on rural India and agriculture, written by former MP Shri Yalamanchili Sivaji at Dr Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute in Hyderabad on 11 July 2021. Baroda Startup Banking Program ⇒ Recently, Bank of Baroda signed a

National Highly salt-tolerant and salt-secreting true-mangrove species ⇒ Scientists at the DBT-Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar and SRM-DBT Partnership Platform for Advanced Life Sciences Technologies, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu have reported for the first time a reference-grade whole genome sequence of a highly salt-tolerant and salt-secreting true-mangrove species, Avicennia marina. About

National Book, ‘The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji’ ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has received the first copy of the book, ‘The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji’.  The book ‘The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji’ was penned by Late Mrs. Baljit Kaur Tulsi Ji, who is the

National Web-based integrated system for Sanction & Disbursement of defence pension ⇒ Recently, the Ministry of Defence has implemented SPARSH [System for Pension Administration (Raksha)], an integrated system for automation of sanction and disbursement of defence pension. Facility: This web-based system processes pension claims and credits pension directly into the bank accounts of defence pensioners