National Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau ⇒ Shri Manish Desai has assumed charge as Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIB) on 01 September 2023. Shri Desai takes over after the superannuation of Shri Rajesh Malhotra on 31 August 2023. Shri Manish Desai, a 1989 batch Indian Information Service Officer. Prior to […]

National Launch of the 7th Stealth Frigate of Project 17A, Warship Mahendragiri (Y – 12654) in Mumbai ⇒ Mahendragiri, the seventh Stealth Frigate of Project 17A being built at MDL, was launched at the shipyard on 01 September 2023 by Dr (Smt.) Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar. As Mahendragiri

National India’s first indigenously developed nuclear power plant unit in Gujarat ⇒ In a significant development, India’s first indigenously developed nuclear power plant unit in Gujarat has started operations at full capacity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted- ‘India achieves another milestone. The first largest indigenous 700 MWe Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 in Gujarat starts

National Launch of ‘DSC A 20 (YARD 325)’ First Ship of 05 x Diving Support Craft (DSC) Project ⇒ ‘DSC A 20’ (Yard 325), the first ship of Five (05) Diving Support Craft (DSC) project, was launched on 31 August 2023 at Titagarh, Kolkata (WB) onto Hooghly River. Built by: ‘DSC A 20’ (Yard 325)

National Awareness Campaign and Training of Trainers for the Elimination of Sickle Cell Anaemia ⇒ Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda launched the ‘Awareness Campaign and Training of Trainers’ as a part of the ‘Mission for Elimination of Sickle Cell Anaemia’ in New Delhi on 29 August 2023. The programme envisages training of

National Novel comic book titled “Let’s Move Forward” ⇒ Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, launched a novel comic book titled “Let’s Move Forward.” The launch event was held on August 29, 2023, at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi. Key Points: » This comic book is a collaborative effort between the

National 6th Census Report on Minor Irrigation (MI) Schemes ⇒ The Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation released the report on the 6th census on minor irrigation schemes on 26 August 2023. Highlights of Report: As per the report, 23.14 million minor irrigation (MI) schemes have been reported

National National Awards for e-Governance 2023 ⇒ The 26th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) 2023 was organised on 24th and 25th August, 2023 at Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Organized by: The two-day National Conference on e-Governance was jointly organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India and the

National Postage Stamp in Memory of Dadi Prakashmani ⇒ The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu released a postage stamp in memory of Dadi Prakashmani, former chief of Brahma Kumaris at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on August 25, 2023. This stamp was released under the ‘My Stamp’ initiative of the Department of Posts, Ministry of