National Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 ⇒ The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021 has been conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Key Points: The Jury headed by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, after due deliberations on 18th June, 2023 unanimously decided to select Gita Press, Gorakhpur as the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize

National Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society renamed as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society ⇒ In a special meeting of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society in June 2023, it was resolved to change its name to Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society. The Special Meeting was presided over by Defence Minister, Shri

National NTPC climbs up 52 positions to 433rd rank in Forbes’ “The Global 2000” List of top companies ⇒ NTPC Limited, India’s largest power generation company, has climbed 52 positions to secure the 433rd rank in Forbes’ “The Global 2000” List for 2023. Rising from 485th rank in the list in the year 2022, the

National Launch of the fourth ship of the Survey Vessel (Large) Project ‘SANSHODHAK’ ⇒ ‘Sanshodhak’, the fourth of four ships of Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project, being built by L&T/ GRSE for Indian Navy was launched on 13 June 2023 at Kattupalli, Chennai. The chief guest of the Launch Ceremony was VAdm Adhir Arora, Chief

National NHDC to construct 525 MW Pumped Storage Power Project near Indira Sagar, Khandwa ⇒ Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation Ltd (NHDC Ltd.) is going to construct a 525 MW Pumped Storage Project near Indira Sagar Dam, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh using the existing reservoirs Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar of the Indira Sagar Project. NHDC Ltd is

National Launch of ‘ANJADIP’ Third Ship of ASW SWC (GRSE) ⇒ ‘Anjadip’, the 3rd of eight ships of ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy, was launched on 13 June 2023 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli. The Launch Ceremony was presided over by VAdm R B Pandit, C-in-C (SFC).

National ‘SAGAR SAMRIDDHI’ – the online dredging monitoring system ⇒ Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) and Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal launched ‘SAGAR SAMRIDDHI’ – the online dredging monitoring system – in order to accelerate ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative of the Ministry on 09 June 2023. Developed by: » This system has been

National ‘Agni Prime’ ballistic missile successfully flight-tested by DRDO ⇒ New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni Prime’ was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on June 07, 2023. Key Points: During the flight test, all objectives were successfully demonstrated. This was the

National Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research (MAHIR) ⇒ The Ministry of Power and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy have jointly launched a National Mission to quickly identify emerging technologies in the power sector and develop them indigenously, at scale, for deployment within and outside India. The National Mission, titled “Mission on Advanced