Current Affairs

National Two innovative customer centric initiatives of RBI ⇒ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched two innovative customer centric initiatives of RBI on 12 November 2021. » These initiatives are the RBI Retail Direct Scheme and the Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme. RBI Retail Direct Scheme: The RBI Retail Direct Scheme is aimed at […]

National NIXI launches ‘Digital Payment Gateway’ ⇒ To facilitate its customers and partners, NIXI has gone digital by enabling digital payments across its three business units by integrating payment gateways on all its customer-facing websites for ease of use. This integration will lead to increased ease of use for NIXI’s customers by offering real-time payments,

National ‘Services Export Promotion Council- Global Services Conclave 2021’ ⇒ The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal addressed the gathering at ‘Services Export Promotion Council- Global Services Conclave 2021’ in New Delhi on 09 November 2021. Theme: The theme of the Global Services Conclave 2021

National Chief of the Naval Staff ⇒ The Government has appointed Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC as the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from the afternoon of 30th November 2021. Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC was commissioned on 1st January, 1983 in to the

National Logistics Ease Across Different States Report 2021 ⇒ ‘Logistics Ease Across Different States Report 2021’ has been released in New Delhi. The LEADS 2021 exercise has gone one-step ahead in analysing domestic and EXIM logistics ecosystem of the state. Specifically, two improvements have been done in the overall assessment framework. Firstly, objective parameters have

National Indigenously-developed smart anti-airfield weapon ⇒ Two flight tests of indigenously-developed smart anti-airfield weapon have been carried out jointly by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF). The two different configurations based on satellite navigation and electro optical sensors have been successfully tested. The weapon was launched by an IAF aircraft

National Books released during Ganga Utsav 2021 ⇒ On the occasion of Ganga Utsav 2021 various books were released. Curtain Raiser of Ganga Knowledge Portal was launched to develop robust knowledge management system for rivers. » First comic book ‘Chacha Chaudhary and Ganga Utsav’ was released in context of already sanctioned initiative to connect children

National First Internet Exchange in the state of Uttarakhand ⇒ Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, inaugurated the first Internet Exchange in the state of Uttarakhand, hosted at Dehradun, through a virtual inaugural ceremony from Delhi. The inauguration of the 10th internet exchange of NIXI

National Initiatives launched under Bhasha Sangam ⇒ Union Education and Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Bhasha Sangam Initiative for schools, Bhasha Sangam Mobile App and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Quiz App, to commemorate Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated every year on October 31 to mark the birth anniversary of

National Chairperson of NaBFID ⇒ India’s Finance Ministry announced that veteran banker K V Kamath has been appointed as chairperson of the newly-constituted National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID), a newly set up DFI in India. About: » In March this year, the Parliament had cleared the bill for setting up the Rs