Current Affairs

National ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ (Education at Doorstep) scheme ⇒ Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched the ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ (Education at Doorstep) scheme at a function held in Villupuram district on 27 October 2021. Objective: The main objective of the ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ scheme was to address the learning gap that had arisen […]

National ‘ALIMCO MITRA’ Mobile Application ⇒ Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar, visited ALIMCO to review the functioning and performance of the corporation. On the occasion of his visit Union minister launched android based ‘ALIMCO MITRA’ Mobile Application developed to facilitate the service for Grievance Redressal and New Registration for the Divyangjan

National First ‘One District, One Product’ ‘Dilli Bakes’ ⇒ The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, in association with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) launched the first ‘One District, One Product’ ‘Dilli Bakes’. The product was launched in the bakery products category of the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises

National ‘Future Skills PRIME’ programme ⇒ The Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar launched the ‘Future Skills PRIME’ programme. It is a joint initiative by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and NASSCOM. Aim: Conceived as a first-of-its-kind initiative, Future

National Report on ‘Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle’ ⇒ NITI Aayog on October 2021 released a comprehensive report titled ‘Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle’, which brings out the gaps in the health insurance coverage across the Indian population and offers solutions to address the situation. The report highlights the need for designing a

National DRDO’s Long-Range Bomb (LRB) ⇒ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) team jointly flight tested indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb (LRB) successfully from an aerial platform on October 29, 2021. The flight of the bomb and the performance was monitored by a number of range sensors including Electro Optical Tracking

National Kerala decided to institute State awards on the lines of the Padma awards ⇒ The Cabinet of Kerala has decided to institute State awards on the lines of the Padma awards presented nationally for exemplary contribution to various fields. About State Award: The State awards will be titled ‘Kerala Puraskarangal’. The State awards will

National Sixth Edition of National Formulary of India ⇒ Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the Sixth Edition of National Formulary of India (NFI). Published by: NFI has been published by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) to promote rational use of medicines in the country. Significance: The NFI is published to

National Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak’ ⇒ The indigenously built Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak’ was commissioned and dedicated to the nation on October 28, 2021 at Goa by Director General of Indian Coast Guard K Natarajan. This will give a significant boost to the maritime safety and security of the nation. Base: ICGS Sarthak

National ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ Scheme ⇒ The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Charanjit Singh Channi launched the ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ scheme to confer proprietary rights on the people living in the houses within the ‘Lal Lakir’ of villages and the cities. The scheme has been launched as a major reprieve for millions of families