Current Affairs

National 3rd State Food Safety Index of FSSAI ⇒ The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s 3rd State Food Safety Index (SFSI) to measure the performance of States across five parameters of food safety. The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare […]

National National Single Window System for Investors and Businesses ⇒ Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution Shri Piyush Goyal launched the National Single Window System for Investors and Businesses. NSWS has been designed keeping the needs of entrepreneurs and investors at the center. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Goyal

National State Fish of Sikkim ⇒ The Sikkim government has declared Copper Mahseer, locally called katley, as the state fish. Aim: The government has declared katley as the state fish to highlight its importance and to give emphasis to its conservation. Important Points: The scientific name of Katley is Neolissochilus hexagonolepis. In Sikkim, katley is

National The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) ⇒ Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC took over as The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) at a ceremony at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) on 30 September 2021. Air Marshal V R Chaudhari, PVSM, AVSM, VM, was commissioned into the Fighter stream of

National 16th Chief Minister of Punjab ⇒ Congress’ Charanjit Singh Channi took oath as the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab on 20 September 2021. The 58-year-old Congress leader was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Banwarilal Purohit at a simple ceremony. IAPT – Dinabandhu Sahu Memorial Award 2021 ⇒ Dr. Pius Augustine

National Five volumes of ‘Sir Chhotu Ram: Writings and Speeches’ ⇒ The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu released five volumes of ‘Sir Chhotu Ram: Writings and Speeches’ brought out by the Haryana Academy of History and Culture in Gurugram on 19 September 2021. Addressing a gathering, the Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu called

National SPIN Scheme ⇒ On the occasion of ‘Sewa Diwas’, the birthday of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched a unique Scheme called SPIN (Strengthening the Potential of India) and set up a pottery cluster under SFURTI Scheme in Varanasi to empower over 1100 people of the marginalized potters’

National Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana ⇒ Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a program under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), in Rail Bhavan on 17 September 2021. Objective: To empower youth by way of providing entry level training in industry

National Inauguration of 5 NIELIT ⇒ Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India Shri Rajeev Chandrashekhar inaugurated 5 National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) Centres at a function in Churachandpur, Manipur on 16 September 2021. Centres: The centres are at 5

National Rajbhasha Keerthi Puraskar for National Mineral Development Ltd ⇒ The highest and most prestigious award in the field of Rajbhasha i.e. “Rajbhasha Keerthi Puraskar” was presented to National Mineral Development Ltd. (NMDC), under Ministry of Steel during the Rajbhasha Diwas Samaroh in New Delhi. NMDC secured the third prize in the category of Undertakings