Current Affairs

National ‘Yuktdhara’ GIS-based planning Portal ⇒ Recently, a new Geospatial Planning portal under Bhuvan “Yuktdhara” has been released to facilitate planning of new MGNREGA assets using Remote Sensing and GIS based information. The Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh launched the Yuktdhara GIS-based planning Portal. Speaking at the launch of […]

National Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 ⇒ The Lok Sabha passed the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 on 06 August 2021. The bill seeks to amend the Income Tax Act of 1961 and the Finance Act of 2012. The Bill provides: » No tax demand will be raised in future on the basis of the

National India’s first e-vehicle friendly highway ⇒ Recently, the Union Minister of Heavy Industries, Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated Solar Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station at Karnal Lake Resort, Karnal. The Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the first e-vehicle friendly highway in the country with a network of Solar-based Electric Vehicle Charging stations (SEVCs). Set up

National Sri Basava International Award ⇒ Karnataka government has selected Sri Basavaliga Pattaddevaru, senior seer of Bhalki Hiremath, for the prestigious Sri Basava International Award. Minister for Kannada and Culture V. Sunil Kumar presented the award on 18 August 2021 in Bengaluru. The septuagenarian seer has spent over five decades in the Lingayat religious institution

National Sir M Visvesvaraya Memorial Award ⇒ The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu attended ‘Sir M Visvesvaraya Memorial Award’ ceremony organized by Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) on 18 August 2021. The award ceremony was held at Bengaluru.  The Vice President of India presented “Sir M Visvesvarya Memorial

National MeitY-NASSCOM Women Startup Entrepreneurs Awards 2020-21 ⇒ The MeitY-NASSCOM Women Startup Entrepreneurs Awards is the first step to recognize and cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit in women and inspire the next generation of women. The winners of the MeitY-NASSCOM Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-21 in partnership with UN Women have been declared on August 17,

National Climb-a-thon ⇒ Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged-in a climb-a-thon organised by Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling to celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, in New Delhi on August 17, 2021. Key Points: » The climb-a-thon was organised at four smaller peaks of Sikkim Himalayas from April 20-25, 2021. » The climb-a-thon, under the leadership

National ‘Operation Blue Freedom’ Expedition ⇒ During the events organised by Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar flagged off a pioneering expedition ‘Operation Blue Freedom’. A team of people with disabilities from across the country undertook an expedition till Siachen Glacier, to create a new World Record

National Freedom Cyclothon ⇒ ‘Freedom Cyclothon’ in Mumbai was organized on 14 August 2021. Organized by: It was organized by the Headquarters Maharashtra Naval Area, to celebrate the commencement of 75th year of Independence. No. of Cyclists: 75 Cyclists covered a cumulative distance of 75 Km to commemorate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The cyclists were

National Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 ⇒ The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, which prohibits identified single use plastic items which have low utility and high littering potential by 2022. The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of following