Current Affairs

National: Uttar Pradesh government signed the concessionaire agreement with Zurich Airport to begin the development of Jewar Airport on 07th October, 2020.Zurich Airport International AG won the bid last year in November for building the greenfield airport set to come up in Greater Noida’s Jewar. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the Abhinandan program […]

National: NITI Aayog, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and Invest India organized a global symposium virtually, “India PV EDGE 2020” on Solar Manufacturing, on 06th October, 2020. The symposium was to catalyze cutting-edge PV manufacturing in India. The symposium comprised plenary session and subsequent sessions on “Wafers and Cells”, “Modules and Production Equipment” and

National: The first ever India-Russia webinar was organized under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. Webinar was based on the use of natural gas as motor fuel. It included two Technical sessions, on LNG as Transport Fuel and CNG as Transport Fuel. Swachhta

National: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal virtually inaugurated the Phoolbagan Station of Kolkata’s East West Metro corridor on 04th October, 2020. Metro train flagged off from Phoolbagan Station to Salt Lake Sector-V. Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs virtually launched India’s largest handicraft and organic products marketplace, Tribes India E-Marketplace (market.tribesindia.com) on the occasion

National: “Air India One-Boeing 777-300 ER” aircraft landed at the Delhi International Airport on October 1, 2020. It is reached India after undergoing retrofitment in the U.S. for more than two years. It will be used for VVIP travel, includes President, Vice-President and Prime Minister. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlote

National: Amir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah passed away on 29th September, 2020. As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, the Government of India has decided that there will be one day’s State Mourning on October 4, 2020 throughout India. Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri D.V.

National: India successfully test fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable hypersonic missile “Shaurya” on 03 October 2020. The surface-to-surface tactical missile with a strike range of around 1,000 km is capable of carrying payloads of 200 kg to 1000 kg.It has been test fired from launch complex 4 of the Integrated Test Range in the

National: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) have appointed Shri Sunil Sethi, a leading personality in the Indian fashion industry, as its advisor for a period of one year. He will advise the Commission on latest design interventions in the readymade garments segment as well as promotion of Khadi in India and abroad. National

National: Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test fired from MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges, Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) Ahmednagar, on 22nd September, 2020. Union Department of Justice has released its first booklet “Tele-Law – Reaching the Unreached, “Voices of the beneficiaries”. Booklet is a captivating readable collection of

National: India successfully test fired a new version of the surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a complex-III of the integrated test range at Balasore in Odisha on 30th September, 2020.Its range is about 400 km. It has featuring indigenous booster and airframe section along with many other ‘Made in India’ sub-systems. Appointment: On 30th