Current Affairs

National PM lays foundation stone and dedicates development projects in Varanasi ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated development projects worth more than Rs 1780 crores in Varanasi, on 24 March 2023. Prime Minister dedicated and laid the foundation stone of projects during the programme at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University […]

National QCI & UP Government launch Uttar Pradesh Gunvatta Sankalp ⇒ The Government of Uttar Pradesh and Quality Council of India, in collaboration with industry associations – ASSOCHAM, FICCI, IIA and PHDCCI – launched the Uttar Pradesh Gunvatta Sankalp (Uttar Pradesh Quality Mission) at Lucknow on 23 March 2023. The Sankalp was inaugurated by Deputy

National Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) at Devasthal ⇒ Union Minister of State (I/C) Science & Technology; Minister of State (I/C) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope at Devasthal in Uttarakhand on 21 March 2023.

National ‘AIS for Taxpayer’ Mobile App ⇒ The Income Tax Department has launched a Mobile app, namely, ‘AIS for Taxpayer’ to facilitate taxpayers to view their information as available in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) / Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS). About Mobile App: ‘AIS for Taxpayer’ is a mobile application provided free of cost by

National PM inaugurates ITU Area Office & Innovation Center ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area office & Innovation Centre in India at a programme in Vigyan Bhawan on 22 March 2023. The Prime Minister also unveiled the Bharat 6G Vision Document and launched the 6G R&D

National Launch of ‘ANDROTH’, 2nd Ship of ASW SWC (GRSE) Project ⇒ ‘Androth’, the second of 08 x ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project, being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy was launched on 21 March 2023 at M/s GRSE, Kolkata. The ship made her first contact with water of Hooghly River at the

National Managing Director & CEO of Invest India ⇒ Ms. Nivruti Rai joined as the Managing Director & CEO of Invest India on July 12, 2023. She has taken over the charge from Ms. Manmeet K Nanda, Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) who had assumed this additional charge of

National Book ‘Governorpet to Governor’s House: A Hick’s Odyssey’ ⇒ The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar released a book ‘Governorpet to Governor’s House: A Hick’s Odyssey’ – a memoir of the former Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri PS Ramamohan Rao, in New Delhi on March 19, 2023. Addressing the gathering after releasing the book, the

National Seven PM MITRA (Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel) Park ⇒ The Government of India announced the sites for setting up of 7 PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks for the Textile industry on 17 March 2023. The Parks will come up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka,

National India Post partners with Shiprocket ⇒ India Post, the largest delivery network of the world, has signed an MoU with Shiprocket to boost last-mile Ecommerce delivery services across the country. India Post, India’s leading postal service provider, has announced partnership with Shiprocket, a leading logistics aggregator company, to enhance its last-mile delivery services for