Current Affairs

National Sarva Dawa Sevan or Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to Eliminate LF ⇒ Union Secretary for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Rajesh Bhushan launched a nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign aimed at ending disease transmission through the door-to-door administration of anti-filarial drugs, especially in 10 filaria affected states. This launch comes a month […]

National AMRITPEX 2023 – National Philatelic Exhibition ⇒ The Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated AMRITPEX 2023 – National Philatelic Exhibition on 11 February 2023. Organized by: AMRITPEX 2023, National Philatelic Exhibition was organised by the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications to showcase India’s rich

National PM flags off Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Train ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off two Vande Bharat trains at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai on 10 February 2023. The two trains are Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat. Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat Train is the

National Mission Antyodaya Survey (MAS) 2022-23 ⇒ The Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurated the Mission Antyodaya Survey (MAS) 2022-23 including launching of its portal and mobile application “Mission Antyodaya” at a function in New Delhi on 09 February 2023. » Shri Giriraj Singh informed that Mission Antyodaya Survey

National Unity in Creativity Contest ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the winners as well as the participants of Unity in Creativity contest organised under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in year 2021. The Grand Finale of the contest was organised at Nehru Park in Delhi. Ministry of Culture presented awards for the

National National Convention on ‘Women as Foundation of Value-based Society’ ⇒ The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated a National Convention on the theme ‘Women as Foundation of Value-based Society’ at the Om Shanti Retreat Centre of Brahmakumaris at Gurugram on February 9, 2023. She also launched an all India awareness campaign ‘Empowering the

National OIL’s Hydrogen Bus ⇒ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagged off Oil India Limited’s (OIL) indigenously developed hydrogen fuel cell-based e-bus at the India Energy Week (IEW) in Bengaluru on 6th February 2023. OIL, under the National Hydrogen Mission and Atmanirbhar Bharat vision of the Government of India, developed indigenously this hydrogen fuel cell-based

National 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2023 ⇒ National School of Drama (NSD) organized the 22nd edition of the Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), 2023 from 14th to 26th February, 2023. Venue: The prestigious international theatre festival was held in Delhi, Jaipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Guwahati, Jammu, Srinagar, Bhopal, Nashik and Kevadia. The closing ceremony was in Kevadia

National 1st edition of India Energy Week 2023 ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 in Bengaluru on 06 February 2023. The Prime Minister launched the uniforms under the ‘Unbottled’ initiative of Indian Oil. He also dedicated the twin-cooktop model of the IndianOil’s Indoor Solar Cooking System and

National Indian Railways starts a new service for ordering food through WhatsApp ⇒ Indian Railways’ PSU, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) started e-catering services through a specially developed website www.catering.irctc.co.in as well its e-catering app Food on Track. » In a step further towards the making its e-catering services more customer-centric, Indian