Current Affairs

National 2nd phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the second phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 via video conferencing on 18 January 2023. The Prime Minister appreciated the scale of Khel Mahakumbh and expressed hope that India’s traditional expertise in sports will get a new wing through […]

National 8th India International Science Festival, IISF-2022 ⇒ The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh jointly inaugurated India International Science Festival, IISF-2022 in Bhopal on 21 January 2023. IISF is the initiative of the Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of

National Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX-23): Indian Navy’s Largest War Game ⇒ TROPEX (TROPEX-23), the Indian Navy’s major Operational level exercise for the year 2023, was conducted across the expanse of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) over a duration of four months from November 2022 to March 2023. Indian Navy’s major maritime exercise TROPEX 23

National Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train “Shri Jagannath Yatra” ⇒ Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train “Shri Jagannath Yatra” was flagged off on 25 January 2023 from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station on its auspicious tour. Train flagged off by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, along with Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Minister of Railways, Communications

National Low Carbon Cruise on Mahabahu Brahmaputra ⇒ A Low Carbon Cruise on the Mahabahu Brahmaputra was flagged off in the run-up to the India Energy Week 2023 (IEW 2023), held on 6-8 February 2023 in Bengaluru. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India Shri Hardeep S. Puri

National ‘BharOS’, a Made in India mobile operating system ⇒ Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan along with Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw successfully tested the ‘BharOS’, a Made In India mobile operating system developed by IIT Madras on 24 January 2023. Shri Pradhan

National ‘Krishi-Mahotsav: Pradarshani evam Prashikshan’ ⇒ A two-day event, – ‘Krishi-Mahotsav: Pradarshani evam Prashikshan’ was held on 24th-25th January 2023 at Dussehra Ground, Kota, Rajasthan to make Kota Division of Rajasthan advanced and leading in the field of agriculture and rural development. Organized by: The event was organized by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,

National World’s first intranasal COVID19 vaccine ⇒ Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare unveiled the iNNCOVACC COVID19 vaccine on 26 January 2023 in the presence of Union Minister of State (IC) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh. iNNCOVACC is the world’s first intranasal COVID19 vaccine to receive approval for the

International G20’s First Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) Meeting ⇒ The G20’s First Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) Meeting under G20 India Presidency was held during 09th -11th February, 2023 in Bengaluru, at The Taj West End. The 1st meeting of the Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) marked the

National 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands named after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees ⇒ On Parakram Diwas, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi participated in a ceremony to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees on 23 January 2023 via video