Current Affairs

India’s first Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping ⇒ Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal announced India’s first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) a major initiative by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping towards providing greener solutions. The announcement was made by the […]

National First greenfield airport ‘Donyi Polo Airport’, Itanagar ⇒ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the first greenfield airport ‘Donyi Polo Airport’, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh on 19 November 2022. The foundation stone for this airport was laid by the Prime Minister himself in February 2019. He also dedicated 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power

National India’s first privately built rocket – Vikram-suborbital (VKS) ⇒ India’s first privately built rocket – Vikram-suborbital (VKS)- was launched by the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) on 18 November 2022. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made history by launching successfully India’s maiden private Vikram-suborbital (VKS) rocket. Developed by: Non-Government Entity/ StartUp, Skyroot Aerospace Pvt

National 20th National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board meeting ⇒ In the series of Annual Maritime Search and Rescue (M-SAR) meetings, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted the 20th National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board meeting at Kevadia, Gujarat on November 18, 2022. Chaired by: The apex level meeting was chaired by Director General,

National SARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA, 2022 ⇒ Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurated the “SARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA, 2022” at the India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 18 November 2022. About SARAS Mela: SARAS Mela is an initiative by Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission

National Madhya Pradesh notifies PESA Rules » Madhya Pradesh has notified its PESA Rules on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas on 15th November, 2022. At the State Level Janjatiya Gaurav Divas Sammelan at Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh, Governor of Madhya Pradesh Shri Mangubhai Patel handed over the first copy of the Panchayats (Extension to

National New Governor of West Bengal » Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose has assumed charge of the office of the Governor of West Bengal on 23rd November 2022. Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose became the 22nd governor of the state. He replaced La Ganesan as the state’s constitutional head. CV Ananda Bose on 23 November 2022 took

National Digital Shakti 4.0 Campaign ⇒ The National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the fourth phase of Digital Shakti Campaign, a pan-India project on digitally empowering and skilling women and girls in the cyberspace, on 15 November 2022. In line with its commitment to create safe spaces for women and girls online, Digital Shakti 4.0

National Change of Command of Western Fleet ⇒ The ‘Sword Arm’ of Indian Navy, the Western Fleet, underwent a change of guard on 15 November 2022. A ceremonial naval parade was held at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, and the baton of the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet was handed over by Rear Admiral Sameer Saxena to

National ‘Maximum Micro-biological Containment Laboratory’ of DRDO ⇒ The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, attended the civic reception hosted in her honour by the Government of Madhya Pradesh at Raj Bhavan Bhopal on November 15, 2022. On the occasion, she, virtually, laid the foundation stones for the ‘Maximum Micro-biological Containment Laboratory’ of DRDO at