Current Affairs

National One Health Pilot in Karnataka ⇒ Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying launched One Health Pilot in Karnataka at Bengaluru on 28 June 2022. Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has taken an initiative to bring stakeholders from animal, human and environment health […]

National Indigenous ALH MK III squadron commissioned into ICG ⇒ 835 Squadron (CG), an indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) MK III squadron, was commissioned into Indian Coast Guard at its Air Enclave in Porbandar, Gujarat on June 28, 2022. About ALH MK III: The ALH MK III helicopters have been indigenously manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics

National 23rd Handicrafts Export Awards ⇒ Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution addressed the 23rd Handicrafts Export Awards Function on 28 June 2022. Addressing the function he said, the handicrafts sectors needs a fresh, ambitious vision that takes it new heights with ambitious targets,

National Laser-Guided ATGM successfully tested by DRDO & Indian Army ⇒ Indigenously-developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test-fired from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun on June 28, 2022. The test-fired was conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at KK Ranges with support of Armoured Corps Centre & School

National Report on India’s Gig and Platform Economy ⇒ NITI Aayog launched a report titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’ on 27 June 2022. The report is a first-of-its-kind study that presents comprehensive perspectives and recommendations on the gig–platform economy in India. The report provides a scientific methodological approach to estimate the current size

National Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2018-19 and 2019-20 ⇒ The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2018-19 and 2019-20 on 27 June 2022. The PGI-D report assesses the performance of school education system at the district level by creating

National Agreement between C-DOT and Galore Networks ⇒ C-DOT and Galore Networks have signed an agreement for collaborative development of end-to-end 5G RAN products & solutions. » This agreement will be in furtherance of objective of creating a multi-partner indigenous 5G ecosystem through Startups. Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) is keen on building robust

National BIS has published standards for Test Specifications for Lithium-ion Traction Battery Packs and Systems ⇒ Bureau of Indian Standard, National Standard Body of India, has published standards for Test Specifications for Lithium-ion Traction Battery Packs and Systems (Performance Testing) for Electrically Propelled Road Vehicles. The standard IS 17855: 2022 for these battery packs and

National Union Minister of State Ashwini Choubey adopted a Tiger ⇒ Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, inspected the Bengal Safari North Bengal Wild Animals Park, Siliguri on 22 June 2022. » During the inspection of Bengal Safari, the Union Minister

National Indigenous Solar cook top “Surya Nutan” ⇒ IndianOil and Ministry of Petroleum & Natural gas have developed an indigenous Solar cook top “Surya Nutan”. Surya Nutan was demonstrated on 22 June at the residence of Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Puri. It is developed in