Current Affairs

National ARIIA-2021 Ranking ⇒ Minister of State for Education, Dr Subhas Sarkar virtually announced the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 on 29 December 2021. ARIIA is an initiative of Ministry of Education, Govt of India to systematically rank all major higher educational institutions in India on indicators related to Innovation, Start-up […]

National Fourth Edition of State Health Index ⇒ NITI Aayog released the fourth edition of the State Health Index for Financial Year 2019–20 on 27 December 2021. The report, titled “Healthy States, Progressive India”, ranks states and Union Territories on their year-on-year incremental performance in health outcomes as well as their overall status. Developed by:

National Bina (MP)-Panki (UP) Multiproduct Pipeline Project ⇒ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Bina (MP)-Panki (UP) Multiproduct pipeline project. Prime Minister dedicated the Multiproduct pipeline project from Bina Refinery (MP) to POL Terminal at Panki, Kanpur (UP) to the nation on 28 December 2021. About Project: 356 Km long project has a capacity of

National Good Governance Index 2021 ⇒ Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Mr Amit Shah released the Good Governance Index 2021 prepared by DARPG (Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances) on Good Governance Day at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Sectors and Indicators: Good Governance Index, GGI 2021 Framework covered ten sectors

National Winter Session, 2021 ⇒ The Winter Session, 2021 of Parliament which commenced on 29th November, 2021 and was scheduled to adjourn on 23rd of December, 2021 has been adjourned sine die on 22nd December 2021. During the Session, 13 Bills (12 Bills in Lok Sabha and 1 Bill in Rajya Sabha) were introduced. 11

National Portal and Logo dedicated to the Conformity Assessment Scheme of milk products ⇒ The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched a Portal and Logo dedicated to the Conformity Assessment Scheme of milk products, in Varanasi on 23 December 2021. Developed by: The Portal and Logo have been developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards

National Vernacular Innovation Program (VIP) ⇒ Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog has come up with a first of its kind Vernacular Innovation Program (VIP), which will enable innovators and entrepreneurs in India to have access to the innovation ecosystem in 22 scheduled languages by the Government of India. The program has been launched with

National Book ‘Spices Statistics at a Glance 2021’ ⇒ The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar released the book ‘Spices Statistics at a Glance 2021’ on 21st December 2021. Published by: The book is published by the Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,

National Next generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle ⇒ The first set of indigenously developed next generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle was inducted into the Corps of Engineers of Indian Army at Pune on 21 December 2021. Designed by: The system has been designed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by Ordnance Factory

National Nehru and Tagore Literacy Awards for 2019 & 2020 ⇒ The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the prestigious Nehru and Tagore Literacy Awards in New Delhi on 19 December 2021. Winners: Prof. P. Adinarayana Reddy and Prof. M.C. Reddeppa Reddy were conferred with Nehru Literacy Awards for the year 2019 and 2020