Indian Affairs: Defence: An upgraded version of Pinaka rocket, with enhanced range and guidance system, was successfully test-fired from the firing point of the Proof & Experiment Establishment (PXE) Chandipur in Odisha for the second consecutive day Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has entered into an agreement with Kerala government to construct three marine ambulance for […]

Special Category Status Demand from Bihar: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has implored Centre for granting Special Category Status for the state. He asserted Special Category status to the state will it will enhance availability of resources by lowering state’s contribution in centrally sponsored schemes, improve access to external resourcesThe concept of SCS was first […]

Indian Events: Appointments: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Senior diplomat, the 1982 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Pankaj Saran’s appointment as the deputy NSA for a period of two years i.e., November 30, 2018 on deputation basis initially till the date of his superannuation.Saran is currently India’s Ambassador to Russia.Former […]

Indian Events: Prime Minister: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Queen Maxima is visiting India in her capacity as UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. Mountaineering: A Joint Indo-Bangladesh Army Trekking Expedition to Nanda Devi East Base Camp (4300m) was flagged off by Director […]

National Events: Prime Minister/Transport Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two newly-built expressways – phase 1 of Delhi-Meerut Expressway and the Rs. 11,000 crore Eastern Peripheral Expressway, India’s first smart and green highway. The Delhi-Meerut Expressway, stretching from Nizammudin Bridge to Delhi-UP border, has been completed in a record time of 18 months. The 135-km-long Eastern […]

Indian Affairs: Defence: General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff, visited Headquarters Central Command at Lucknow and was briefed on operational readiness of forces by Lieutenant General BS Negi, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.General Bipin Rawat was also briefed by Air Marshal SBP Sinha, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command and formation commanders on […]

Indian Events: Day of Observtion: The World Thyroid Day is observed every year on May 25 to spread awareness of thyroid health and educating about prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases. Thyroid gland, often referred to as simply thyroid, is one of the largest endocrine glands. It butterfly-shaped gland located in neck. Thyroid health is […]

Indian Events: Medical Research_HIV/AIDS The Governments of India and The Netherlands announced the launch of Collaborative Research Programme on HIV/AIDS between India, The Netherlands and Sweden. The collaborative research programme will focus on accessing relevant populations of research interest, and leveraging next-generation technologies and advanced predictive analytics to better understand geographic diversity and different clades […]

Indian Affairs: Public Administration/The Union Cabinet Approvals: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given the following set of approvals. 1. MoU between India and Angola for promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of Electronics and Information Technology. 2. MoU signed between India and France in the field of Renewable Energy. […]

National Affairs: Day of Observation: The International Bio-diversity Day is observed every year on 22 May to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The theme this year is ‘Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity’. It marks 25th anniversary of entry into force of Convention on Biological Diversity (at United Nations Environment Progamme Headquarters, […]