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Paraguay: Bust of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay during his first official visit to South America. Key Points He also praised the decision of Asuncion Municipality to put the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Rajasthan: Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Advanced Technologies
With an aim to make tech graduates more employable Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Advanced Technologies (R-CAT) in Jaipur. Key Points The center will organize modern technologies related training programs of one week ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Aravind’s ground gecko: New bent-toed gecko species
A group of researchers has recently discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from the Agasthyamalai hills in the Western Ghats. Key Points The name of this new gecko has been given in the name of well-known malacologist N.A. Arvind ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Singapore to end ban on Gay Sex
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently announced that it would decriminalize same-sex/gay sex between men by scrapping a colonial-era law protecting the definition of marriage. Key Points Prior to this under Singapore’s Section 377A, men who have sex with ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Grameen Udyami Project- Phase 2
To promote skill development and entrepreneurship among tribal youth and to promote Skill India Mission, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in partnership with Seva Bharti and Yuva Vikas Society recently launched Phase II of Grameen Udyami project in Ranchi (Jharkhand). ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Chandigarh Airport to be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Recently Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala collectively decided to name Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Earlier Punjab Vidhan Sabha had passed a resolution to name the airport as ‘Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in Indore
The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 will be organized in Indore in January next year. All the preparations regarding this conference will be completed in time in Indore so that this conference is organized in a better way. Let us ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
22 August: International Day for Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief
Every year on 22 August the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is observed. This day emphasises the significance of aiding victims of religious persecution as part of the UN’s efforts to ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh recently launched India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune. Key Points This bus has zero emissions compared to a diesel bus plying on long distance routes which usually ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 22, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 22, 2022 INDIA – National Conference of Women Police being held in Shimla on August 21-22 ECONOMY & CORPORATE – India’s first indigenously built Hydrogen Fuel Cell bus by CSIR, ..