Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, is on the official visit to Italy for attending ‘G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ meeting in Rome. Highlights...
India has successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile called Agni-5 on October 27, 2021. Key Point The missile was launched from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast....
Union Health Ministry has asked states and Union Territories to come up with district-level plan and launch a “Har Ghar Dastak” (Knock every door) campaign across poor performing...
India applied for a $2 billion loan from Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to purchase about 700 million Covid-19 vaccines. Highlights India applied...
Indian government is to set up a private sector-led non-profit company to fast-track the implementation of proposed “Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) initiative”. Key Points Open Network...
India is in the final stage of clearing the National Cybersecurity Strategy in the aftermath of increasing cyber-attacks and threats from nation-state actors against India. Key Facts India...
The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched “Krishi Udan 2.0 scheme” on October 27, 2021. Key Points Under “Krishi Udan 2.0 scheme”, cargo-related infrastructure will be built in airports...
World Bank recently published its report titled “The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021”. As per report, South Asia suffers the most in terms of loss of human capital...
The United States issued first passport with an “X” gender marker, marking a milestone in recognising the rights of people who are not identified as male or female....
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises launched the “SAMBHAV National Level Awareness Programme, 2021” in new Delhi on October 27, 2021. Key Points With the launch of...
