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Ponung Doming – First woman officer from Arunachal Pradesh to become Lieutenant Colonel In Indian Army
Ponung Doming is the first lady officer from Arunachal Pradesh in the Indian army to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant colonel. She was commissioned into the Indian army as Lieutenant in 2008. She is currently posted in Pune, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
6th India water week inaugurated
On September 24, 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the 6th India water week at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. The Theme of the week: “Water Cooperation – Coping with 21st Century Challenges”. The event is organized by Ministry of Jal Shakti. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
23 September: 89th Saudi National Day 2019 celebrated
Every year 23 September is observed as Saudi National Day as a day to commemorate the name changing of what was previously known as the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The day is now a ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
September 23: International Day of Sign Languages observed
The International Day of Sign Languages is observed all across the world on 23 September every year as part of the International Week of the Deaf, which takes place from 24-30 September every year. About International Day of Sign Languages ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Census 2021: Digital Collection of Data and Multipurpose Card Proposed
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has mooted the idea of a multipurpose identity card for citizens with all utilities such as Aadhaar, bank accounts, passport and driving licence. He also announced that for first time in 140-year history of census ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
UN Climate Action Summit, 2019 held in New York
The UN Climate Change Summit, 2019 was held in New York. The key focus of the summit is to accelerate the actions to implement Paris agreement. To achieve this the summit focuses in 9 independent tracks that are led by ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
What is Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)?
On September 23, 2019, the members of GIFCT met at the UN General Assembly. It was led by the New Zealand and French Presidents. They met to discuss the progress on the steps taken to implement Christchurch Call to Action ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Current Affairs Q+A: Onion Price Rise
Since May 2019, onion prices are constantly rising in India. The price has increased by Rs 20 – 25 per kg across the country in the last 6 months. Why are the Onion Prices rising? The price rise occurs usually ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Census 2021: Foundation stone of Janganana Bhawan (Census building) laid
Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of Janganana Bhawan or Census Building in New Delhi. It is the office of the census authority. The upcoming Janganana Bhawan is being built on a Green Building concept. This shows ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Tiger Triumph: India-US joint tri-services exercise to be held in Andhra Pradesh
India and the United States are set to hold their first tri-services exercise code-named as ‘Tiger Triumph’ at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. It is scheduled to be held in November 2019. This will be only 2nd time that ..