January 9: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Every year the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on January 9. What is the theme of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2021? Theme: Contributing to Atma Nirbhar Bharat. Why is Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated? It is celebrated to mark the contribution of overseas Indian community towards the development of India. Why is important to celebrate Pravasi Bharatiya ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Atal Bihari Vajpayee • NRI • Pravasi Bharatiya Divas • Pravasi Bharatiya Samman • Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards

NASA launches SS Kalpana Chawla Cargo Spacecraft

On October 2, 2020, NASA launched a commercial spacecraft named after Indian Origin deceased NASA Astronaut “Kalpana Chawla”. The spacecraft carried 4 tonnes of cargo including refined radishes for the International Space Station. Highlights The spacecraft was built by a Virginia based company Northrop Grunman. It currently holds space station resupply contract with NASA. It ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Atal Bihari Vajpayee • International Space Station • Kalpana Chawla • NASA • Satellites • Space Shuttle Columbia disaster • space toilet

PM Modi launches Atal Bhujal Yojana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY), a scheme for sustainable management of ground water resources, in New Delhi. The scheme was launched on the occasion of 95th birth anniversary former Prime Minister Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On the occasion, the 8.8-kilometre long Strategic Tunnel under Rohtang Pass was also named after late ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: ABY • Atal Bhujal Yojana • Atal Bihari Vajpayee • Groundwater management • Ministry of Jal Shakti • Narendra Modi

National Good Governance Day

To honour the former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna, Atal Bihar Vajpayee,  his birth anniversary- 25th December, was chosen by the Government of India to be observed as the National Good Governance Day every year for creating awareness among the citizens of the country for accountability in the Governance. First observed in the ..

Topics: Atal Bihari Vajpayee • Bharat Ratna • National Good Governance Day • Prime Minister of India

Union Rural Development Ministry selects Jammu and Kashmir for National Award

The newly formed Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the highest road length under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, among all the states and union territories in India. A total of 11,400 Km covering 1,838 habitations have been covered under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in Jammu and Kashmir. The Union ..

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Atal Bihari Vajpayee • Himachal Pradesh • Jammu and Kashmir • National Award • North Eastern States • PMGSY • Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana • Uttarakhand