Current Affairs

National Geoscience Awards: The National Geoscience Awards 2018 were conferred to 22 scientists across India for outstanding contributions in the field of geosciences, mining and allied areas. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi conferred the awards on September 19, 2019. The …

The second INS ‘Khanderi’ Scorpene submarine was recently handed over to the Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). Khanderi is a Kalvari class diesel-electric attack submarine that will be commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on September 28, 2019. …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be honoured with the Global Gatekeepers Award for his leadership in India’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  The foundation stated that Narendra Modi is receiving the award at the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards for the …

A resurfaced Advance Landing Ground (ALG) at Vijaynagar, Arunachal Pradesh has been recently inaugurated by the Indian Air Force (IAF). It will enable operations by military transport aircraft at the base near the China border. Eastern Army commander lieutenant general …

Rajnath Singh has become the first Defence Minister to fly indigenously-built fighter aircraft Tejas. The Defence Minister flew the combat jet form the HAL airport in Bengaluru on September 19, 2019. The Defence Minister was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, …

Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot launched a Management Information System (MIS) on September 18, 2019 in New Delhi. The MIS portal has been developed by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for stakeholders of Accessible India Campaign …

IIFA Awards 2019: Director Meghna Gulzar’s Raazi claimed Best Film Award while Alia Bhatt bagged Best Actress Award for the film. The film Raazi won four awards Andhadhun and  Padmaavat received two awards for each film. The Best Actor (Male) Award was received by Ranveer Singh for the …

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given authorization for starting work of writing the history of India’s borders. Rajnath Singh made this announcement during a meeting with eminent personalities of Directorate General of Archives, Indian Council of Historical Research, officials of …

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to pay 8.65% interest on the deposits of more than 6 crore subscribers for the period of 2018-19. Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar announced that the money will be credited to the bank account of the …

India has successfully test-fired air-to-air missile Astra from Sukhoi-30 MKI. The indigenously developed missile was tested off the coast of Odisha on September 17, 2019. Astra missile is capable of engaging targets of different ranges and altitudes including short and long-range targets. The …

ISRO and DRDO have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) to develop human-centric systems for the Human Space Mission to demonstrate ISRO’s human space flight capabilities. The MoUs were signed by a delegation of ISRO scientists led by Human Space Flight Centre …

Moti Bagh: Moti Bagh, a documentary based on a Uttarakhand farmer’s life has been nominated for the Oscars. The documentary film, directed by Nirmal Chander is based on the life of a farmer called Vidyadutt, who belongs to a remote village …

The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 that will facilitate smooth and speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from government residential accommodations, has come into effect. The Bill was passed by the Parliament during the last Budget session. The Public …

NIRVIK scheme: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) has introduced ‘NIRVIK’ scheme to ease the lending process and enhance loan availability for exporters. The details of the scheme were shared by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal on …

Context: Former Jammu-Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on September 16. He had been kept under house arrest since the revocation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. What is Public Safety Act …

The Ministry of Home Affairs has notified new rules for those receiving foreign funding. Now, key functionaries, office bearers and members of NGOs, receiving foreign funds, will have to declare before the government that they were not prosecuted or convicted …

Pankaj Advani recently won his 22nd World Billiards Title at the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2019. This is Advani’s fourth consecutive world title in billiards short format (150-up). Speaking on his consecutive victories, Advani stated that it is such a touch-and-go format and so unpredictable …

World Ozone Day 2019 is also known as the International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer. It is observed annually on September 16 to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. …

What is NRC? The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a register containing names of all genuine Indian citizens. At present, only Assam has such a register. The exercise may be extended to other states as well. Nagaland is already …

HIRDAY SCHEME – Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojna. Some important questions for examination are the date of launch of the project, the name of the person who inaugurated the yojana, the total outlay for the scheme, the names of the …