Culture

1. ALH Mk-III IN NEWS: In line with Atmanirbhar Bharat vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar  inducted Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III in Indian Coast Guard (ICG). KEY POINTS: The state-of-the-art helicopters are indigenously designed and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bengaluru. The ALH Mk-III marine version has […]

1. AISHE-2020 IN NEWS: Recently, the Union Education Minister announced the release of the report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20. KEY POINTS: This Report provides key performance indicators on the current status of Higher education in the country. It is the 10th in the series of AISHE annually released by the […]

1. CORPAT IN NEWS: The 31stedition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navyand the Royal Thai Navyis being conducted from 09 – 11 June 2021. KEY POINTS: Indian Naval Ship (INS) Saryu, an indigenously built Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel and His Majesty’s Thailand Ship (HTMS) Krabi, anOffshore Patrol Vessel, along with Dornier […]

1.Sixteen varieties of mangoes exported to Bahrain IN NEWS: Sixteen varieties of mangoes including three GI certified varieties exported to Bahrain from West Bengal & Bihar. KEY POINTS: Mango in India is also referred as ‘king of fruits’ and referred as Kalpavriksha (wish granting tree) in ancient scriptures. While most of the states in India […]

1. 322 Dega Flight IN NEWS: The induction ceremony of ‘322 Dega Flight’ was held in the presence of Vice Adm Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command (ENC) with three indigenously built Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) MK III helicopters flying into Naval Air Station, INS Dega on  07 Jun 21. […]

1. Performance Grading Index (PGI) IN NEWS: The Union Education Minister has approved the release of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories. KEY POINTS: The PGI is a tool to provide insights on the status of school education in States and UTs including key levers that drive their performance and critical […]

1. Planet Venus. IN NEWS: NASA has selected two missions to the planet Venus. Details about the missions The missions are called DAVINCI+ and VERITAS These will be launched between 2028 and 2030. DAVINCI+ is ‘Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging’ It is the first US-led mission to the planet’s atmosphere […]

1. Bamboo Market Page. IN NEWS: Union Minister of State for Agriculture& Farmer’s Welfare Shri Parshottam Rupala launches the Bamboo Market Page on Govt e-Marketplace (GeM) portal. KEY POINTS: The National Bamboo Mission and the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) have been working together for having a dedicated window on the GeM portal for marketing of the […]

1. Memorandum of Understanding between India and Maldives. IN NEWS: Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and Maldives on cooperation in the field of sustainable urban development. KEY POINTS: The MoU was signed in February, 2021. A Joint Working Group (JWG) will be constituted to strategize and implement programmes on cooperation under the framework […]

1. India-Australia cooperation and collaboration in the field of Agriculture. IN NEWS: A virtual meeting between Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Mr. David Littleproud MP, Australian Minister for Agriculture, Drought & Emergency Management, was held on 1st June, 2021. KEY POINTS: The India – Australia Grains Partnership was a […]