Current Affairs

1. Maritime State Development Council (MSDC) IN NEWS: Union Minister of State (I/C) for Port, Shipping and Waterways Shri Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the 18th meeting of the Maritime State Development Council (MSDC) through a video conference organized by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. KEY POINTS: MSDC is an apex advisory body for the […]

1. TIWB IN NEWS: Bhutan’s Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme launched in partnership with India. KEY POINTS: Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), launched its programme in Bhutan. India was chosen as the Partner Jurisdiction and […]

1. India and Fiji sign MoU for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. IN NEWS: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Fiji’s Minister of Agriculture, Waterways & Environment, Dr. Mahendra Reddy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of Agriculture and allied […]

1.WHO M-Yoga. IN NEWS: The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi launched ‘WHO M-Yoga’ App while addressing on the occasion of 7thInternational Day of Yoga. KEY POINTS: M-Yoga app will provide many videos of Yoga training and practice based on common Yoga protocol in many languages. Terming this as a great example of fusion […]

1. Guidelines for parent participation in home-based learning during school closure and beyond. IN NEWS: Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in his tweet said that in this ‘new normal’ of the pandemic, considering parents’ role as pivotal  to children’s growth and learning, theseGuidelines aim to provide information on the ‘why’, ‘what’, and ‘how-to’ […]

1. Atlas on General Elections 2019. IN NEWS: Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Sushil Chandra along with Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Shri Anup Chandra Pandey released ‘General Elections 2019 – An Atlas’. KEY POINTS: In Indian elections, electoral data is primarily collected during the preparation of Electoral Roll by the Electoral Registration […]

1. Changes in Cable Television Network Rules. IN NEWS: The Central Government  issued a notification amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 thereby providing a statutory mechanism for redressal of grievances/complaints of citizens relating to content broadcast by television channels in accordance with the provisions of the Cable Television Network Act, 1995. KEY POINTS: It […]

1. Deep Ocean Mission IN NEWS: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) on “Deep Ocean Mission”, with a view to explore deep ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources. KEY POINTS: […]

1. 5th edition of VivaTech IN NEWS: PM to deliver Keynote address at the 5th edition of VivaTech on 16th June. KEY POINTS: The Prime Minister has been invited as a Guest of Honour to deliver the keynote address at VivaTech 2021. VivaTech is one of the largest digital and startup events in Europe, held […]

1. Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought IN NEWS: PM’s keynote address at the UN ‘High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought’. He spoke as the President of the 14th Session of the Conference of Parties (CoP) of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). KEY POINTS: This conference will be convened by […]