In News Recently, Defence industry organisations from India and the UK have come together to create a new Defence Industry Joint Working Group for more effective cooperation. The inaugural meeting of the JWG was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar. About Defence Industry Joint Working Group The JWG is part of an […]
In News Recently, the Government of India unveiled the draft National Credit Framework (NCrF) to enable the integration of academic and vocational domains. Key Points About: National Credit Framework is a next generation, multidimensional instrument under National Education Policy (NEP). Aim of NCrF: To formulate a unified credit accumulation and transfer for general and vocational […]
In News 60 years were recently completed to the Cuban Missile Crisis. More about the Cuban Missile Crisis About: The October of 1962 saw the Cold War hit its height, when the two great superpowers, the Soviet Union and the US, teetered on the brink of nuclear warfare for 13 days. The standoff, known as […]
In News 60 years were recently completed to the Sino-India war of 1962. More about the Sino-India war About: Relations with China, whether on the borders or in the political sphere, had long been a cause for concern. Aksai Chin: Location & significance: The conflict between India and China, centered primarily on the disputed Aksai […]
In News Recently, China once again blocked proposals by India and the United States (US) to designate Pakistan-based terrorists on the UN Security Council’s 1267 list of terror entities. Key Points Terrorist organizations and Terrorists: India suggests a list of terrorists who are affiliated to the Al Qaeda and ISIS for listing under the United […]
In News The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lauded India’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme as a “logistical marvel” that has reached hundreds of millions of people and specifically benefited women, the elderly and farmers. About Direct Benefit Transfer scheme It is Government’s major reform initiative to reengineer the existing delivery processes, ensuring better and timely […]
In News The Union minister for Railways recently launched India’s first all-aluminium freight rail rakes. More about the news About: Hindalco has developed these all-aluminium freight rail rakes. The aluminum rakes have been developed to: Modernise freight transportation and Enable large carbon savings for Indian Railways. 61-wagon rakes have been flagged off from Bhubaneswar station. […]
Context The Prime Minister distributed the PMJDY-MA Yojana Ayushman cards in Gujarat. About Gujarat combined the MA/MAV Yojana with the AB-PM-JAY scheme in 2019 and gave it the name PMJAY-MA Yojana (Mukhyamantri Amrutam (MA)). The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the largest health insurance scheme in the world, was introduced by the […]
In News Recently, Global leaders pledged $2.5 billion for polio eradication at the World Health Summit. Key Points World Health Summit: It is an international health conference which was held in Berlin, Germany, from October 16-18, 2022. Leaders pledged to give about Rs 19 crore. Pledging: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $1.2 billion to […]
In News The Indian Defence Minister recently addressed the second India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD). More about the dialogue About: India-Africa Defence Dialogue was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Theme: The theme of the second India-Africa defence dialogue was: “Adopting strategies for synergising and strengthening defence and security cooperation”. Gandhinagar Declaration: […]
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