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- 601 PERSONS SAVED BY RPF PERSONNEL UNDER “MISSION JEEWAN RAKSHA”, DURING 2021 January 7, 2022What is the news? Railway Protection Force (RPF) tasked has been working round the clock for security of railway property, passenger area and passengers. What are the steps taken by the Railway ...Read more
- Anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir: Approved, not recommended January 7, 2022What is the news? Molnupiravir drug which was recently approved for early-stage Covid-19 patients has been kept out of the treatment protocol recommended by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). ...Read more
- Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)sets a new record of 19000 flying hours in 2021 January 6, 2022What is the News? Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) has set a new record of 19000 flying hours in 2021 as against an average yearly flying output of 15000 per ...Read more
- Indian Army’s uniform over the years as its new one debuts on January 15 January 6, 2022What is the News? The Indian Army is all set to get a new combat uniform featuring digital disruptive patterns. About the New Combat Uniform The New Combat Uniform has been designed by ...Read more
- Explained: How the Prime Minister’s security is planned January 6, 2022What is the News? The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a report after the Prime Minister was trapped on a flyover for 20 minutes by protesters in Punjab in what ...Read more
- Water Bird Status Survey-2022: 10.74 lakh birds flock to Chilika, largest wintering ground in Indian subcontinent January 6, 2022What is the News? According to the Water Bird Status Survey-2022, Chilika Lake saw a million birds including an uncommon Mongolian gull visiting the waterbody this year. Note: Chilika lake hosts birds ...Read more
- 19th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) January 6, 2022What is the News? The 19th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change. What are the key highlights ...Read more
- UJALA completes 7 years of energy-efficient and affordable LED distribution January 6, 2022What is the News? The Ministry of Power has successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme. What is UJALA Scheme? Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LED ...Read more
- ‘IHU’ variant of Covid-19: few cases, limited spread January 6, 2022What is the News? Scientists in France have identified a new strain of coronavirus named IHU Variant. What is the IHU Variant? IHU is another variant of COVID-19 inducing coronavirus. The variant is ...Read more
- Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) releases ‘Code of Practice for securing consumer Internet of Things (IoT)’ January 6, 2022What is the news? The Telecommunication Engineering Centre(TEC) under the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications has released a report titled “Code of Practice for Securing Consumer Internet of Things(IoT)”. This report ...Read more
- Prime Minister inaugurates newly integrated terminal building of the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport at Agartala January 6, 2022What is the News? The Prime Minister has inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport. About Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport was originally built by ...Read more
- Launch of Smart cities and Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR) January 6, 2022What is the News? Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA) has launched the “Smart Cities and Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR)” Program. Read more: Govt extends Smart Cities ...Read more
- Automatic Generation Control(AGC): Union Minister of Power and NRE dedicates Automatic Generation Control to the nation January 5, 2022What is the News? The Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy has launched the Automatic Generation Control(AGC). What is the need for Automatic Generation Control(AGC)? Renewable energy (RE) generation in ...Read more
- Non-Proliferation: World powers vow to stop spread of nuclear weapons January 5, 2022What is the News? Five permanent United Nations Security Council members (China, France, Russia, the UK and US) have pledged to prevent atomic weapons from spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict. This ...Read more
- Multi-Agency Centre(MAC): States told to share intel on common grid January 5, 2022What is the News? The Union government has asked the States to share more intelligence inputs through the Multi-Agency Centre (MAC). What is a Multi-Agency Centre(MAC)? MAC is a common counter-terrorism grid under ...Read more
- Project Beacon and Project Vijayak: Border Roads Organisation breaks record at ZojiLa battling extreme weather conditions January 5, 2022What is the News? Border Roads Organisation(BRO) through its frontline projects – Vijayak and Beacon has created a new record by keeping the Zoji La pass on the Srinagar–Leh National Highway ...Read more
- Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences launches eOffice January 5, 2022What is the News? Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences(CCRAS) has initiated the use of eOffice for its official purposes. What is an eOffice Platform? It has been developed by National Informatics ...Read more
- ICMR approves indigenous kit to detect Omicron January 5, 2022What is the news? Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a kit named OmiSure. It will be used to detect Omicron. What is OmiSure? The kit is manufactured by Tata Medical ...Read more
- Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and burn it up? January 5, 2022What is the news? Throwing all our waste into the volcano and burning is not feasible. The article explains the reasons. Why can’t we throw all our rubbish into a volcano and ...Read more
- YEAR END REVIEW-2021: DEPARTMENT OF POSTS January 5, 2022What is the news? Department of Posts (DoP) has been the backbone of the country’s communication.It has taken several steps in the year 2021 to strengthen the postal system of India. Several ...Read more
