Daily Current Affairs

                                      Facts in News World Radio Day Celebrated on 13th Feb. This year is the 10th Anniversary of World Radio Day. History of radio goes back over 110 years. World Radio Day celebrates radio as “part of […]

In News: The government expressed “strong displeasure” about Twitter’s response to the emergency order. Government wanted Twitter to block more than a thousand accounts for alleged spread of provocative content and misinformation on the farmer protests. What is the controversy? Pro-Government v/s Anti-Government Sentiments: The government is pushing Agrarian reforms via three acts, providing the […]

  In News: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued an advertisement to recruit 30 persons at the Joint Secretary and Director level in the Central administration through lateral entry. Earlier, eight persons, mostly domain experts, were selected for various Departments and Ministries. What is Lateral Entry? It is the appointment of outsiders with […]

In News Recently, the information about the Industrial Corridors has been provided in the Lok Sabha. About the Programme The Government of India is developing various Industrial Corridor Projects as part of the National Industrial Corridor Programme. Each industrial in the Industrial Corridors is envisaged to be implemented by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) in […]

  In News Recently, the information on the National Creche Scheme has been provided by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development in the Lok Sabha today. A crèche is a facility which enables parents to leave their children while they are at work and where children are provided with a stimulating environment for […]

In News-Indian Railways has come up with a National Rail Plan to address the inadequacies of capacity constraints. About the Plan To plan infrastructural capacity enhancement along with strategies to increase the modal share of the Railways. It will be a common platform for all future infrastructural, business and financial planning of the Railways.  For […]

In News –National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) has been extended up to March 2021. About National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) It was initially launched in 2010-11 in 7 pilot States as a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme It aims to achieve rapid development in India through use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for timely […]

In Context – Recently, a shadow leather puppet in Kerala’s famous temple art Tholpavakkoothu has been animated by a robot. About The first robotic leather puppet was installed at the Palakkad District Heritage Museum, which was inaugurated by the Minister for Museums. The famous shadow leather puppets will tell stories of the epic Ramayana with […]

In News: Union Budget has proposed privatisation of two banks in addition to IDBI Bank and General Insurance company. It may give the private sector a key role in the banking landscape after 51 years of nationalisation in 1969. Currently, there are ten nationalised banks in addition to IDBI Bank and SBI. Reasons behind the […]