CONTEXT: Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs launched the “e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes” on 12 June 2019. These e-governance initiatives will serve their purpose of the…

CONTEXT: Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) entered a Tripartite Agreement with French Railways (SNCF) & AFD, on 10th June 2019. Under this agreement, AFD has agreed to provide in-kind…

CONTEXT The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has instituted its first Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS). It was announced by the Minister Prakash Javadekar. The aim of the…

CONTEXT Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri launched Swachh Survekshan League 2020 on 6 June 2019. It will be conducted in three quarters of 2019 and the final quarter…

CONTEXT: India signs Loan Agreement with the World Bank for Strengthening the Public Financial Management in Rajasthan Project. The objective is to improve Budget execution, enhanced accountability and greater efficiency…

CONTEXT: IAF successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory…

CONTEXT: An MoU for supporting joint collaborative research programmes in the area of Cancer was signed on 22 May 2019. It was signed between the Department of Biotechnology and the…

CONTEXT: The Department of Social Justice And Empowerment had invited nominations for the Vayoshreshtha Samman awards 2019. Nominations for Vayoshreshtha Samman- National Awards for Senior Citizens 2019 for individuals/institutions should…

CONTEXT: The 2019 Indo-Myanmar coordinated patrol (IMCOR) is taking place from 20 May to 28 May 2019 in Port Blair at Andaman and Nicobar Command. This is the 8th edition…

CONTEXT: IN ships Kolkata and Shakti are continuing their stay at Singapore to participate in the annual Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX-2019. It is being held from 16-22 May…

CONTEXT : Lieutenant General MM Naravane, Army Commander Eastern Command visited Misa Camp. He was briefed in detail on the Op-preparedness of the formation. He felicitated the meritorious Officers, Junior…

A MoU was signed between National Mission for Clean Ganga, HCL Foundation and INTACH for taking up a project of ‘Plantation of Rudraksh Trees in Uttarakhand’. It is a part…

Admiral Sunil Lanba, the Chief of Naval Staff inaugurated Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Service Selection Board (SSB)at Diamond Harbour, near Kolkata on 14 May 2019. This is the fifth Service…

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) had organised a Conference of the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO)…

A WTO Ministerial meeting of developing countries is being hosted by India in New Delhi on 13-14 May 2019. Sixteen developing countries, Six Least Developed Countries (LDC) and Director General…

India CEO Forum on Climate Change was organized by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)on 8 May 2019. The Forum consisted of high-level discussions across several sessions covering…

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is organising a meeting of the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in…

India and the United States held the India-U.S. Bilateral Trade meeting in New Delhi on 6 May 2019. India appreciated the US Trade Winds Indo-Pacific Business Forum and Mission initiative…

The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on May 02, 2019 was 40.592 BCM. Total storage capacity of these 91 reservoirs is…

GoI and IIT-Delhi will set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. BACKGROUND: This will be done to…

Directorate of Indian Defence University organised a 2-day Cyber Exercise on Scenario Building & Response on 29-30 April,19 at Purple Bay, New Delhi. The Exercise was represented by Services, NSCS,…