GK Insights Antim Panghal becomes India’s first U20 female world champion in wrestling Antim is 18 years old and is from Baghana, Haryana She is her parents’ 4th daughter and was named ‘Antim’ meaning ‘Last’ because her parents wanted her to be the last female child they would have New species of bent-toed Gecko found at Agasthyamalai … Read more
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued guidelines to improve the working conditions of nurses It is based on World health Organisation’s (WHO’s) global strategy on ‘Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030‘ This was adopted in 2014 under the Recife Political Declaration on Human Resources for Health GI Tag awarded to Mithila Makhana Botanical … Read more
21st August is observed as:– World Senior Citizen DayRead More: Important National and International Days – August India’s first AC double-decker Electric Bus called ‘Switch EiV 22’ is launched in Mumbai It is developed by Ashok Leyland India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus is launched in Pune It is developed by KPIT-CSIR It is supported by … Read more
20th August is observed as:– World Mosquito Day– Sadbhavana Diwas– Indian Akshay Urja DayRead More: Important National and International Days – August Grameen Udyami Project launched in Ranchi Skill India Mission to promote skill development and entrepreneurship amongst the tribal youth SEBI allows Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Venture Capital Funds (VCFs) go global Will permit them to … Read more
19th August is observed as:– World Photography Day– World Humanitarian DayRead More: Important National and International Days – August Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh becomes India’s first completely functionally literate district Functionally Literate means the person is able to perform basic reading and writing Kerala Savari – First online taxi aggregator service in India which is owned by … Read more
18 out of 20 top cities with severe rise in PM2.5 (2010-19) are from India – Health Effects Institute (HEI) Super Vasuki – India’s longest freight train of 3.95 km length having 295 wagons
‘DigiYatra‘ service launched at Delhi Airport to automatically process entry of passengers via facial recognition Paalan 1000 – Journey of the First 1000 Days: National Campaign and Parenting App for childhood development launched by Centre Advanced Defence systems recently handed over to the Army: F-INSAS (Future Infantry Soldier As A System) Nipun mines LCA (Landing … Read more
Gallantry Awards announced for personnel of Armed Forces & CAPF 5th Elephant Reserve announced in Agasthyamalai, TN India-made Howitzer Guns delivered the 21-gun salute on Independence Day Developed by the DRDO It is Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) 3.43 Crore children in the age group 0 to 5 Years have been enrolled in Bal … Read more
15 August 2022 – 76th Independence Day of IndiaRead More: Important National and International Days – August 150th Birth Anniversary of Aurobindo Ghose (15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) He was a writer, poet (Savitri, On the Veda etc.) & editor of a nationalist Bengal newspaper ‘Vande Mataram’ 30-feet tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled … Read more
World’s highest railway bridge Golden Joint launched on Chenab in Jammu & Kashmir India’s tally of Ramsar Sites rises to 75 after adding 11 more sitesRead More: 75 Ramsar Sites in India