National Handloom Day observed in India on 07th August Marks the Swadeshi Movement launched on 07 August 1905 Read More: Important National and International Days – August ISRO launched Earth Observation Satellite & AzaadiSAT satellite through its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle SSLV-D1 from Sriharikota ISRO later said: Sats not usable since launch vehicle put … Read more
Jagdeep Dhankhar elected as 16th Vice President of India Lawyer by profession; Ex-Governor of West Bengal Dalai Lama is confered the highest civilian honour of Ladakh- ‘dPal rNgam Duston’ by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh (LAHDC) Dalai Lama: Formal Head, Spiritual leader of Tibet; Born in 1935 Introduced Happiness Curriculum in Tibet in 2018 … Read more
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raises policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.40% South Korea launched its first Lunar Orbiter ‘Danuri’ (meaning enjoy the moon) from Florida, USA Centre launches online registration facility of ration cards for homeless people, destitutes, migrants and other eligible beneficiaries in 11 states and UTs
Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022 passed by Rajya Sabha Statutory cover to family courts in Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland Family Courts Act, 1984: For Establishment of Family Courts, their Judges, associating persons/agencies in social welfare to contribute functioning of Family Courts Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 passed Act authorises getting measurements of convicts for identification, … Read more
Anti-doping bill passed by Rajya Sabha Prohibits athletes from doping Bill will give more authority to NADA in investigating and regulating doping practices NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency): Established in 2005 WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency): Established in 1999 CHEERAG Scheme launched by Haryana Government CHEERAG: Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, Assistance and Grant To provide free … Read more
India achieves milestone of 75,000 recognised startups Latest 10,000 startups recognised in 156 days compared to initial 10,000 startups in 808 days Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 by MoWCD; implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26 Hellfire R9X – Drone missile with blades; Used recently by USA to kill Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
Arsenic found in groundwater in 209 districts, uranium in 152 districts AlphaFold tool by Alphabet’s Deepmind predicts and publishes the structures of all proteins Parliament passes bill to extend domestic laws to Indian research stations Maitri and Bharati in Antarctic region
Ex VINBAX – Bilateral Army Exercise between India & Vietnam; 2022 in Haryana AL NAJAH-IV – Army Excercise between India & Oman; 2022 in Rajasthan Chahabahar (Iran’s Port) Day Conference in Mumbai; India can bypass Pak through this port EPFO launches Face authentication scheme for pensioners Any Public Grievance Filed on Govt Portal CPGRAMS Must … Read more