Current Affairs Capsule
‘Nagar Kirtan’, a religious procession carrying Guru Granth Sahib, was taken out from Nankana Sahib of Punjab province in Pakistan and arrived at Attari in Amritsar, India for the first time since partition in 1947. The procession by devotees is to mark the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism. Indian […]
The Uttarakhand Government along with the Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI) as its knowledge partner initiated the first conclave of Himalayan states that was held at Mussoorie in Uttarakhand to discuss priorities of Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) in the 15th Finance Commission (XV FC). 11 States belonging to the Himalayan Region sought Green Bonus from the […]
Veteran actor Meryl Streep is selected for the Tribute Actor Award 2019 at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The 70-year-old actress is the most nominated actor in Academy Award history and has won the Oscar three times. Founded in 1976, TIFF is one of the world’s largest publicly attended film festivals. Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar […]
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the sale of 481.79 acres of land held by Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) to the Government of Kerala. Founded in 1943 with headquarters in Kochi, FACT is the first fertiliser manufacturing company in independent India and is the largest Central Public Sector […]
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed the Andhra Pradesh Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries and Factories Bill, 2019 which mandates reserved employment for at least 75% state candidates (locals) in all private industrial units and factories, irrespective of whether companies get financial aid or any other help from the state government. With this bill, […]
A new India-UK bilateral scheme ‘UK-India Education Research Initiative (UKEIRI) Mobility Programme: Study in India’ has been launched on pilot basis to support Britain’s universities to collaborate with Indian partners and to facilitate students from United Kingdom (UK) to visit India during their studies. It is an initiative of the Universities UK International (UUKI) and […]
JATAN is a Virtual Museum software that has been developed by the Human Centres Design and Computing Group C-DAC, Pune, Maharashtra. It helps in digital preservation and providing online access to heritage information resources for education, research and tourism. Out of the 48 Archaeological Site Museums under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), only 2 museums, […]
The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held its ministerial meeting at Caracas, Venezuela. The theme for this year’s meeting was “Promotion and Consolidation of Peace through Respect for International Law. At the meeting, India was represented by Syed Akbaruddin, who is the Indian envoy to the UN. Venezuela has held the presidency of […]
Kerala Tourism is organizing the Nishagandhi Monsoon Ragas Music Festival in Thiruvananthapuram from 20th to 24th July 2019. The five-day music festival seeks to attract tourism to Kerala. For the inaugural Nishagandhi Sangeetha Puraskaram that honours artists who have made outstanding contributions to music, reputed classical musicians Parassala B Ponnammal and TV Gopalakrishnan have been […]