The Tamil Nadu government has declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The protected zone includes eight districts namely Thanjavur (Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu), Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Karur and Tiruchirapalli. Daily Current ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19. In choosing the name, WHO advisers focused simply on the type of virus that causes the disease. Co and Vi come from coronavirus and D meaning disease and 19 standing for 2019, ...

The Centre has authorised companies to export military equipment to 42 countries across the world including the UAE, Sweden and Singapore. Export of Dornier Do 228 aircraft and coastal surveillance system to Seychelles has received authorization from India. The Companies have also been authorised ...

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Ground Water Act-2020 on February 11, 2020 to improve the falling groundwater level. The Ground Water Act makes registration mandatory for installing submersible pumps. The Ground Water Act-2020 is aimed at improving the quality of the groundwater level. ...

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Iceland in the field of Fisheries.  The MoU was signed on 10th September, 2019. The MoU will strengthen the existing friendly relations between ...

India will host the first-ever BIMSTEC nations’ conference on “combating drug trafficking” in the national capital this week and it is expected to be inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the federal agency for drug law enforcement, will organise the ...

The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has opened a Industry and Investors' Facilitation Centre in the Ministry. This will work as a focal point to provide correct and timely information on Policies and programmes of the Government and also resolve the issues of the renewable energy ...

Jammu and Kashmir government announced the work for the light rail system metro, the first of its kind in the country, will begin soon. In a first, Srinagar and Jammu, the two capital cities of Jammu and Kashmir state, will get metro trains within next four years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz ...

Andhra Pradesh government has signed a "path-breaking" MOU with 11 premier agricultural institutions in the country to usher in revolutionary changes in the sector through technology and knowledge transfer to farmers in the state. The aim is to usher in revolutionary changes in the agriculture ...

The government of India has decided to rename National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad, as Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management to aligning the vision and aspiration of the Institute for the future with the vision and contribution of late Arun Jaitley. ...

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on 11 February to end gender inequality in the field of science and technology and to encourage women and girls to contribute to the STEM fields. The purpose of the day is to achieve full and equal access to and participation in ...

The first ever 'Jerusalem-Mumbai Festival' will be held in the capital of Maharashtra this week to showcase the special links between the two cities and to promote ties between India and Israel. The two-day festival starting on February 15 will seek to promote artistic cooperation in the diverse ...