Ropeway at Yamunotri Dham : The Uttarakhand government has signed a contract to build a 3.38-kilometer ropeway connecting Janki Chatti in Kharsali with Yamunotri Dham. To be built at a cost of Rs 166.82 crore, the ropeway will cut down the travel time from the current 2-3 hours to just 20 minutes. ...

Pakistan receives $700 mln funds from China: Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's Finance Minister, announced that his country has received $700 million from the China Development Bank. The deposit comes as Pakistan has been struggling with its external debt and has barely enough dollars to cover less than three ...

7-year-old Prince from Bhutan becomes first digital citizen of the country: Bhutan has begun to modernise its digital infrastructure. The Himalayan kingdom recently welcomed its first digital citizen. The Bhutan National Digital Identity (NDI) mobile wallet, Royal Highness The Gyalsey (Prince) ...

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 24 February 2023, we have ...

Ind-Ra projects India's FY24 growth at 5.9% : Credit rating and research agency, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) projected the growth of the Indian economy to 5.9% year on year during 2023-24.The GDP growth estimate of the agency is lower than the 6.4% real GDP growth projected by the RBI for ...

HDFC Bank, Lulu Exchange sign to enhance cross-border payments : HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with the UAE-based Lulu Exchange to strengthen the cross-border payments between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. In the beginning, the expertise and regulatory framework of Lulu ...

ICAR develops wheat variety to beat the heat : Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed a new wheat variety called HD-3385. It can overcome the challenges arising out due to changes in weather patterns and rising heat levels. It is amenable to early sowing, escaping the impact ...

Namami Gange Executive Committee approves 9 projects : The Namami Gange Executive Committee, headed by NMCG Director General G. Asok Kumar, has approved nine Projects, worth over 1,200 crore rupees for Pollution abatement in Ganga Basin and Ghat Development. Out of these projects, seven pertain to ...

Asia Economic Dialogue 2023 begins in Pune : An annual flagship event of the External Affairs Ministry on Geo-economics, Asia Economic Dialogue is being conducted in Pune, Maharashtra from 23 -25 February 2023. This event is being co-hosted in collaboration with Pune International Centre. ...

University of Auckland, Tata Memorial Hospital sign MoU for cancer care : Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) and Waipapa Taumata Rau (Auckland University) signed an MoU to engage in long-term cooperation in cancer care. TMH is the most renowned cancer care hospital and research center in India. ...

Navy Chief Awarded On-The-Spot Unit Citation INS Nireekshak for Salvage Operation: The Chief of the Naval Staff Adm R Harikumar visited INS Nireekshak at Kochi where he interacted with the diving team of the ship involved in the salvage operations at a depth of 219 meters in the Arabian Sea. He ...

Prez Droupadi Murmu Conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards: On February 23, 2023, President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Awards (Akademi Puruskar) for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021 in New Delhi. February 2023 ...