The world Braille Day is celebrated on every 4th of January. The day is marked remembering the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille - for people with visual disabilities. Louis Braille was born on 4th January 1809 in the town of Coupvray in northern France.  At the age ...

The government of India has approved setting up 2,636 electric vehicle charging stations across 62 cities in 24 states and union territories of India under the second phase of FAME India scheme. The move is meant to encourage manufacturers to launch new electric vehicles models. One charging ...

The year 2020 has designated as the “Year of the Nurse and midwife”, in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. This proposal will now be presented to Member States of the 72nd World Health Assembly for consideration and endorsement. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The ...

Maharashtra government launched a ‘cyber safe women’ campaign across the state on January 3, 2020, on the birth anniversary of Indian social reformer, Savitribai Phule. The cyber safe women initiative aims to spread awareness regarding the atrocities committed against women and children as well as ...

India recorded the highest number of babies born globally on New Year's day, according to data released by the United Nations Children's Fund . As per UNICEF, out of the estimated 392,078 babies born around the world, 67,385 were born in India on January 1. Indian babies accounted for 17 per cent ...

Flipkart has partnered with the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, to empower skilled yet under-served sections of society by inducting them into e-commerce. Flipkart will collaborate with State missions ...

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) lunched the first silk processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. This would help cut down the cost of production of silk yarn drastically and increase the sale and availability of raw material for Gujarati 'Patola' sarees locally. The unit has ...

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a mobile app named ‘MANI’ to identify currency notes. The visually challenged can identify the denomination of a note by using the application, which can also work offline once it is installed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Users can download the app ...

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has made amendments to the new regulatory framework for cable and broadcasting services with a view to protect the consumer interests. Under it, cable TV users will be able to access more channels at lower subion price. The Authority has also capped at 160 ...

China has publicised new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease has hit the market, raising hopes of a cure for millions of people in the country and abroad suffering from the brain disorder. Extracted from brown algae, the medicine is said to be the world's first innovative therapy for the treatment ...

Pakistan has shared the list of its nuclear installations and facilities as per the provisions of a bilateral agreement with India. The list was handed over in accordance with Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and ...

Kerala Chief Minister launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) with the aim to boost the confidence of customers and bring in more transparency in the real estate sector. It is just because of a handful of realtors who divert from good practice and indulge in illegal ways to ...