National Voters Day is observed on 25 January to highlight the importance of voting and every vote. This day is marks as the foundation of the Election Commission of India. This day was first celebrated in 2011 to encourage young voters to take part in the electoral process. The theme of National ...

India has been ranked at the 80th position among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) prepared by Transparency International. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business ...

Indian Oil has signed an MoU with Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to offer assistance and technical expertise to the country in implementing its National LPG Promotion Policy. The purpose of this MoU is to strengthen cooperation between the two parties in the field of petroleum, in ...

International Labour Organisation has released ‘World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2020’. The report highlights that global unemployment will rise by 2.5 million in 2020. The ILO report said that about 188 million people are unemployed in the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

Niti Aayog will develop a national data and analytics platform to make all government data accessible to stakeholders in a user-friendly manner. The NDAP will strive to ensure that the data is assured, consistent, coherent and credible. NDAP will be a reliable platform for up-to-date data. ...

The world will mark the first-ever International Day of Education on 24 January, which was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly last year in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. UNESCO is calling on countries to increase political commitment to education as ...

India has successfully achieved the complete phase out of Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141 b, which is a chemical used by foam manufacturing enterprises and one of the most potent ozone depleting chemical after Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) .(HCFC)-141 b is used mainly as a blowing agent in the ...

India joined the World Economic Forum's Reskilling Revolution as a founding government member, an initiative to provide one billion people with better education, skills and jobs by 2030. The scheme aims to future-proof workers from technological change and help economies by providing new skills ...

Australia’s devastating drought, and other effects of climate change are pushing the iconic duck-billed platypus, a globally unique mammal, towards extinction. Platypuses were once considered widespread across the eastern Australian mainland and Tasmania, although not a lot is known about their ...

Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) will send a half humanoid Vyommitra as a trial to space before Gaganyaan goes with astronauts. ISRO's half humanoid Vyommitra will be placed in the first unmanned mission under 'Gaganyaan' and will simulate most of the human body functions. Vyommitra ...

The annual wildlife census has started in the Kalakkadu - Mundanthurai tiger sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. The survey, to be conducted in the entire 60,000 hectare area of the sanctuary, will continue till 27th of January. The first part of the survey will be devoted to taking count of carnivores like ...

Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti or birth anniversary is being celebrated on 23 January across India will full of fervour and zest. A revolutionary freedom fighter, Bose was a valiant leader who refused to bow down to Britishers during East India company's rule over India that saw him rise to ...