Prime Minister unveiled a plaque at the site of original Port Jetties to commemorate 150 years of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT). It was a privilege to be a part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the KoPT a historic symbol of the country's water power. This port has stood witness to many a ...

The government is in the process of acquiring around 200 aircraft to cope with the depleting aerial inventories of the Indian Air Force. The contract for HAL-manufactured 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1 A advanced fighter jets are in the final stages. Apart from these, Expression of Interest (EOI) has been ...

After the successful completion of the Phase 1 execution of NIC e office for 50000 users in 58 units, Indian Railways has signed MoU with RailTel, a miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, for the phase 2 of the project. In phase 2, RailTel will register 39000 users over 34 Railway divisions on ...

The World Future Energy Summit opens at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on 13 January, 2020, with around 35,000 people expected to attend from 170 countries. The four-day event, which is the largest of its kind according to organizers, will include exhibition and forum programs addressing ...

The deliberations of the two-day workshop-cum-exhibition on Bamboo with the aim of creating opportunities for the sustainable development in Jammu and Kashmir concluded at Jammu. The workshop-cum-exhibition was organized by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North Eastern ...

A new virus implicated in a pneumonia outbreak in central China killed a 61-year-old man there. It was the first death of the outbreak in the city of Wuhan, where 59 people have been quarantined. Chinese scientists discovered a new strain of coronavirus there this week. Daily Current Affairs ...

National Youth Day is celebrated on 12 January across the country. In schools and colleges, it is celebrated through various indoor and outdoor activities. This day inspires youth generations and every year is celebrated with a particular theme. Theme of 2020 is "Channelizing Youth Power for ...

Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah, inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and also dedicated National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to the Nation.  This state-of-the-art Centre is located in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The scheme to setup I4C was ...

India plans to double crude oil imports from the US as part of its effort to reduce dependance on the volatile West Asia region. India is also keen on long-term oil supply contracts with Russia and oil producing countries in Africa. India is heavily dependants on oil imports from West Asia. Its ...

The Reserve Bank of India has launched Aadhaar-based Video Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) to allow banks and other lenders to remotely complete KYC of customers on videos. The central bank has allowed video-based KYC (Know Your Customer) as an option to establish a customer's identity. ...

World Bank cut its India's growth forecasr for financial year 2020 to 5% from the estimated growth of 6% earlier. The multilateral development lender also expects India's growth to pick up slightly to 5.8 per cent in the next fiscal. World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report stated weakness in ...

Andhra Pradesh State government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German firm KFW regarding Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). Agriculture Minister launched a toll-free number 1800 599 3366 for enquiries and to provide information on the insurance scheme launched by the government ...