Silent Valley bird species increases to 175: A bird survey conducted at the Silent Valley National Park in the last week of December identified 141 species, of which 17 were new. So far, 175 species of birds have been spotted in Silent Valley. So far, 175 species of birds have been spotted in ...

Cabinet Nod for Rs 2500 Cr Scheme to Raise Infra of DD, AIRs: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a project worth more than Rs 2,500 crore for Doordarshan and All India Radio in an effort to modernise Prasar Bharati's broadcast network and infrastructure. Under the scheme, ...

Ranji Trophy: Jaydev Unadkat of Saurashtra made some Ranji Trophy history as he became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over. The left-arm pacer destroyed Delhi by adding two more in the next over in a career-best eight-wicket haul in the Elite Group B match in Rajkot.  Unadkat's ...

First G-20 Meeting to Take Place in Puducherry on Jan 31: The inaugural G-20 conference will take place in Puducherry on January 31, according to Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. The G20 logo for the meeting was released by Lieutenant Governor Dr. Tamilisai ...

Ghaziabad-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay section: The Ghaziabad-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay segment (762 KM) now holds the record for the Indian Railways' longest fully automatic block signalling section. In order to increase line capacity to run more trains on existing High Density Routes of Indian ...

Palm leaf Manuscript Museum: The Palm Leaf Manuscript Museum, equipped with contemporary audio-visual technology, has been opened in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, by Kerala Chief Minister (CM) Pinarayi Vijayan. The Museum, promoted as “World’s First Palm-Leaf Manuscript Museum” was set up by the ...

World Day of War Orphans 2023: Every January 6, the World Day of War Orphans is marked with the goal of increasing public awareness of children left orphaned by war. These children are subjected to hardships that are more than just physical neglect after losing their caregivers. It is an important ...

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 5 January 2023, we have tried to cover ...

Bandhan Bank launched ‘Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust’ campaign: Bandhan Bank has launched its integrated marketing campaign featuring its brand ambassador, cricketing legend Sourav Ganguly. The ‘Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust’ campaign emphasises the ‘trust’ that the brand has been able to earn in a ...

BharatPe appoints Nalin Negi as interim CEO: The chief executive of digital payments startup BharatPe, Suhail Sameer, will transition from his current role and become a strategic advisor to the company, effective January 7. Its chief financial officer (CFO) Nalin Negi, who was brought in from SBI ...

FAME India Phase II scheme: With assistance from the Ministry of Heavy Industries' FAME India Phase II programme, 50 electric buses were introduced in Delhi. In 2019, the government approved Rs 10,000 crore for a period of three years. Out of total budgetary support, about 86 percent of the fund ...

China Becomes First Country in Asia to Launch Hydrogen Powered Train: China’s CRRC Corporation Ltd. Launched a hydrogen urban train, and it is the first in Asia and the second such train in the world. Germany introduced green trains a few months back. The hydrogen trains have a speed of 160 km per ...