The Peatlands are playing a crucial role in regulating global climate by acting as carbon sinks. These are facing degradation and need to be urgently monitored, according to a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations report released recently. The report comprised information ...

Indian Air Force continues to take measures to provide all possible assistance to the civil administration across the country in containing the spread of COVID-19. IAF has created 09 quarantine facilities of 200-300 personnel capacity each, at nodal IAF bases across the country. Daily Current ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for taking up construction of Aligarh-Harduaganj flyover by Ministry of Railways.  The total length of the railway flyover will be 22 kms. The project is expected to be completed by 2024-25 at a cost of over Rs. 1285 crore. ...

The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to the summer 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Olympics Games will keep the name Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

The Pune-based MyLab Discovery Solutions and Germany’s Altona Diagnostics have developed test kits for COVID-19 and also approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The two companies have also received approval to mass manufacture the kits after they received commercial approval ...

As a part of Government’s efforts to contain spread of COVID – 19, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has taken several preventive measures. It issued a circular granting one-time dispensation for utilizing funds under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development ...

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has issued an advisory to all States/UTs to use the Cess Fund for Welfare of Construction Workers. The Act regulates the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers. It provides for their safety, health and welfare ...

Invest India, India’s national Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched The Invest India Business Immunity Platform. The platform, hosted on the Invest India website, is designed as a comprehensive resource to help businesses and ...

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall participate in G20 virtual summit tomorrow to discuss on the issues related to Corona virus. The G20 has an important global role to play in addressing the COVID 19 pandemic. India look forward to productive discussions on 26 March, 2020  at the G20 ...

The Union Cabinet has apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Ministry of Railways, Government of India with DB Engineering & Consulting GMBH of Germany for technological cooperation in Railway Sector. The MoU was signed in February, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz ...

The Rajya Sabha has approved a bill for the budget of Rs 1-lakh crore for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2020-21. After approval, the bill was returned to the Lok Sabha. Only 10 per cent of the funds will be spent for security purposes in the union territory and the remaining have ...

The Lok Sabha has passed the Finance Bill by voice vote without discussion, amid ruckus in the House with opposition parties seeking a fiscal stimulus package in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. In the Union Budget 2020-2021, the government proposed to spend Rs 30,42,230 crore in the next ...