Defence Research and Development Organisation handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army at a ceremony held at DRDO Bhawa. Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, Dr G Satheesh Reddy handed over the design of MMR to Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen ...

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) held a High-Level Meeting (HLM) with the Sri Lanka Coast Guard at Coast Guard Headquarters. The Indian side was led by Director General, Coast Guard K Natarajan, while the Sri Lankan delegation was headed by Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunge. The meeting took place ...

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind planted a sapling of Maulsari in the Rashtrapati Bhavan Estate on August 20, 2019 and launched a plantation drive as part of 'Van Mahotsav' celebrations. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 On the occasion, the President met students and urged them to ...

Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Deputy Governor N.S. Vishwanathan has urged banks for timely resolution of stressed assets in their ‘own interest’ under the new framework to extract the best value and underlined the need for dealing only in "genuine" cases. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The ...

Saudi Arabia women no longer require permission from a male guardian to travel or obtain a passport. Riyadh has long faced international criticism over the status of Saudi women. Rights groups say women are often treated as second-class citizens under rules requiring them to get the consent of a ...

Each year on August 20th, National Radio Day recognizes the great invention of the radio. Celebrate the news, information, music, and stories carried across the airwaves. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Several inventors had a part in the invention of the radio in the late 1800s. Amazingly, ...

The State government has directed building owners to commission recycling plants and rainwater harvesting structures on their premises in three months. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Speaking at a review meeting on rainwater harvesting, Minister for Municipal Administration S.P. Velumani ...

India´s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting France on an official visit on August 22-23 and then to attend the G7 Summit at its seaside resort of Biarritz on August 25-26, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) ...

The 4th Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19 have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on 19th August, 2019. The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from States and validated with information ...

The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu called upon the Indian community in Lithuania to serve as a bridge in strengthening economic and cultural relations between the two countries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Addressing the Indian community at Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania on the ...

The Vice President said that India, which represents one sixth of the global population, has a rightful claim to the permanent membership of the United Nation’s Security Council (UNSC) and thanked the Lithuanian Prime Minister for extending support to India in various multilateral fora. Daily ...

Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah reviewed the issues related to final publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, on August 19, 2019. The review meeting was attended by the Chief Minister of Assam, Union Home Secretary, Chief Secretary Assam and senior officers. ...