The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles. Called BH (Bharat series), it will free vehicle owner...
Right to be Forgotten
Recently, the Delhi High Court upheld the view that the “Right to Privacy” includes the “Right to be Forgotten” and the “Right to be Left Alone”. The ...
Jallianwala Bagh memorial renovated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex in Amritsar on 28th August, 2021. The monument was first ope...
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar bagged silver
India’s Nishad Kumar made history as he clinched the silver in the men’s high jump to add the second medal to the country’s tally in...
Gaganyaan propulsion system
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 28th August, 2021 successfully conducted the first hot test of system demonstration model (SDM) of th...
India-Maldives mega-infra project
Maldives government officially signed an agreement with Mumbai-based company AFCONS, for the construction of the Greater Malé Connectivity Project (GM...
Tamil Nadu government to open 10 new arts and science colleges
Tamil Nadu’s Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi announced that the government was planning to establish 10 arts and sciences colleges across the stat...
Indian researchers discover merger of three super massive black holes
In a major breakthrough, Indian researchers have discovered three super massive black holes merging together to form a triple active galactic nucleus....
Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with Morocco
Algeria announced that it has severed diplomatic relations with Morocco due to “hostile actions”, following months of resurgent tensions between the N...
Cuba to recognise cryptocurrencies
Cuba’s government announced that it will recognize and regulate — cryptocurrencies for payments on the island. A resolution published in the Official ...
7.5 % preferential quota for govt school students in Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu government set apart 7.5 percent reservation on “preferential basis” to the state government school students for their admissions to en...
‘SUJALAM’ Campaign
The Jal Shakti Ministry has launched ‘SUJALAM’, a ‘100 days campaign’ as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations to create more and more OD...
Madhya Pradesh government implements NEP 2020
Madhya Pradesh government has launched the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. With this, it has become the second state in the country to implement...
Malabar Exercise -2021
The high-voltage Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries — India, the United States, Australia and Japan —-was conducted off ...
“Shared Destiny-2021”
The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand will take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise to be organised by the People’s...
China’s three-child policy
China’s legislature formally amended the country’s family planning rules to allow couples to have three children, also announcing a number of policy m...
387 ‘Moplah martyrs’ to be removed from the Dictionary of Martyrs
Malabar Rebellion leaders Variamkunnath Kunhamed Haji, Ali Musaliar and 387 other “Moplah martyrs” will be removed from the Dictionary of Martyrs of I...
India’s largest floating solar project
State-owned NTPC Ltd commissioned India’s largest floating solar photo voltaic (PV) project of 25 mega watt (MW) on the water reservoir of its 2 gigaw...
National Handicraft Award
Two women from Sabang in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinpur district have been given the National Handicraft Award in recognition of their outstanding con...
India, ADB sign $500 million loan to expand Metro Rail Network in Bengaluru
The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $500 million loan to expand the metro rail network in Bengaluru with construction of two new metr...
India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip
To conserve indigenous breeds of cattle like Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal and Ongole, the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) has developed Ind...
Ancient Dagger Found in Tamil Nadu
An iron dagger with a wooden handle was found inside a burial urn unearthed at Konthagai village, which is part of the Keeladi cluster where the seven...
World’s Second-largest refurbished Gene Bank
Taking an imperative towards conserving the diversity of indigenous crops in the country, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra...
Tropical depression “Grace”
Tropical Storm Grace swept over Haiti with drenching rains just two days after a powerful earthquake battered the Caribbean nation, adding to the mise...
Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has resigned, following months of political turmoil. Muhyiddin gave confirmation of his resignation in a tel...
NCPCR has recommended minority schools be brought under RTE
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has released a report — The “Impact of Exemption under Article 15 (5) with regards to A...
RBI launches Financial Inclusion Index
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the formation of a composite Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) to capture the extent of financial inclusi...
TAMIL NADU BUDGET: 2021-22
On 13th August 2021, Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management, Government of Tamil Nadu, has presented the Rev...
Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021
India and Saudi Arabia have conducted their first-ever naval exercise, in reflection of their growing defence and military cooperation. Indian Navy...
National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new national initiative on palm oil production to help increase farm incomes. The scheme, called National Edi...
Rise in frequency and intensity of cyclones in Arabian Sea
The frequency and intensity of cyclones developing over the Arabian Sea has increased in the last two decades, while fewer such storms have been seen ...
India’s 5-point agenda to enhance maritime cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a UN Security Council (UNSC) open Debate via video conferencing recently. The agenda of the discussion was:...
Definition of Minority
Recently, central Government has notified minority communities at the national level in consultation with various stakeholders under Section 2 (c) of ...
South Africa grants patent to an artificial intelligence system
Recently, South Africa, first time in the world, has granted a patent to an ‘artificial intelligence system’ relating to a “food container based on fr...
UNCLOS : ‘Laws of the Seas
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has been accepted by the UN Security Council as the legal framework applicable to activities in the o...
IPCC climate report
Every few years, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) produces assessment reports that are the most comprehensive scientific evaluati...
Tamil Nadu releases white paper on economy
Tamil Nadu Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan published the White Paper on the state’s finances to the...
India’s medal winners at Tokyo Olympics-2020
1) India’s medal winners at Tokyo Olympics-2020At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, India had seven medal winners and recorded its best-ever tally at the ...
Constitution amendment bill to restore states’ rights on OBC list
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar introduced the Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha on August 9, 20...
Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 will seek to propose amendments to the Electricity Act 2003. Further, it also sets rules and provisions for regu...
Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang Punia wins bronze medal in men’s 65kg wrestling
Bajrang Punia defeated Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov to take bronze in the men’s freestyle 65kg category, bringing the seventh wrestling medal for In...
Retrospective tax policy struck down
In a move to bury the controversial policy of retrospective taxation, the government proposed amendments to the Income-tax Act and Finance Act, 2012 t...
Ladakh removes need for Inner Line Permit for Indian nationals
In a notification, Ladakh UT’s Home Department said the requirement of an ILP for the Indian nationals, including domestic tourists and local resident...
Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra wins historic Gold medal for India in Javelin
Neeraj Chopra created history by becoming the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics after shooter Abhinav Bindra. Neeraj is the fi...
1st woman chief of ZSI in 100 yrs
The Zoological Survey of India, one of the premier organisations involved in taxonomic studies of fauna, got its first woman Director. Dhriti Banerjee...
Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0
The union cabinet has approved the continuation of the Samagra Shiksha scheme for school education till March 31, 2026.The revised scheme with a perio...
The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021, in the Lok Sabha. It is the bill that seeks to...
Tokyo Olympics: Indian Hockey team won Bronze Medal
India men’s hockey team defeated Germany to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. This is India’s first Olympic medal in hockey sinc...
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ‘Vikrant’
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’ hit the waters for the first time as the Indian Navy began its sea trials recently. “This is...
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Rajya Sabha recently passed The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to amend the constitutional list of Schedule...