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Exercise Samudra Shakti: It is the 4th edition of India-Indonesia Bilateral exercise.It is aimed at enhancing interoperability, jointness and mutual cooperation between both the navies. The Harbour phase will comprise Cross deck visits, professional Interactions, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, and sports fixtures. During the Sea Phase, weapon firing, Helicopter Operations, Anti-submarine warfare & air defenceRead more

Cyclone Mocha: It is a tropical cyclone formed over the southern Bay of Bengal. The cyclone’s name ‘Mocha’ is suggested by Yemen and was named after the Red Sea port city, which is known to have introduced coffee to the world. YUVA PRATIBHA – Culinary Talent Hunt: MyGov, in collaboration with Institute of Hotel Management,Read more

Viswa Bharati University: The Calcutta High Court granted interim relief to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen by prohibiting Visva Bharati University from acting on its decision asking him to relinquish a portion of his land at his property at Shantiniketan.It is one of India’s major Central Government funded autonomous University located in Santiniketan, West Bengal.It isRead more

Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM): Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) organised the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) in over 200 districts across the country.It’s objective is to connect the youth with more opportunities of on-ground training within corporates and further a chance to get employment. Individuals having a 5th-12th grade passRead more

River Cities Alliance (RCA): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) organized the ‘River-Cities Alliance (RCA) Global Seminar: Partnership for Building International River-Sensitive Cities’ recently in New Delhi. The River Cities Alliance (RCA) has been launched with the objective to provide the member cities with aRead more

Metastasis: It is the spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body.In metastasis, cancer cells break away from the original (primary) tumor, travel through the blood or lymph system, and form a new tumor in other organs or tissues of the body.When cancer becomes metastatic, doctorsRead more

NVS-01: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch the navigation satellite ‘NVS-01’ onboard its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission is designed to deploy the NVS-01 navigation satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).It is the first in the series of second-generation navigation satellitesRead more

Padma Awards: The Padma Awards namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, are amongst the highest civilian awards of the country.These Awards were instituted in 1954 and they are announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day. The award seeks to recognize ‘work of distinction’ and is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements/serviceRead more

International Labour Day: Popularly known as International Workers’ Day or May Day is observed on May 01 every year to commemorate the struggles and sacrifices of the workers’ and labours’ movement.It  is celebrated in more than 80 countries, including India, Cuba, and China.The tradition of Labour Day dates back to 19th century America. On MayRead more

1) Grain Storage Plan: The Union Cabinet has given its nod to the formation of an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) under the Chairmanship of Ministry of Cooperation to facilitate the implementation of the “World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector.” This transformative plan aims to converge the schemes of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry ofRead more