CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 14, Jan 2022

The Department of Fisheries, Government of India in association with Startup India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry inaugurated the “Fisheries Startup Grand Challenge” on 13th January 2022. The challenge has been launched with an objective to provide a platform to start-

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 13, Jan 2022

POWERGRID and Africa50 in Joint Development Agreement, to pioneer Africa’s first transmission PPP project in KenyaPower Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform to

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 13, Jan 2022

NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul has warned that Omicron variant of Coronavirus is not the common cold and it should not be taken lightly just because it is causing mild infections. He told mediapersons that this variant has led to the collapse of the health system of some countr

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 13, Jan 2022

World Health Organization (WHO) chief has warned that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is dangerous particularly for the unvaccinated people. Briefing media in Geneva, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said while Omicron causes less severe disease than Delta, it remains a

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 13, Jan 2022

Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of the India Open with contrasting wins in Delhi on Wednesday. Former world no. 1 Saina, moved to the second round after her opponent Czech Republic's Tereza Svabikova suffered a back inju

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 13, Jan 2022

Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath has been appointed the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as well as the Space Secretary. He will succeed K Sivan who completes his extended tenure as ISRO chief tomorrow. His appointment as the Space Secretary and the Spa

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 13, Jan 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 11 New Government Medical Colleges across Tamil Nadu and the new campus of Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai via video conferencing on Wednesday evening. The new medical colleges have been established at an estimated cost of about

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 13, Jan 2022

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted qualification tests of the Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan human space programme. The ISRO Propulsion Complex in Tamil Nadu conducted the test for 720 seconds duration yesterday and met the test objectives. A release

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 13, Jan 2022

After a successful completion and an overwhelming participation from young innovators across the country, the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog declared the results of the ‘ATL Space Challenge 2021’ today. The Challenge was launched in collaboration with Indian Spa

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 11, Jan 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested all those who are eligible to get COVID Precaution Dose as India began administering Precaution Doses. He also applauded those who have got vaccinated yesterday. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, the vaccination remains among the most effective