TIKA UTSAV Subject: Current Events Context: India celebrates ‘Tika Utsav’ to combat Covid-19 Concept: Tika Utsav is a vaccine festival. It is to be held between April 11, 2021 and April 14, 2021. The main objective of the festival is to vaccinate as many people as possible. It will also focus on zero […]
PROJECT INVESTMENT SURVEY Subject: Current Events Context: Investment projects bounce back in Q4: report Concept: The 82nd Survey of Projects Investment in India conducted by Projects Today indicated a healthy quarter-on-quarter growth of 33.4 percent in fresh investment in the last quarter of the fiscal 2020-21 (Q4/FY21). Fresh investments rebounded strongly in the […]
INDIA H2 ALLIANCE Subject: Current Events Context: Reliance, other energy majors form hydrogen coalition. Concept: The Global energy and industrial majors have joined together to form a new coalition called the India H2 Alliance. The initiative to form the alliance was begun by the Reliance industries and Chart Industries. The IH2 alliance will […]
AIR BUBBLE PACT Subject: Current Events Context: India has finalised air bubble pact with Sri Lanka: Aviation Ministry Concept: Under the air bubble pact between the two countries, special international passenger flights can be operated into each other’s territories under restrictive conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic With this, India now has such […]
CIVIL DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS Subject: Current Events Context: Argument between students, Delhi Civil Defence volunteers turns violent. Concept: Civil Defence operates under the Civil Defence Act and associated rules and regulations. The Act was amended in 2009 and a notification was issued in 2010 to include disaster management as an additional role. Civil Defence […]
E-9 INITIATIVE Subject: Current Events Context: Consultation meeting of Education Ministers of E9 countries on E9 initiative to be held tomorrow. The consultation is the first of a three-phased process to co-create an initiative on digital learning and skills, targeting marginalised children and youth, especially girls. Concept: E9 initiative The initiative aims to […]
VACCINE PASSPORT Subject : Current Events Context : Any “Covid passport” scheme to prove people in England are safe to attend mass-audience events would be “time-limited”, the government said. Concept : Vaccine Passports: A vaccine passport is an e-certificate that stores and records jabs and Covid-19 test status. It can be kept in […]
ROBOT SOPHIA Subject : Current Events Context : ‘Artist’ Sophia robot’s digital creations sold for $688,888, aims for a music career Concept : Sophia is the first robot citizen of the world after Saudi Arabia granted her citizenship in October 2017. She is a social humanoid robot, which using artificial intelligence (AI) programming, […]
CHENAB ARCH BRIDGE Subject : Current Events Context : Chenab arch to bridge distance between Kashmir, Kanyakumari. Concept : The Chenab Bridge is a railway bridge currently under construction in the Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The project is being carried out under the auspices of the […]
WORLD CITIES CULTURAL FORUM Subject : Current Events Context : Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be representing Delhi and India at the World Cities Cultural Forum (WCCF) , according to a statement issued by the city government. Concept : World cities cultural forum began in 2012 with 8 members in London. Now it […]