UK Organization to Conduct First-Ever British-Indian Census

The India League, a UK-based diaspora group which was established in 1916, announced the launch of a first-ever British Indian Census to collect data points around Britain’s estimated 1.5 million Indian-origin population. This will be conducted completely online in collaboration ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

First Mars Mission Launched by China

China has successfully launched its first-ever Mars probe on July 23 with the objective of complete orbiting, landing and roving in a single mission so that it can take an ambitious step towards the planetary exploration of the solar system. ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Dr. Dangs Lab to Partner with Bharat Biotech for Human Trials of Covaxin

The Delhi-based private laboratory, Dr Dangs Lab, has announced that they have been selected as the central laboratory for human clinical trials of Covaxin, which is touted as the first-ever indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

NFRA bans CA Udayan Sen from Auditing for 7 years

The National Financial Reporting Authority has taken stringent action against a high-profile chartered accountant with the Big 4 Audit Firms, Udayan Sen, for his role as engagement partner in the statutory audit of ILFS Financial Services Limited. The authority has ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Siddi Community Gets First Lawmaker in Karnataka

Karnataka governor Vajubhai Bala has nominated the first-ever lawmaker from the Siddi community, to the Legislative Council of the state. The governor has nominated Shantharama  Budna Siddi for the post along with five other persons. Shantharama is a social worker ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Odisha Govt. Renames Village after Folk Song

The Odisha Government has announced renaming Bilung Village in the Bamra Tehsil of Sambalpur District to ‘Rangabati Bilung’ after the popular folk song ‘Rangabati.’ This is in order to recognize the creativity of the great lyricist of the popular folk ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

PM Modi to lay Foundation Stone for Manipur Water Supply Project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to lay the foundation stone for the Manipur Water Supply Project to provide water connection to all the households in the state. This is in addition to the Jal Jeevan Mission already undergoing in ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Russia to get Frigates with Hypersonic Weapons by 2025-26

The Russian Navy is going to get two Project 22350 frigates – Admiral Yumashev and Admiral Spiridonov – equipped with hypersonic weapons by 2025-26. The ships are being built by the United Shipbuilding Corporation of Russia. These two proposed frigates ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

NASA Mission to make it Possible to Hear Sound from Mars

The Perseverance Rover from NASA is going to fulfil a long-pending wish of mankind to hear sounds from the red planet, Mars. Eight missions so far have returned from the planet with pictures and images but not a single mission ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

UNGA to Go Virtual, First Time in 75 years

The United Nations has decided to hold the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2020 in the virtual mode in the wake of the deadly coronavirus in all the parts of the world. The leaders from all the 193 member ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020