Restructuring of ICAR

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an important institution that has contributed immensely to the growth and development of Indian agriculture. To make it more efficient and effective, the government has constituted a high-level committee to restructure ICAR in ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Rail War Room

The Rail War Room has been set up by the Ministry of Railways to facilitate fast redressal of public complaints and grievances. Equipped with latest communications facilities, it will function round-the-clock to improve the services of the railways. Key Facts ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Buland Bharat Exercise

The Indian Army recently conducted a divisional-level integrated training exercise, codenamed Exercise Buland Bharat, in the high-altitude ranges of the eastern theatre in Arunachal Pradesh. The purpose of the month-long exercise was to verify plans for reducing integrated firepower through ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: Defence Current Affairs

UK’s Contribution to Brazil’s Amazon Fund

The United Kingdom will contribute more than $101 million to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, which seeks to stop deforestation in the sprawling South American rainforest. The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made the announcement after holding talks with Brazilian President Luiz ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: International / World Current Affairs

SEBI’s Testing Framework for IT Systems of Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs)

SEBI, India’s regulatory body, has introduced a new framework for testing the IT systems used by market infrastructure institutions (MIIs), including stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories. The objective of the framework is to assist MIIs in performing thorough risk ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Project Sanjay

Indian Army aims to transform itself into a “future-ready, technology-driven, lethal and agile force.” To achieve this vision, it has initiated a project called Project Sanjay, which focuses on building the Army’s Battlefield Surveillance System. The primary objective of this ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Machines Can See 2023 Summit

Recently, the UAE government launched an international conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the region called the ‘Machines Can See 2023’ Summit. The summit took place at the Museum of the Future in Dubai and was organized in partnership between ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: Summits and Conferences

Ubhauli Festival

The festival of Ubhauli is celebrated annually by the Kirant community on the full moon day of the Lunar month of Baishakh. The festival is of great significance for the community as it marks the beginning of farming and the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs