India touches Milestone of 75,000 recognised Start-ups

Recently, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recognised over 75,000 start-ups. This milestone has been achieved at the time when India is celebrating 75th year of Independence and Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Start-up ecosystem in India ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Tiranga Utsav Organised by Ministry of Culture

The Ministry of Culture organized “Tiranga Utsav” on August 2, 2022 to celebrate the contributions of Pingali Venkayya to the country. Tiranga Utsav was an evening filled with cultural and musical performances. It was organised in New Delhi, on the ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022

The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was approved by Union cabinet and will now be presented in ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament. The Bill seeks to make the Competition Commission of India (CCI) more flexible and accountable. Salient features of ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Ayman al-Zawahri: al-Qaeda leader killed in US operation

President Joe Biden recently confirmed that, the United States has killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who was the leader of al-Qaeda. He was killed in a drone strike and counter-terrorism operation led by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Afghanistan. He, along with ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Arunachal Pradesh- NITI Aayog MoU on School education

Recently, government of Arunachal Pradesh signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NITI Aayog & an organisation to bring a large-scale transformation in school education. Highlights of the MoU include; The MoU has been signed as a three-year ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

August 1: Muslim Women’s Rights Day 2022

On August 1, Muslim Women’s Rights Day was celebrated across India. The day celebrates he enactment of triple talaq law. It was implemented on August 1, 2019.  Practice of triple talaq was made a criminal offence through this law. Triple ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 3, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 3, 2022 INDIA – PM Modi meets Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in New Delhi; both countries ink six pacts to broad-base ties – Birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, designer ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

8 years of MyGov Platform

Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, launched the event to celebrate “8 years of MyGov” in New Delhi on July 30, 2022. During the event, dignitaries like G20 Sherpa Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog Parameswaran Iyer, and ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

President’s colour’ to Tamil Nadu Police

Recently, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin received the “President’s colour to Tamil Nadu Police” at an event held at Rajarathinam Stadium in Chennai. President’s colour was given by Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu. Highlights: Tamil ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News

AlphaFold: Prediction of Protein Structures

DeepMind Technologies, an Alphabet-owned AI research company, has developed an artificial intelligence tool called “AlphaFold”. This tool predicts and publishes the structures of all proteins, which is the building blocks of life. Thus, this tool unlocks the most influential databases ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs