Stockholm World Water Week 2022

World Water Week is a water conference held in Stockholm. It is hosted by SIWI. SIWI is Stockholm International Water Institute. In 2022, it was conducted between August 23 and September 1. The theme of World Water Week 2022 Seeing ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: August 25, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 25, 2022 INDIA – CM Nitish Kumar’s Mahagathbandhan alliance wins trust vote in Bihar Assembly 160–0 – Punjab: PM inaugurates Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre of Tata Memorial ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Today's News Headlines

PMJAY: Healthcare services to Transgender Persons

The National Health Authority (NHA) and the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for providing holistic health services to transgender persons under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). Key Points After this ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Kerala online monitoring system of medicines

Amid allegations of shortage of medicines in government hospitals in Kerala, the government will soon launch an online monitoring facility to track the availability and distribution of medicines in government medical institutions in the southern state. The facility comes after ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Vertical Launch Short Range surface-to-air missile (VL-SRSAM) test fired

Recently, Defence Research & Development Organisation and Indian Navy successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range Chandipur, Odisha. Key Points The flight test was conducted against a high speed unmanned aerial target ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Defence Current Affairs

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting

Union Minister Rajnath Singh is on a three-day visit to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. During this, he will also take part in the meeting of defense ministers of the countries involved in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Key Points ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Longest ever drought in China

China is facing its biggest drought ever. Drought has dried up rivers and affected power generation at hydroelectric power plants. There is darkness in small and big cities due to no electricity. Key Points After 64 years, China faced the ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

Praggnanandhaa defeats Carlsen three times in a row

16-year-old R Praggnanandhaa, India’s young grandmaster, defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen for the third time this year. He defeated Carlsen 4-2 in the final round of the FTX Crypto Cup. Despite the victory over Carlsen, he finished second in ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Sports Current Affairs