V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2024

The V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2024 has once again categorized India as an electoral autocracy, with the country’s democracy scores continuing to fall across various components. The report, titled “Democracy Winning and Losing at the Ballot,” highlights India’s ongoing autocratization ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Namo Drone Didi Scheme

On March 11, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Namo Drone Didi scheme under the Sashakt Nari-Viksit Bharat programme at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. The scheme aims to empower rural women by providing them with ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2023

The Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi, chaired by President Sri Madhav Kaushik, convened at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, and approved the selection of 24 books for the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2023. The books were chosen based on recommendations ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024

Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News

IIT Madras Mini Space Lab

In a significant stride towards orbital ‘Microgravity Research,’ the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is collaborating with Vellon Space, an Indian space start-up, to further research and development in extra-terrestrial manufacturing. This partnership marks a crucial milestone in ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Centre Notifies Rules for Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) Implementation

On March 11, 2024, the Centre notified the Rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), setting the stage for the implementation of the controversial law more than four years after its passage in Parliament in December 2019. The CAA aims ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Mission Divyastra: India Successfully Tests Agni-5 Missile with MIRV Technology

On March 11, 2024, India achieved a significant milestone by successfully testing an Agni-5 ballistic missile equipped with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs). This achievement places India in an elite group of nations, alongside the permanent members of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Author Amitav Ghosh wins Erasmus Prize 2024

Indian author Amitav Ghosh has been awarded the prestigious Erasmus Prize 2024 by the Netherlands-based Praemium Erasmianum Foundation for his significant contributions to the theme “imagining the unthinkable” through his writings on the climate crisis and human interactions with nature. ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024

Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Sela Tunnel Inaugurated in Arunachal Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Sela tunnel to the nation, a strategic infrastructure project located in Arunachal Pradesh. The tunnel, built at an altitude of 13,000 feet, is expected to provide all-weather connectivity to the strategically located Tawang district ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2024

Category: Places in News Current Affairs