World Pulses Day

In a bid to increase awareness and access of pulses, the UNGA declared February 10 to be the World Pulses Day. This day recognises pulses as a global food. During this day, awareness is created about pulses’ role in sustainable ..

Warren Hastings

Warren Hastings was the first governor general of the presidency of Fort William (Bengal) during the rule of the East India Company in the 18th century. His name found mention during the Trump impeachment trial in the Senate recently. Hastings’ ..

Cauvery-Vaigai-Guntar river linking project

Foundation stone is to be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Cauvery-Vaigai-Guntar river linking project on February 14 through video conferencing. This project would involve the construction of 255.60 km long canal from Mayanur, Karur to link Cauvery ..

INS Viraat

INS Viraat served in the British Navy as HMS Hermes between 1959 and 1984. It was later commissioned into the Indian Navy for 29 years before being decommissioned in 2017. The aircraft carrier was to be dismantled by a shipbreaker ..

Iranian Revolution

The Iranian Revolution was a series of events that led to the ousting of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the establishment of an Islamic Republic under Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. It took place between 7th January 1976 and 11th ..

ASDDS

Approved Standardised Deep-Sea Fishing Vessels (DSFV) Design and Specifications (ASDDS) provides minimum basic design parameters for deep-sea fishing vessels. If the DSFVs comply with these parameters, they will be eligible for subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). ..

Major Port Authority Bill

The Major Port Authority Bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha last year, received Upper House’s nod recently. It seeks to repeal the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. If this Bill becomes a law, 11 of the 12 ports ..

Shatoot dam

India and Afghanistan recently signed a MoU for building Lalandar or Shatoot dam. With the budget of USD236 million, this dam is expected to provide safe drinking water to 2.2 million people in Kabul and boost irrigation facilities across other ..

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana or PMJDY is a financial inclusion initiative of the Central Government aimed at providing affordable access to financial services like bank accounts, credit, insurance etc. Accounts opened under this scheme are Basic Savings Bank Deposit ..

Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs

‘Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organisation (FPOs)’ is a new central sector scheme launched by the Union Agriculture Ministry. With an outlay of Rs.6,865 crore, it seeks to provide financial assistance for a period of 3 years to ..