INSV Tarini Completes Historic Voyage to Australia

The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini has successfully completed a 39-day voyage. This journey began on October 2, 2024, from Goa. The expedition is part of the Navika Sagar Parikrama II initiative. It aims to promote gender equality and ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Zero Shadow Day

Zero Shadow Day is a unique and fascinating phenomenon that occurs when the sun is directly overhead, causing the shadow of vertical objects to disappear. This phenomenon is caused by the Earth’s tilt and revolution around the sun. What is ..

Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Cold Waves in North India

Several parts of North India are experiencing severe cold waves. What is a cold wave? The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) defines a cold wave in the plains of north India as a fall in the minimum temperature to 4.5°C with ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Andaman and Nicobar police station named the best in the country

The Ministry of Home Affairs has named the Aberdeen Police Station in the South Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the best police station in the country. The assessment was made by the Quality Council of India/ QCI which then reported ..

India- Maldives projects inaugurated

In early December, the Prime Minister of India and the President of Maldives jointly inaugurated 4 development projects in the island nation: LED lighting project in Mahe – will save 80% of energy. RuPay card facility launched in Maldives. Inauguration ..

USA’s House of Representatives passed the bill against Uighur camps in China

USA’s lower House of the Parliament, the House of Representatives, passed the Uighur Act of 2019. It is considered as a stronger version of the bill passed earlier in September in the upper house, Senate. The act urges the US ..

India has bagged 34th position Travel & Tourism competitiveness Index

As per the latest Travel & Tourism competitiveness Index India bagged 34th position in the index. India’s Travel and Tourism competitiveness Index ranking since 2013 has improved.  The ranking however in year 2015 and year 2017 was 54 and 40 ..

Port Authority of India signed MoU to explore ties with Thailand

The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) and the ports of Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Chennai signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)s to increase export and import trade through cargo handling. The MoU was signed at the recently concluded Bay of Bengal Initiative ..