Category: National Current Affairs

India beckons UK’s Johnson as 2021 Republic Day chief guest

December 3, 2020

• United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is assumed to be the chief guest at 2021 Republic day with Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inviting him.
• Johnson, on his part, has invited PM Modi to the G-7 summit in the United Kingdom following year. The last British prime minister at the Republic Day parade was John Major in 1993.

Arjun Munda e-launches “Virtual Aadi Mahotsav-Madhya Pradesh”

December 2, 2020

• The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has started the first-ever virtual edition of Aadi Mahotsav – Madhya Pradesh.
• The event will present the tribal traditions of the various tribal communities by having their crafts and natural products on display.

Piyush Goyal introduces the Dhigawara-Bandikui section of NWR

December 1, 2020

• The Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal has introduced the newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway (NWR) in the state of Rajasthan.
• The Minister also flagged off the first train on this recently electrified route. The Dhigawara-Bandikui section is on the Delhi-Ajmer route via Jaipur.

Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar starts “Sahakar Pragya” initiative

December 1, 2020

• The Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently uncovered a new initiative called Sahakar Pragya.
• Sahakar Pragya is an initiative of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), to assist in the capacity development of the cooperative sector in India, through the training programme.

PM Modi visits 3 cities to analyze coronavirus vaccine development

November 30, 2020

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has boarded on a three-city visit on 28 November 2020, to personally review the COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing process at facilities in these cities.

Narendra Singh Tomar starts Honey FPO Programme in 5 states

November 29, 2020

• The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar virtually initiated Honey Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Programme in five states, for producing honey.
• These 5 FPOs will be set up by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED). They will be set up at East Champaran (Bihar), Morena (Madhya Pradesh), Bharatpur (Rajasthan), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) and Sunderbans (West Bengal).

PM Modi leads 33rd PRAGATI Meet

November 29, 2020

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led the 33rd PRAGATI meeting to review multiple projects, grievances and programmes.
• PRAGATI stands for “Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation”.
• These projects were associated to the Ministry of Railways, MORTH, DPIIT and Power Ministry.

Nitin Gadkari introduces Highway projects in Uttar Pradesh

November 28, 2020

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has introduced and placed the foundation stones of 16 National Highway projects in Uttar Pradesh.
• The construction cost of these infra projects is approximated to be around Rs 7477 crore.

Prakash Javadeker starts India Climate Change Knowledge Portal

November 28, 2020

• Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has started the “India Climate Change Knowledge Portal”.
• The portal will have all the main steps the Government is taking at both national and international levels to address the climate change issues.

Ladakh makes largest solar project at Leh Indian Air Force station

November 27, 2020

• The Union Territory of Ladakh has made the largest solar power project established under the Centre’s ‘Make In India’ initiative at Leh IAF station to give sustainable energy alternative to fossil fuel and traditional methods of energy generation.
• The project namely ‘Provision of Solar Photo Voltaic Powerplant 1.5 MW’ has been completed within 12 months well before the completion deadline of March 31, 2021.