Category: National Current Affairs

Rajnath Singh originates Kailash Mansarovar road link via video conference

May 9, 2020

• Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on 8^th May originated 75-km long Kailash Mansarovar road link in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh through video-conferencing.

GoI starts ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ exercise to bring Indians from abroad

May 8, 2020

• The Government of India has started its biggest-ever evacuation exercises called the “Vande Bharat Mission”. In this exercise, the government bring back nearly 15,000 Indian nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown

Tripura govt releases online scholarship portal

May 8, 2020

• Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on 6th May released an online Scholarship portal.
• The portal scholarships.gov.in was started under ‘Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana’ at the state secretariat.

MP to be the first state in the country to give mid-day meal ration

May 8, 2020

• Madhya Pradesh comes up as the first state in the country to provide mid-day meal ration.
• Additional Chief Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development Manoj Shrivastava informed that this information has been given in the review meeting conducted by the Central Government.

African swine fever found in India; 2,900 pigs die in Assam

May 8, 2020

• Since February, more than 2,900 pigs have died in Assam because of African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF does not affect humans but can be fatal for pigs.

Union Health & Family Welfare Minister releases “AYUSH Sanjivani” App

May 7, 2020

• Union Health & Family Welfare Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has released the mobile application ‘AYUSH Sanjivani’ App and two AYUSH based studies related to COVID-19 situation.
• The app was prepared by the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY).

Yogi Adityanath starts App “Ayush Kavach” that aids uplift immunity through Ayurveda

May 6, 2020

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 5^th May released the “Ayush Kavach” app that will give health-related tips and information about ayurvedic medicines amid the coronavirus pandemic.

GARUD portal launched by Civil Aviation ministry

May 5, 2020

• The Ministry of Civil Aviation(MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched GARUD Portal to fast track the excemption requests comming from government entities for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS).
• GARUD Stands for Government Authorization for Relief Using Drones 

“The future of River Management” an IDEAthon by NIUA & NMGC organized

May 4, 2020

• National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) along with National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMGC) has organized an IDEAthon ” The Future of River Management”. The main objective is to focus on how river management can ensure interconnectivity of cities with rivers in the future.

Central road research institute develops “Kisan Sabha App”

May 3, 2020

• Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) has developed ” Kisan Sabha App” with the aim to connect farmers to the mandi dealers and to the truck drivers to mandi owners . The whole process will be connecting farmers to the supply chain and to the freight management system of the country.