CURRENT AFFAIRS

• 13, Feb 2021

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur completed his maiden two-day visit to Hanle in Changthang region yesterday. Mr Mathur also visited Indian Astronomical Observatory located in Hanley. AIR correspondent reports that on his 2 Day visit to Anley, one of the last villages near the act

• 11, Feb 2021

The Lok Sabha will resume today the general discussion on Union Budget for 2021-22. Congress MP, Shashi Tharoor initiated the discussion on the Budget yesterday. He said that it is unfortunate that considerable financial support has not been provided to the armed forces in the Budget.

• 11, Feb 2021

In Afghanistan, an earthquake of 4.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Hindu Kush area early this morning, about 36 kilometer south of Fayzabad. According to the National Centre of Seismology, the earthquake occurred at 4:01 am IST, with a depth of 97 kilometer.Sources : News on

• 11, Feb 2021

The two day visit of full Election Commission to Tamil Nadu to review poll preparedness will conclude today. The Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora will address the media this morning. Meanwhile, all major parties have unanimously demanded that the election commission conduct the

• 11, Feb 2021

Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the deployment of drones for live aerial cinematography of the India Cricket Season in 2021. The Ministr

• 10, Feb 2021

The Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry said that retail food inflation has declined in the country. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal said that retail food inflation has declined to 3.41

• 10, Feb 2021

Rajya Sabha today passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The bill seeks to replace the ordinance brought to the same effect by the President on 30th of December last year. The legislation aims to amend the National Capit

• 10, Feb 2021

International students from over 200 universities across China have again demanded a clear date for their return to their universities who have been stuck outside the country for the last one year. Venting out their frustration and despair in another open letter, they argued that they

• 10, Feb 2021

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju today felicitated the participants of ‘Fit India Mission 200 Kilometers’ walkathon in New Delhi. Participants were awarded with special walkathon medals and certificates. The walkathon which was first of its kind, was o

• 10, Feb 2021

In eastern Ladakh, on the Line of Actual Control bordering India and China the lesser-known Tibetan village of Dungti is electrified now.  In 1962, Tibetans families migrated to Ladakh and settled in Dungti to form a TR (Tibetan refuge) village of Ladakh. These Tibetans are pashm