FASTag to be imposed on all vehicles from January 1
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently announced that from 01 January 2021, FASTag is being made mandatory for all vehicles in the country. He says that it is useful for the passengers as they will not need to stop at the toll plaza for cash payment, time-saving and fuel. The Union Ministry […]
India’s largest hockey stadium to be built in Odisha, to host 2023 World Cup
On December 24, 2020, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the construction of India’s largest hockey stadium at Rourkela in Odisha. The stadium will host the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup matches. 20,000 spectators will be able to watch the match in this stadium. This will help in making the game more popular and its […]
PM Modi inaugurates India’s first driverless metro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first driverless train of Delhi Metro on 28 December 2020. PM Modi launched India’s first driverless metro service on the Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden) of Delhi Metro. Addressing the program, PM Modi said that work is being done on the plan to run different metros in different cities. […]
Defense Secretary launches NCC Digital Forum
Defense Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar launched the DGNCC Digital Forum on 24 December 2020. This forum will be presented on the DGNCC website itself. This digital forum will provide a platform to National Cadet Corps cadets across the country to share their experiences of various NCC activities. This digital forum will help NCC cadets share […]
Collaboration between Government of Kerala and UN Women for India’s first gender data hub
The government of Kerala and the women of the United Nations have decided to cooperate to establish the country’s first gender data hub. For this purpose, an MoU was signed on 21 December 2020 in the presence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Prior to the signing of this MoU, officials of the United Nations […]
Radio signals received from outside the solar system for the first time
The international team of scientists has probably detected radio signals coming from the planet outside our solar system for the first time. These signs are coming from the planetary system located 51 light years away. Scientists said that radio telescopes in the Netherlands detected radio signals coming from the Tau Bootes star system using Low […]
National Consumer Day was celebrated on 24 December
National Consumer Day was observed in India on 24 December 2020. This day gives opportunity to the consumer movement and highlights its importance. Along with this, it motivates every consumer to be aware of their rights and responsibilities. This day provides an opportunity to highlight the importance of the consumer movement, as well as the […]
Boxing World Cup: India won 9 medals including 3 golds
Recently Indian women boxers Simranjit Kaur (60 kg) and Manish (57 kg) won gold medals at the Cologne Boxing World Cup in Germany. Manish defeated compatriot Sakshi 3–2 while Simranjit won the title by defeating Maya Kilihans of Germany 4–1. India won three gold, two silver and four bronze medals in this competition and finished […]
India’s economic diplomacy website launched
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has launched the Economic Diplomacy website of the Ministry on 16 December 2020. The purpose of this website is to demonstrate regional and state-wise strength along with India’s economic strength. Jaishankar said that, this website will work as a two-way system, which helps our country and state level businesses to increase […]
Human Development Index 2020 : India ranked at 131
According to a report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), India has been ranked 131 out of 189 countries in the 2020 Human Development Index (HDI). In this, India was ranked 129th last year, meaning that this year India has slipped two places. Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure of health, education […]