Miscellaneous National Science Day observed on 28th February India celebrates National Science Day on 28th February of every year to commemorate the discovery of the Raman effect (in 1928) by Indian physicist Sir C.V. Raman. The objective of the day is to spread the message of the importance of science Read more…
Polity & Governance Union Cabinet approves the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020 This will allow any “willing” woman to become a surrogate mother while still prohibiting commercial surrogacy allowing altruistic ones. As per the new bill, the insurance cover for a surrogate mother has been increased to .36 months from 16 Read more…
Defence & Security India and US sign Defence deals worth 3 billion dollars India and the United States have finalized Defence deals worth three billion dollars including three other agreements of health and oil sectors on 25 February 2020. The deals include procurement of twenty-four MH-60 Romeo helicopters by India Read more…
Polity & Governance Polls for 55 Rajya Sabha seats to take place on March 26 The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule of polling for 55 Rajya Sabha seats spread over 17 States set to be vacated in April. According to the schedule for the elections, the Read more…
Environment India to switch to the world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from 1st April India will switch to the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel from 1st April as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now. This amazing feat has been achieved in just three years unlike Read more…
History, Art & Culture Chitra Bharati Film Festival began at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani & Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai jointly inaugurated the three-day Chitra Bharati Film Festival (CBFF) at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad. The aim of this festival is to establish a ‘Bharatiya’ narrative in Read more…
Persons In News Sanjay Kothari appointed new Central Vigilance Commissioner Retired IAS officer Sanjay Kothari has been appointed as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) by a high-powered committee headed by PM Narendra Modi. Retired IAS officer Bimal Julka has also been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Read more…
Science & Technology Deepfakes enter Indian election campaigns Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have enabled computer systems to create synthetic videos, a.k.a. deepfakes. A deepfake video can show a person saying or doing something that they never said or did. An AI algorithm is taught, using Read more…
International Affairs Ashraf Ghani wins the Presidential elections of Afghanistan Ghani won the elections for the second time as declared by the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan. He defeated his closest opponent Abdullah Abdullah after winning 50.64% of the total votes. Key Takeaways: Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul; Currency: Afghan Afghani. Read more…
Miscellaneous ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ exhibition inaugurated by PM Modi in Varanasi Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated cultural arts and handicrafts exhibition named ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.‘ The exhibition will showcase products from over 10,000 artisans from all over Uttar Pradesh. The UP government also launched Read more…