International Olympic Day is celebrated on the 23rd of June all over the world, which is also known as World Olympic Day. This day is celebrated to encourage participants in sports and to promote good health and sports. The day remembers the foundation of the International Olympic Committee(IOC) in 1894. Its main attention is to spreads the message of playing sports and make it an essential part of our daily life to keep healthy and to highlight the idea of Olympic games through which more participants take part in Olympic…
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Use of Information and Communication Technology in PM e-Vidhya programme
PM e-Vidhya Programme Ministry of Education won UNESCO’s recognition recently, as King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize during the COVID pandemic known for the use of ICT in Education in the year 2021. This award was established in 2005 with help of the Kingdom of Bahrain. This program is launched by the department of school education, as part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’s main objective is to give benefit to 25 crore school children with its comprehensive approach The official said ” this award innovates new technologies to…
Read MoreMUKHYAMANTRI MATRUSHAKTI YOJANA LAUNCHED 2022
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched Matrushakti Yojana in Gujarat for lactating and pregnant women. In Gujarat Prime Minister launches ‘MUKHYAMANTRI MATRUSHAKTI YOJANA 2022’ in Gaurav Abhiyan at Vadodara. For lactating and pregnant women both central and state governments execute various kinds of schemes under this mukhyamantri matrushakti yojana. Nutritious food and financial assistance are provided to the recipient, under these schemes. The government of Gujarat launches this matrushakti yojana scheme on 18 June 2022. Through this scheme, nutritious food will be given to lactating and pregnant women.…
Read MoreUN Permanent Representative appointed: Ruchira Kamboj
Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as New Ambassador to the UN in New York. Ruchira Kamboj (Senior Diplomat) is Bhutan Indian Ambassador, has been currently appointed as Permanent Representative to the UN at New York. Kamboj will succeed TS Tirumurti as the Indian Ambassador to the United Nation. Ministry of External Affairs states that presently Kamboj is an Ambassador of India to Bhutan and has now been appointed as permanent representative to UN. She is expected to take up the assignment shortly. She is from Indian Foreign Service and 1987 Civil…
Read MorePakistan remains on the ‘Grey List’ of the Financial Action Task Force | Current Affairs 2022
Pakistan in the ‘Grey List’ for money laundering and terror financing. The main purpose of the Financial Action Task Force(FATF) is to set effective implementation to combat money laundering and terror financing of the international financial system. The grey list is also called the “increased monitoring list in which FATF checks countries increased monitoring progress by measuring against terrorism financing and money laundering. Financial Action Task Force again retained Pakistan in the ‘Grey List’ for money laundering and terror financing. Since June 2018 Pakistan has been on the grey list…
Read MoreINTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY | Current Affairs 2022
Yoga is an ancient physical, mental, and spiritual practice that gives calmness, peace, confidence, and courage to the people by which they can do several activities in a much better way. At every level of existence, it is a state of harmony. Yoga is practiced in various forms in the whole world. This year, International Yoga Day is being celebrated with the theme of YOGA FOR HUMANITY. 21st JUNE is celebrated as International Yoga Day annually, it is also known as World Yoga Day. When was Yoga Day first celebrated?…
Read MoreCommon Wealth Games Indian Athletic Team 2022
Common Wealth Games 2022 will be held in Birmingham, UK. There are 37 members of the Athletic Indian Team who will lead by Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist Winner Neeraj Chopra in the upcoming Common Wealth Games 2022. The Athletic Federation of India selected the 37 athletics in CWS of which 18 are women including star sprinter Hima Das and Dutee Chand who qualified through the 4×100 women’s relay team; 19 men qualified 4×400 men’s relay team. They also have participants like Avinash Samble who broke his own national record of…
Read MoreDharmendra Pradhan initiates National Yoga Olympiad 2022
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates the National Yoga Olympiad on 18-June-2022 Saturday for three days. At the inauguration event, the education minister suggested the insertion of Yoga in the curriculum, as a part of the National Council of Educational Research and Training(NCERT). In that inauguration event, a huge amount of students participated from NVs, KVs, and students come from the Demonstration Multipurpose Schools of Regional Institutions of Education. The Education Minister states the statement that, in the era of post covid, yoga was so helpful for the health of…
Read MoreIndia’s UPI Payment and RuPay card service to be accepted in France soon
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allows people to make payments through Rupay Card by UPI. UPI payment is a process in which you can easily transfer money at any time at any place from your smartphones. You can easily do transactions of UPI from outside of India by providing a bank’s UPI app and partner app. Current Affairs Today:- RuPay card service to be accepted in France soon India’s Ambassador Javed Ashraf said India’s Unified Payments Interface(UPI) and RuPay cards will be accepted soon in France. He also said…
Read MoreMumbai Airport To Be The First To Launch Hybrid Power Project And Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja International Airport, Mumbai has become India’s first airport to launch a hybrid renewable energy system. Wind and solar powers are also included in it to utilize wind energy which is called “ Vertical Axis Wind Turbine”. This is going to be a major part of the airport for the utilization of wind energy at the airport. Current Affairs Today:- Mumbai Airport To Be The First To Launch Hybrid Power Project Here is all the major information provided about the launch of the Hybrid Power Project at Mumbai…
Read MoreBharat Gaurav Scheme | Current Affairs 2022
Bharat Gaurav Scheme: Last year on 23 November 2021, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav announced the theme-based tourist circuit trains Bharat Gaurav Trains. Its goal is to connect India’s historical places and rich cultural heritage by rail so that people of the country and the world can easily reach these places. Under this scheme, the service provider will offer a package of rail travel, accommodation, food, sightseeing to the passengers, etc. भारतीय रेलवे ने नवंबर 2021 में थीम आधारित भारत गौरव ट्रेन का संचालन शुरू किया। इस थीम का उद्देश्य…
Read MoreAgnipath Scheme for Army Recruitment | Government Jobs Alert
Revolutionizing the decades-old defence recruitment process, the central government on Tuesday announced the ‘Agnipath‘ scheme for recruiting soldiers in the Army, Navy and Air Force. Under which the recruitment of soldiers will be done on a contract basis for a short period of four years. Under this scheme, about 50,000 soldiers will be recruited for the three services this year. The age limit for selection will be between 17 and a half to 21 years and its name will be Agniveer. अब चार साल के लिए सेना में भर्ती होंगे…
Read MoreNational Parks in India, State wise list 2022 | Government Jobs Alert
The National parks in India are the natural places that conserve creatures in their natural environment where activities like hunting and farming are rigorously restricted in these regions. The borders of the national parks are ably protected where any foreign activity can not be done near or below the border. The objective of national parks is to save and conserve wildlife. Here we have listed the National Parks of India which might be helpful for any government exams and general knowledge. There are various questions asked in the competitive exams…
Read MoreRussia becomes India’s second bigest oil supplier | Government Jobs Alert
Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia becoming India’s second biggest oil supplier after Iraq because refiners seize away available Russian crude at huge discounts after the Russia-Ukraine war. Indian refiners bought about 25 million barrels of Russian oil in May or more than 16% of all their oil importation. Russian-origin crude for the first time hit 5% of India’s total marine imports in April, down from less than 1% right through 2021 and Q1 2022. Current Affairs Today:- India’s 2nd biggest oil supplier(Russia) India, the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer,…
Read MoreKhelo India Youth Games 2022 | Government jobs alert
The much-awaited Khelo India Youth Games-2022 finally concluded on 13th June 2022 in Panchkula (Haryana) where a total of 903 medals were won in various sports. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Khelo India Youth Games have been delayed and are scheduled to be held in June. Earlier Khelo India Youth Games were held every year in January. In this article, we have covered all the details regarding registration and the list of sports in the Khelo India Youth Games for the candidates who are willing to participate this year.…
Read MoreBharat Ratna Award Winners | Governmentjobsalert
Bharat Ratna Award Winners: Established on 2 January 1954, Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. The award is conferred in recognizance of “exceptional service/performance of the highest order” without contrast of race, occupation, status or gender. Bharat Ratna award was originally delimited to achievements in the arts, literature, science and public services, but the government expanded the criteria in December 2011 to include “any field of human endeavour”. The recommendation for this award is made by the Prime Minister of India. The President is…
Read MoreWorld Blood Donor Day 2022 | Current Affairs Today | Governmentjobsalert
World Blood Donor Day 2022: World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on 14 June every year, to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation as the range of applications is much more than most people understand. Blood donation has been an important cornerstone that has helped the world many times over, from plasma therapy to research and emergencies. Your donated blood is stored in the blood bank so that the blood can be used for any patient when needed. Current Affairs Today:- World Blood Donor Day 2022 Donating blood…
Read MoreList of Chief Ministers in India 2022 | Governmentjobsalert
Chief Ministers India 2022: When it comes to preparing for government jobs 2022, no one can ignore the importance of current affairs. When it comes to current affairs today, many current affairs related to Indian polity are asked in the upcoming government exams 2022. All state chief ministers list can be asked for government job like SSC, SBI bank, railways, IBPS, NTPC, etc. Here in this article, we are listing the updated list(2022) of state-wise chief ministers. Current Affairs Today: List of Chief Ministers of India 2022 States Chief Minister…
Read MoreR Praggnanandhaa wins Norway chess open tournament
R Praggnanandhaa wins Norway chess open tournament: The Indian Young Grand Master, R. Pragyananand became the winner of the Norway Chess Group A Open Chess tournament with 7.5 points from 9 rounds. The 16-year-old Indian GM was in good form and remained invincible till 9 rounds. He finished the tournament with a win over fellow Indian V Praneeth, an International Master. Pragyananand took a full point from second-placed IM Marcel Efroimsky (Israel) and IM Jang Min Seo (Sweden). Current Affairs Today:- R Praggnanandhaa The Indian teenage star has been performing…
Read MoreIndian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill appointed as UN Chief’s
Senior Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill is selected as its envoy on technology by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, describing him as “a thought leader on digital technology” who has a solid understanding of how to leverage digital transformation. Current Affairs Today:- Amandeep Singh Gill appointed as UN Chief’s Indian Diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill, who was India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Demobilization in Geneva from 2016 to 2018 is the Chief Executive Officer of the International Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence Research Collaborative (I-DAIR) project, based at…
Read MoreWorld Day Against Child Labour | 12 June 2022
World Day Against Child Labor is celebrated on 12 June this year with the theme “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour“. International Labour Organization with its associates and partners, is calling for raised investment in social protection and intends to specify a solid social shield foundation and protect children from child labour. According to the ILO, around 152 million children are employed in child labor globally, of which 72 million are in dangerous work. Current Affairs Today:- World Day Against Child Labour Theme The 2022 theme of the world…
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