Point-Wise Current-Affairs & GS (Includes Important PIB Updates) 2023 with Maps & Data- IAS, SSC Etc

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Aug 20, 2021

6th International Rice Research Institute Would be Dedicated to the Nation at Varanasi 

6th International Rice Research Institute South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) campus would be dedicated to the nation in Varanasi. The 50-year partnership between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Republic of India reached another significant milestone with …

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International Relations & Organizations

National Waterways Bill, 2015 Passed by Parliament 

The National Waterways Bill, 2015 has been passed by the Parliament to clear surfaces for the conversion of 106 rivers and creeks across India into transport waterways. Earlier in December 2015 it was passed in Lok Sabha in the winter session and well ahead was passed by Rajya Sa…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Kavalam Narayana Panicker Noted Malayalam Theatre Artist is No More 

Noted Malayalam theatre doyen Kavalam Narayana Panicker is passed away at the age of 88 years due age-related ailments in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was dramatist, theatre director and poet. He had written over 26 Malayalam plays and had played a pioneering role in transporti…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Sarbananda Sonowal Take Oath as Chief Minister of Assam 

Sarbananda Sonowal (54) BJP leader and former Union Minister have taken oath as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam after winning with majority in 2016 state assembly election. At the oath taking ceremony of Sarbananda Sonowal State Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya administer…

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Government Schemes/Projects

🌟 What Are Defence Capital Acquisitions Schemes? What is Dhirendra Singh Committee (Important) 

The new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) - 2016 was implemented from 01.04. 2016. It lays the roadmap on how India, the world՚s largest arms importer, will acquire defence equipment.

  • DPP 2016 replaces the Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 (DPP 2013)
  • Defence procurement policy w…

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DefenseCommittees & Govt. Bodies

Global Seed Vault: Global Crop Diversity Trust, Need, Storage, Permafrost, Threat 

Global Seed Vault or Svalbard Global Seed Vault

  • It is a secure seed bank.
  • Backup of the backups.
  • Lies 360 feet inside of the 1,500-foot Plataberget mountain in Nordenskiöld Land on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway.
  • Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

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Science & Technology

First Indian Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 Words, What is (ISLR & TC) ? 

1st Indian Sign Language Dictionary was launched by Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment in Delhi. Dictionary contains 3,000 words. There are 50,71, 007 deaf people & 19,98, 535 with speech disability in India.

By Whom the Dictionary…

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Science & Technology

Mihai Tudose New Prime-Minister of Romania 

Mihai Tudose has been appointed as President of Romania by the current PM of Romania Klaus Iohannis. Mihai Tudose was previously served as economy minister as Prime Minister. The reason behind his appointment is, political crisis that risked damaging the country՚s record economic…

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Appointments

Ministry of Culture Releases National Museum Research Bulletin 

Ministry of Culture has released National Museum Research Bulletin Number 10: Special issue. Bulletin was revived after gap of 16 years. It has released Sindhu Ghati Sabhyata: Ek Parichay, a Hindi version of An Introduction to Indus Valley Civilization which among bestsellers at …

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Government Schemes/ProjectsCulture

2016 की अर्थव्यवस्था (Indian Economy in 2016 - Essay in Hindi) 

प्रस्तावना:- हमारी अर्थव्यवस्था चालू वित्तीय वर्ष की तीन तिमाही में जीडीपी लगभग सात फीसदी रही। यदि हम सिर्फ जीडीपी दर को आधार बनाकर बात करेे तो यह कहा जा रहा है कि यह दुनियां में सबसे अच्छा प्रदर्शन करेंगी। लेकिन सवाल यह है कि इसका फायदा किसको मिला हैं? क्या हमारे युवाओं के लिए र…

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News Snippets (Hindi)