Current Affairs

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that the East Asia Summit (EAS) must be committed to a free, open, inclusive, and rules-based Indo-Pacific, with respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. Members The EAS has 18 members – the ten ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,...

Prime Minister attended the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Jakarta on 7 September 2023. The two summits were an opportunity for India to strengthen its relationships with ASEAN countries and reaffirm its commitment to a free,...

Primatologists have proposed a solution to address the division caused by a 1.65-km long railway track within the Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in eastern Assam, dedicated to the western hoolock gibbon. The sanctuary, home to about 125 hoolock gibbons, is facing habitat fragmentation due to the track’s presence,...

The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) addressed concerns regarding Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) and emphasized the need to bolster their governance. While the UCB sector has shown overall financial improvement, individual entities face vulnerabilities that must be addressed to ensure the sector’s stability. What are...

India’s per capita income to jump 70% by 2030: Standard Chartered Bank PM Modi conferred with ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ award by Greece President 69th National Film Awards Om Birla inaugurates the 20th annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, India Region India’s...

Seema Bisla handed 1-year ban for whereabouts failure Priya Malik wins Gold medal at Under20 World Wrestling Championships Spain beat England to become Women’s World Cup champions. India’s Anahat Singh clinches gold in Asian Junior Khelo India Women’s League officially be known as...

6 Countries to join BRICS from 1 January 2024 Sri Lanka hosts first Karnataka cultural festival Germany develops device for visually impaired Parminder Chopra appoints as CEO of Power Finance Corporation Guyana to buy Indian Dorniers Aircrafts manufactured by HAL India to launch BRICS...

ADB approves USD 40.5 mn loan for childhood development in Meghalaya Canara Bank introduced Canara Jeevan Dhara savings bank account Zerodha gets the final nod from Sebi to launch a mutual fund business NHA and IRDAI collaborate to boost digital health integration...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its first space-based solar mission Aditya L1 on September 2. Aditya L1 Mission ISRO Updates Science Objectives The major science objectives of Aditya-L1 mission are: Study of Solar upper atmospheric (chromosphere and...

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will be held in India from October 5 to November 19, 2023 ICC World Cup 2023 Revised Schedule The schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule has been released by ICC. The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket...