'Telangana won the first prize under the large states category under the Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2022 which looks into the sanitation status of rural areas.' Among large states (population Read More...
'The Supreme Court ruled that “preventive detention is a serious invasion of personal liberty” and therefore whatever little safeguards the Constitution and the law authorizing such action Read More...
'Four leaks were reported at different points in the Nord Stream pipelines, linking Russia and Europe.' Nord Stream 1 was completed in 2011 and runs from Vyborg in Leningrad (Russia) to Lubmin near Read More...
'The Central government has extended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and nine districts of Nagaland for six months.' According to a notification Read More...
'The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a Bolivian woman from Mumbai airport for allegedly carrying black cocaine.' Black cocaine”, a rare drug, is a mixture of regular cocaine and oth Read More...
'Regional rural banks (RRBs), which play a crucial role in credit disbursement in remote areas, will be eligible to list on stock exchanges and raise funds if they have net worth of at least Rs 300 cr Read More...
'36 satellites part of a constellation by OneWeb arrived in India recently to be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).' The satellites arrived at the Read More...
'Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers Sujoy Lal Thaosen and Anish Dayal Singh have been appointed as the new director generals of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Read More...
'India celebrates the 118th birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the nation’s second Prime Minister. ' Shastri, who succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru, was respected for his forthrightness and h Read More...
'Every year, on 2 October, the International Day of Non-Violence is observed across the world.' This special day marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the ‘Father of the Nation&rsquo Read More...