'On January 1, 1948, the town of Kharsawan in present-day Jharkhand witnessed a massacre reminiscent of what happened in Jallianwala Bagh in 1919.' Police opened fire at a crowd gathered for a prot Read More...
'The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) kicked off the new year with the launch of the PSLV-C58 X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission.' The PSLV-C58 has placed the primary satellite X Read More...
'UAPA was passed in 1967. It aims at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India.' Unlawful activity refers to any action taken by an individual or association intended to dis Read More...
'While the Moon landing was quite clearly the crowning glory for Indian science in 2023, the year also marked a definite shift in gears for India’s space programme.' From an agency with advan Read More...
'Amid international criticism of Israel for its continued bombing of Gaza, South Africa moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ), for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its o Read More...
'The Government of India, with the approval of the President of India, has constituted the Sixteenth Finance Commission, in pursuance to Article 280(1) of the Constitution. ' Dr Arvind Panagariya Read More...
'From the New Year, all wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme must be paid through an Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS), which requires workers&rsqu Read More...
'Recently, the third of four P-15B ‘Visakhapatnam’ class stealth guided missile destroyer was commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Imphal at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.' Imphal ha Read More...
'The government has released draft guidelines on accessibility of railway stations, facilities there and in trains for people with disabilities, highlighting the need for integrating technology-enable Read More...
'The deadline to freeze the administrative boundaries of districts, tehsils, towns, and municipal bodies, among others, has been extended till June 30, 2024.' This means that the decennial Census e Read More...
