1. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that the Union government plans to introduce ‘Vande Metro’ by December 2023. 2. A significant event, the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS), is scheduled to take place in Varanasi from 17 Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met Italian Minister for Enterprises Adolfo Urso on Thursday and discussed a range of issues of mutual interest. 2. Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi, will Read more
1. The first day of the month of Vaisakh (April 13, 14 or 15), marks the start of Hindu New Year. Variously called Baisakhi or Vaisakhi (UP, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab), Puthandu (Tamil Nadu), Vishu (Kerala), Mahabishuva Sankranti Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. External Affairs Ministry has reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable part of India and holding G20 meetings in these places is quite natural for the country. Responding to Pakistan’s criticism over India’s Read more
1. Today 133rd Birth anniversary of Dr. B.R, Ambedkar is observed. The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu has greeted all citizens of India on the eve of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. 2. President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking additional humanitarian aid including medical equipment from India. 2. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurated the first foreign campus of India’s National Forensic Sciences University Read more
1. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for its upcoming PSLV-C55 mission. The space agency is reportedly aiming to launch it on April 22.The mission is expected to take off from the launch facility in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. Pakistan on Tuesday condemned India’s decision to hold Group of 20 meetings in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir next month, calling the move “irresponsible”. 2. British deputy high commissioner Christina Scott on Tuesday said that negotiations Read more
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to flag off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express train via video conferencing at 11AM. 2. On April 10, 2023, India released the first edition of the Dogri version of the Indian Constitution. The release of Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. Days after India rejected its attempts to rename some places in Arunachal Pradesh, China has again sought make comments about the Indian border state saying it “opposes” the visit of Home Minister Amit Shah.”China firmly opposes the Read more