1. Today Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 2021 is celebrated: Valmiki Jayanti is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki, who penned the famous Hindu epic Ramayana. 2. Over 99 crore doses of COVID vaccine administered Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. India & Israel on 18 Oct (Monday) agreed to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) from next month as the two sides are confident to conclude the long-pending deal by June next year. 2. Israel Read more
Happy Eid Milad-Un-Nabi 💐☪️ The day is celebrated during the third month of the Islamic calendar. The day is also called Mawlid or Mawlid-al-Nabi al-Sharif. 2. Over 98 crore 60 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far; Recovery rate stands Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. WHO’s Technical advisory group will meet on Oct 26th to consider Emergency Use Listing for Covaxin. Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO’s Chief Scientist said. 2. World Bank President David Malpass met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Washington and Read more
1. Approx 98 crore doses of COVID vaccine administered in the country so far 2. Fuel prices were hiked again on Sunday, October 17 for the fourth consecutive day, mainly due to surging global crude oil prices. In the national Read more
1. More than 97.63 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far. 2. CEO, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), Amitabh Kant, today visited the tourist destination of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will be on a five day official visit to Israel from 17 Oct at the invitation of Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapid. This will be his Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. The High Commission of India in Bangladesh handed over a Life Support Ambulance and essential medical supplies to the Kumudini Hospital in Mirzapur. The ambulance is part of the overall programme for supply of 109 Life Support Read more
1.Vijayadashami has been celebrated across the country. President, Vice-President and Prime Minister greet people on the occasion. The festival is celebrated to remember Lord Ram’s victory over Ravana, marking the triumph of good over evil. The day also marks the Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. The bilateral trade between India and China stands at USD 90.37 billion by the end of September 2021, an increase of 49.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY), according to the nine-month data released by the Chinese customs. 2. Read more