Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a lifestyle focused salary account named Kotak Creme. This account will offer an upgraded experience to its customers working in MNCs, retails, law firms, unicorns etc. The account will be available to all corporate…

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha has inaugurated "UMEED Market Place" under AVSAR Scheme of Airport Authority of India at Srinagar International airport. A similar Marketplace was also opened at Jammu Airport and both…

Uma Pemmaraju, an Indian American journalist has passed away at the age of 64. She was a part of various shows such as The Fox Report, Fox News Live, Fox News Now, and Fox On Trends. She has been awarded many Emmy Awards in her career for investiga…

Indian fencer, Bhavani Devi has secured gold medal in the women’s senior individual sabre category at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2022 in London. She defeated Veronika (Australia), who has settled for silver in the event. Bhavani Devi ha…

According to the UN, India's population has owned 7.3% digital currency and ranked seventh in the list of top 20 global economies for digital currency ownership as share of population. Ukraine topped the list with 12.7%, followed by Russia (11…

​ ISRO Chairman, S Somanath  has launched the  India's first virtual space museum 'SPARK' for public  use to  showcase the digital content  related to different ISRO missions in an interactive manner. SPARK can be accessed through the  o…

​The government of India has made revised the rules of Atal Pension Yojana (APY), will be effective from from October 1, 2022. No citizen who is or has been an income taxpayer will not be eligible to join the APY. If an income tax-payer joins the AP…

​The Election Commission of India (ECI) hosted a virtual meet of the ‘Asian Regional Forum’ at Nirvachan Sadan on August 11, 2022. Theme: “Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative This Regional Forum meet was a precursor to the “…

​Latvia and Estonia have withdrawn from a cooperation group amid the Western criticism of China over escalating military pressure on Taiwan. Reason: Both countries will continue to work towards constructive and pragmatic relations with China. Bulgar…

​Union Home Minister, Amit Shah will inaugurate the National Conference of Rural Cooperative Banks. It was organized by the Ministry of Cooperation and the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks. He will also confer Performance Awards to sel…

National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has signed an  MoU with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). Purpose:  To take up multiple initiatives contributing towards making India the Skill Capital. Signed …

Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully completed the test-firing of the Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM) of Crew Escape System from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Objective: Evaluation of motor ballistic parameters; Validation of motor sub…

6 crore bottles of nano urea - equivalent to 27 lakh MT of conventional urea will be produced and made available to farmers in 2022-23. In 2020, India ranked 8th and 9th in the world in honey producing and exporting countries, respective…

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): IDFC FIRST Bank and LetsVenture, India's leading early-stage platform for investors and founders have announced a partnership to explore synergies and support the startup ecosystem by off…

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Justice as the 49th Chief Justice of India, CJI. He will take over the charge on 27th of this month. The present CJI Justice N V Ramana will retire on 26th August. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was appointed as Ju…

Highest civilian honour of Ladakh “dPal rNgam Duston” was recently conferred to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. He was honoured for his contribution towards humanity. dPal rNgam Duston Award:  It was the 6 th  dPal rNgam Duston Award. Award w…

Chief Minister Hemant Soren kicked-off the Jharkhand Tribal Festival on August 9, 2022. It is a two-day festival and will conclude on August 10. The festival will witness the participation of artists from tribal-dominated states, including India’s…

On August 8, 2022, Him Drone-e-thon Programme was recently unveiled by the Indian Army, in association with the Drone Federation of India. The programme was launched in line with “make in India in defence manufacturing”. It aims to catalyse and pr…

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for August 10, 2022 INDIA – Nitish Kumar ends alliance with BJP, quits as Bihar CM – Marathi actor Pradeep Patwardhan passes away at 52 – Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “Ex Vajra Prahar 2022” star…

​ Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was put in the Lok Sabha on August 3, 2022 and was passed on August 8. It seeks to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. It promotes energy efficiency and conservation. Important Provisions of the bill…

​ On August 7, 2022 7 th  Governing Council meeting was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre in New Delhi. It was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was the first in-person meeting of the council since July 2019. Agenda of the NITI Aa…

​ Recently, the Reserve Bank of India proposed to allow Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) to process cross-border inbound bill payments. This will help the Non-resident Indians (NRIs) who face challenges in paying utility bills in India. If proposal…

​ Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has been appointed as the “first woman director general of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research). She is the senior electrochemical scientist and has been appointed for two years. Key facts: Kalaiselvi will su…

​ Recently, member of NITI Aayog V K Saraswat suggested the government to focus on setting up small modular reactors (SMRs). This move will help in meeting India’s energy needs and replace the thermal power plants. Highlights of the suggestion:  V K…

On August 7, 2022, a US Navy Ship (USNS) reached Katupalli Shipyard of L&T at Ennore, near Chennai to undertake repairs and maintenance. This adds a new strategic dimension to India-US military partnership. Highlights: A US Navy Ship is being …

Ministry of Culture has launched “India ki Udaan” initiative in association with Google. This initiative seeks to celebrate unwavering & undying spirit of India and its achievements in last 75 years. About India ki Udaan Initiative: India ki U…

Here are Today’s News Headlines by CAN for August 9, 2022 INDIA – Both houses of Parliament adjourned sine die concluding the Monsoon Session – Parliament passes Central Universities (Amendment) Bill 2022; which seeks to convert the National Rail an…

The Commonwealth Games 2022 were held from July 28 to August 8, 2022, in which India has been ranked 4 th  place, in terms of medals. India bagged a total of 61 medals, comprising 22 Gold, 16 Silver, and 23 Bronze. This was India’s 4 th  best perf…

The Army Design Bureau has inked a MoU with Drone Federation of India, to work for promotion of research, development, testing and manufacturing of drones, counter drones and related technologies, in collaboration. These technologies would help th…