The Supreme Court of India hosted a special programme to commemorate the first ever ‘International Day of Women Judges’ on 10 March, 2022. The event was organised in furtherance of a United Nations General Assembly resolution which had resolved on Read More …
Author: GS TIMES STAFF
Justice A K Sikri named as chairman of Char Dham panel
The Supreme Court on March 11 accepted the resignation of Professor Ravi Chopra as chairperson of a panel formed to oversee widening of roads under the Centre’s Rs 2,000 crore Char Dham project. The apex court appointed its former judge Read More …
Puri Heritage Corridor Project
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has written to the Odisha government warning it of potential threats of the Puri Heritage Corridor project to the structural safety of the Puri Jagannath Temple. The ASI is the custodian of the Puri Read More …
DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022
Ex DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022, an annual exercise between Indian Army and Japanese Ground Self Defence Force which commenced on 27 February 2022 at Foreign Training Node, Belgaum successfully culminated on 10 March 2022. The exercise also provided a platform for professional Read More …
SMS sending functionality to inform MPs/MLAs of drone flying under SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry of Panchayati Raj on March 11 launched the new functionality developed wherein SMS will be rolled out to MPs and MLAs informing about the commencement of drone flying in their respective Constituency scheduled for survey under the SVAMITVA scheme. Read More …
Indian Railways’ 1st Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal commissioned in Asansol
Asansol division of Indian Railways has successfully commissioned private siding of Maithan Power Limited at Thaparnagar. This is the first Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) commissioned in Indian Railways since publication of GCT policy in Dec.’2021. The Maithan Power Project was initiated Read More …
Yoon Suk-yeol elected as new President of South Korea
Opposition candidate Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative former top prosecutor has been elected as South Korea’s new President. Yoon Suk Yeol defeated his ruling liberal party opponent Lee Jae-myung in one of the country’s most closely fought presidential elections held Read More …
Coral-like structure on Mars
The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover has taken a image which shows flower-like and spherical rock artifacts on the surface of the Gale crater. These objects were made in the ancient past when minerals carried by Read More …
Acetabularia jalakanyakae
Acetabularia jalakanyakae is a single-celled green algae found in subtropical waters. The newly-identified species was collected from intertidal rocks at Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It belongs to the family Polyphysaceae of the order Dasycladales. Read More …
Centre launches Donate-a-Pension programme
Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched Donate-a-Pension programme on March 7 . Salient features of Donate-a-Pension programme It is an initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme where citizens can donate the premium contribution of Read More …
HANSA-NG completes sea-level trials in Puducherry
India’s first-of-its-kind indigenous aircraft trainer, HANSA-NG, developed by the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), has completed sea-level trials in Puducherry. It is a necessary condition before evaluation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). About HANSA-New Generation HANSA-New Generation is Read More …
Indian Railways successfully tested ‘Kavach’
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that ‘Kavach’ System, the anti-collision test conducted by the Indian Railways to check the indigenous developed system to avoid rail accidents is successful. The indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, Kavach, was designed Read More …
PM participates in virtual summit of Quad leaders
Prime Minister on March 3, 2022 participated today at a virtual summit of Quad leaders, along with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Outcome The meeting reviewed the progress on Quad Read More …
Government allows manufacture and import of machine-made polyester national flags
The Government of India has allowed manufacture and import of machine-made polyester national flags by amending the 2002 Flag Code of India. The rules earlier permitted only flags made by “hand-spun and woven wool or cotton or silk khadi bunting” Read More …
Indian Coast Guard seizes Sea cucumber
Why in the news? In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) team at Mandapam, Tamilnadu seized two tonnes of sea cucumber, a banned marine species. Working on a tip-off about illegal transhipment of sea cucumber in the wee Read More …