Speaker Om Birla has nominated 15 MPs from Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh to assist the Delimitation Commission in redrawing the Lok Sabha and the Assembly constituencies of the northeastern States and the Union Territory. The…
Women peacekeepers from Brazil and India share UN military gender award
For the first time, the UN Military Gender Advocate award has been awarded to two UN peacekeepers: Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval officer, and Major Suman Gawani, of the Indian Army. The award, created in 2016, recognizes the dedication and…
AnarchyGrabber trojan malware
One of the popular Trojan malware has been updated by hackers so that it can steal passwords,that helped it bypass antivirus software and steal user account details on the Discord chat service. Named AnarchyGrabber3, the Trojan is spread free of cost on hacker…
IMD weather forecast now available on Umang app
Umang app users can now check the weather forecast of their city using the app. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has added its weather services to Umang app; users will be able to check the weather forecast of their city or the location…
Heatwave: IMD issues orange alert
The IMD has predicted heatwave to severe heatwave conditions over plains of the northwest and central and adjoining Peninsular India for the next five days and intense rainfall activity over northeast between May 25 and May 27 Issuing an orange alert specifically for Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh,…
RBI cuts repo rate by 40 bps
The Reserve Bank of India has cut the repo rate by 40 basis points from 4.4% to 4%. The reverse repo rate has been kept at 3.35% to maintain accommodative stance; Two key policy rates meant to tell the banks to not park their money with the central bank and…
WORLD BIODIVERSITY DAY: MAY 22
As sanctioned by the UN, May 22 is observed as the World Biodiversity Day. The slogan “Our solutions are in nature” emphasises hope, solidarity and the importance of working together at all levels to build a future of life in harmony…
Airport Authority of India announces Standard Operating Procedures’s for flights
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for airports as the government announced resumption of domestic flights from May 25. Aarogya Setu mobile application is not mandatory for children below 14 years of age. Other passengers, however, are required to install…