Understand about DA: What is Dearness allowance and how it is calculated? Recently, the central government has approved an increase in the dearness allowance (DA) to the central employees. Earlier DA was 17%, which has been increased to 28%. Union Minister Anurag Thakur gave this information after the meeting of…
Current Affairs 14th March 2021
Current Affairs 14th March 2021 1. Chhattisgarh: Ranks 1st in MGNREGA employment Chhattisgarh has ranked first in the country in terms of providing employment under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). In the financial year 2020-21, employment of 16,06,84,000 man-days has been created so far, against the target…
Current Affairs 13th March 2021
Current Affairs 13th March 2021 1. Mithali: 1st woman to score 10,000 runs Captain of the India women’s team, Mithali Raj on 12 March 2021 became the first woman cricketer from the country and only the second overall to score 10,000 international runs. Mithali Raj, playing her 212th ODI for…
Current Affairs 12th March 2021
Current Affairs 12th March 2021 1. NCRB celebrates its 36th Inception Day National Crime Records Bureau, NCRB celebrated its 36th Inception Day on 11 March 2021. Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla presided over the function. NCRB is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined…
Current Affairs 11th March 2021
Current Affairs 11th March 2021 1. World Kidney Day: 11 March World Kidney Day is celebrated every year on 11 March. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of kidneys and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. 10% of the…
Current Affairs 10th March 2021
Current Affairs 10th March 2021 1. Tirath Singh Rawat: New CM of Uttarakhand Tirath Singh Rawat will be the new CM of Uttarakhand. He is a Member of Parliament from Pauri Garhwal. He was the first Education Minister after the formation of the Uttarakhand state in 2000. He has headed…
Current Affairs 9th March 2021
Current Affairs 9th March 2021 1. Andhra Pradesh: 1st with Gender Budget concept Andhra Pradesh will be the first in the country to come up with the Gender Budget concept. Expenditure for women’s welfare through various schemes would be listed out in this budget. CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated…
Current Affairs 8th March 2021
Current Affairs 8th March 2021 1. 8 March: International Women’s Day International Women’s Day is being observed on 8 March. The theme for the day in 2021 is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”. The day is celebrated to help forge a gender-equal world, celebrate…
Current Affairs 7th March 2021
Current Affairs 7th March 2021 1. Space hurricane detected over the North Pole For the first time, scientists have discovered a “space hurricane” that swirled over the North Pole, in Earth’s upper atmosphere, for eight hours. These hurricanes, which “rained” electrons, are known to occur in Earth’s lower atmosphere. The…
Current Affairs 6th March 2021
Current Affairs 6th March 2021 1. Zimbabwe: 1st country to authorize COVAXIN Zimbabwe has authorized the use of India’s indigenous vaccine COVAXIN. With this, it has become the first country in Africa to authorize the Indian COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The Hyderabad-based developers Bharat Biotech have informed that its Covaxin vaccine…