KVS / NVS Current Affairs — All time
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Fri, 10 Jan 2025
Second Inland Waterways Development Council meet at Kaziranga announces ₹50,000 crore investment
National River Traffic and Navigation System launched; 1,000 green vessels planned in five years.
Jitendra Singh announces Regional Meteorological Centre for Jammu
Announcement made at an IMD 150th anniversary event in Jammu; Srinagar centre recognised by WMO as a Centennial Centre.
Piyush Goyal launches Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform at Bharat Climate Forum 2025
The platform aims to strengthen India's solar, wind, hydrogen and battery storage value chains.
Centre releases tax devolution of ₹1,73,030 crore to States
Nearly double December's ₹89,086 crore; Uttar Pradesh gets the largest share at ₹31,039.84 crore.
Thu, 09 Jan 2025
Indian Genomic Data Set of 10,000 whole genomes released at Genome India Data Conclave
FeED protocols and IBDC portals launched to give researchers worldwide access to the data.
PM Modi inaugurates 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar
The PM flagged off the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a tourist train for the diaspora; theme 'Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat'.
Tuhin Kanta Pandey takes charge as Revenue Secretary
Tuhin Kanta Pandey continues to be designated Finance Secretary.
CAQM invokes GRAP Stage-III across NCR as Delhi's AQI crosses 350
Delhi's AQI rose from 297 on 8 January to 357 at 4 pm on 9 January amid calm winds and fog.
Piyush Goyal launches 8th edition of National Programme for Organic Production
TraceNet 2.0 and new NPOP, organic promotion, APEDA and AgriXchange portals unveiled.
Sixth Scorpene submarine Vaghsheer delivered to Indian Navy
The last Project 75 submarine was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders with Naval Group, France.
23rd Divya Kala Mela for Divyang artisans opens in Vadodara
Loans worth ₹1 crore were given to 30 Divyangjans from Gujarat at the 11-day fair.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi in Dubai
India will consider development projects in Afghanistan and give more material support for health and refugee rehabilitation.
PM Modi lays foundation of first Green Hydrogen Hub, projects worth over ₹2 lakh crore in Visakhapatnam
The NTPC Green Energy hub at Pudimadaka is the first Green Hydrogen Hub under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
J.P. Nadda opens LGBRIMH library in Tezpur, lays stone of 50-bed critical care block in Assam
The Mangaldai critical care block will be built with ₹23.75 crore under PM-ABHIM.
11th India–EU Human Rights Dialogue held in New Delhi
The previous round of the dialogue was held in July 2022.
Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas opens 18th PBD Convention in Bhubaneswar
Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad was the Guest of Honour on the convention's first day.
Thrissur wins Gold Cup at 63rd Kerala School Kalolsavam after 26 years
Thrissur scored 1,008 points, one ahead of Palakkad; defending champion Kannur was third.
Rajnath Singh and Maldives Defence Minister Maumoon hold talks in New Delhi
India handed over defence equipment and stores to the Maldives on Male's request.
Chirag Paswan inaugurates 8th edition of Indusfood at Greater Noida
Indusfood 2025 debuts as an integrated farm-to-fork trade show with about 1,800 exhibitors.
Tue, 07 Jan 2025
ECI announces Delhi Assembly election schedule: poll on 5 February, counting on 8 February
All 70 seats, 12 reserved for SCs, go to the polls in a single phase with about 1.55 crore electors.
NSO's First Advance Estimates put 2024-25 real GDP growth at 6.4%
Growth is down from 8.2% in 2023-24; nominal GDP is estimated to grow 9.7%.
V. Narayanan appointed Secretary, Department of Space and ISRO Chairman
The ACC appointed the LPSC Director for two years from 14 January 2025, succeeding S. Somanath.
Amit Shah launches CBI-developed BHARATPOL portal linking police to INTERPOL
BHARATPOL connects central agencies and State police with INTERPOL's network of 195 countries.
Ajit Doval co-chairs first India–Malaysia Security Dialogue in New Delhi
Both sides agreed to institutionalise the dialogue with annual meetings.
Mansukh Mandaviya launches e-Shram portal in all 22 Scheduled Languages
MeitY's Bhashini was used to expand the portal from four languages to 22.
European Council President António Costa calls PM Modi; leaders seek early India–EU FTA
The next India–EU Summit is to be held in India at a mutually convenient time.
Sonowal announces ₹57,000 crore projects at Kandla Port, including mega shipbuilding facility
The ₹30,000 crore shipyard will be able to build Very Large Crude Carriers of up to 3,20,000 DWT.
Mon, 06 Jan 2025
PM Modi inaugurates Jammu Railway Division and Charlapalli terminal, lays stone of Rayagada division building
The new Jammu Railway Division covers 742.1 km, including the Pathankot–Jammu–Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla line.
ICMR detects two HMPV cases in Karnataka; Health Ministry says no unusual surge in respiratory illness
Both infants at Baptist Hospital, Bengaluru, had no history of international travel.
India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster launched in Soreng district, Sikkim
Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh also opened 50 PMMSY projects worth ₹50 crore for the Northeast in Guwahati.