CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has been passed in the Lok Sabha.The construction of India's railway network started before independence as a branch of the Public Works Department. With the expansion of this network, the Indian Railways Act, 1890 was implemented for the proper operation of various railway units.

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal launched the ‘Jalvahak’ scheme.

Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out a hot test of its CE20 cryogenic engine at sea level.

Famous tabla player Zakir Hussain has died at the age of 73.He had a rare lung disease called 'Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis'.

The Union Health Ministry has urged states to make snake bite a notified disease.

India has set ambitious goals for its space programme over the next two decades. These goals also depend on powerful and reusable rockets like the upcoming Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Apart from NGLV, India should use the private sector to develop other such rockets to achieve strategic autonomy in its access to outer space.

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the AI ​​chatbot “Kumbh Sahayak” for Mahakumbh 2025.

African swine fever has spread in two villages of Kottayam district of Kerala.

The 10th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo has begun in Dehradun.

Recently, India's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) was approved by WADA to manage Athlete Biological Passport.