Govt launches Rs75 coin to mark 75th anniversary of first Tricolour hoisting

  • The government will release a commemorative Rs 75 coin.
  • This is to mark the 75th anniversary of the hoisting of the Tricolour for the first time by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Port Blair.
  • The 35-gram coin will be composed of 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% nickel and 5% zinc.

Govt launches LEAP and ARPIT programmes for higher education faculty

  • The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched two new initiatives – Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) and Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT).
  • The aim of ARPIT is to develop good teachers and empower the teaching faculty.
  • The aim of LEAP is to developing better students who will be future torch bearers.

Govt sets up state of-the-art National Data Repository

  • The Government has set up a state of -the- art National Data Repository.
  • The repository is a database of all the geo-scientific data of hydrocarbon resources in the country.

BIS names Siddharth Tiwari as Chief Representative for Asia

  • The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Siddharth Tiwari as the Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific.
  • Tiwari takes over from Eli Remolona who held the position from 2008 to 2018.

Govt appoints Sanjay Mishra as new Enforcement Directorate chief

  • Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sanjay Mishra has been appointed the new Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
  • Mishra has replaced Karnal Singh.
  • Mishra has also been appointed as the Principal Special Director in the IRS.

ISRO launches GSAT-29 communication satellite from Andhra Pradesh

  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the GSAT-29 communication satellite on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III).
  • The goal is to solve the communication barriers faced by Village Resource Centres (VRCs).
  • VRCs provide space-based services to ISRO from rural areas.
  • The GSAT-29 launch was done from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

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