Today Current Affairs: 12th July 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
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State’s Population Policy For 2021-2030: UP
State’s Population Policy For 2021-2030:UP Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the State’s population policy for 2021-2030. The new policy aims at decreasing the total fertility rate from 2.7 to 2.1 by 2026 and 1.7 by 2030, increase modern contraceptive prevalence rate from 31.7% to 45% by 2026 and 52% by 2030, increase male […]
Lemru Elephant Reserve: Chhattisgarh
Lemru Elephant Reserve: Chhattisgarh: The Chhattisgarh government has proposed to reduce the area of Lemru Elephant Reserve from 1,995 sq km to 450 sq km. The Centre gave its approval in 2007 for the creation of the 450 sq km Lemru Elephant Reserve and in 2019, the state government decided to increase the area to […]
Conservation Plans For Cities Along Rivers
Conservation Plans For Cities Along Rivers: A policy document from National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has proposed that cities situated on river banks should incorporate river conservation plans when they prepare their Master Plans. The recommendations are currently for towns that are on the main stem of the river Ganga which are in five […]
Naga Peace Talks
Naga Peace Talks: The Nagaland Government appealed to all Naga political groups and extremist groups to cooperate in establishing unity, reconciliation and peace in the region. The peace process between the central government and two sets of the Naga extremist groups has been delaying for more than 23 years. Nagas are a hill people who […]
First Private LNG Facility Plant At Nagpur.
First Private LNG Facility Plant At Nagpur.: Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country’s first Private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur. Liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is natural gas in its liquid form. When natural gas is cooled to minus 259 degrees Fahrenheit (-161 degrees Celsius), it becomes a clear, colorless, […]
Ethanol-Based Flex Engine
Ethanol-Based ‘Flex Engine: India has decided to allow ethanol-based ‘flex engines’, which power vehicles using local farm produce and not fossil fuels, and will be rolling out a scheme on the same in the next three months, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. Gadkari said other countries of the world like Brazil, the US and Canada […]
Covid-19 Vaccine Soberana 2
Covid-19 Vaccine Soberana 2: Cuba has said its homegrown Covid-19 vaccine Soberana 2 (Sovereign 2), when delivered with a booster shot of Soberana Plus, is about 91 percent effective against symptomatic Covid-19 cases as demonstrated in its late stage clinical trials. If approved, Cuba will become the first Latin American country to manufacture and produce […]
Financial Action Task Force’s : Strategic Deficiencies
The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF): The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) plenary session ended its five-day deliberation and put out the list of countries that it has identified to have “strategic deficiencies”. The Paris based UN watchdog that looks after issues like terrorism financing, money laundering and the flow of black money at the […]
NASA’s VIPER Mission:
NASA’s VIPER Mission: NASA has announced that it will launch its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, in 2023. NASA is undertaking the mission to understand if it is possible for human life to sustain there, by using locally available resources. About the mission: VIPER is a mobile robot. It is the first resource […]
