Havana Syndrome: A US intelligence officer travelling with CIA director William Burns has reported symptoms of Havana Syndrome while the two were in India earlier this month. This is the first instance of the phenomenon being reported in India, at least on record, and could have diplomatic implications. Havana Syndrome: Havana Syndrome refers to a […]
Month: September 2021
New Rules For Ammonium Nitrate
New Rules For Ammonium Nitrate: The Government has amended the rules for Ammonium Nitrate to curb its pilferage, introduce fire-fighting provisions as well as improve ways to handle and store the chemical. These rules have been amended from the lesson learnt from the Beirut Explosion in 2020. Nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate was stored […]
Aroma Mission: Important Points
Aroma Mission: The Union Minister of State Science & Technology has proposed Integrated Aroma Dairy Entrepreneurship for Jammu & Kashmir to augment the income of farmers. The Aroma Mission, also popularly referred as “Lavender or Purple Revolution”, has started from J&K and transformed the lives of farmers who are able to grow lavender, make lucrative […]
45th GST Council Meeting: Important Points
45th GST Council Meeting: The 45th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting was held. Extension of Concessional GST Rates: The Council decided to extend the GST relief on several drugs related to Covid-19 treatment till December 2021. Food Delivery Apps to Collect GST: Online food delivery aggregator firms such as Swiggy and Zomato will […]
World Rhino Day 2021
World Rhino Day: World Rhino Day is observed on 22th September to spread awareness for all five species of rhino and work being done to save them. It was first announced by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – South Africa in 2010. The species of rhinoceros are on the verge of extinction due to persistent […]
National Snakebite Awareness Summit
National Snakebite Awareness Summit: National Snakebite Awareness Summit was recently organised in virtual mode by the Integrated Health and Wellbeing Council, New Delhi. The summit was held on the eve of the International Snakebite Awareness Day, observed on 19 September every year. India is registering an alarming number of deaths due to snakebite. Most of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 22nd September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 22nd September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
What Is a Sea Snot?
What Is A Sea Snot? The sea snot that dominated the landlocked Marmara Sea earlier this year is nowhere to be seen on the surface nowadays, but its fallout appears to be bigger than experts initially hoped. Impact of sea snot: Overall, 60% of species have already disappeared. The layers have sunk and are beginning […]
NCRB Data On Offences Against State
NCRB Data On Offences Against State: As per the latest data released by NCRB: Manipur, Assam and Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of cases under ‘Offences against State’ in 2020. However, there was a decline in the overall number of cases registered — 5,613 cases (26.7 per cent) in 2020 as against 7,656 cases […]
IPO Grey Market
Grey Market: There were few articles recently mentioning about Grey Market. Traders are interested in grey market stocks because it can be a way of taking advantage of movements in the company’s share price before it has actually listed. Also, any activity is usually taken as an indicator for the direction the stock price will […]
