Universal Postal Union (UPU): India has been elected to the Council of Administration (CA) at 27th Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress in Abidjan. India was also elected with 106 votes out of 156 countries to the Postal Operations Council (POC) at the 27th UPU Congress in Abidjan. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) was established by […]
Month: September 2021
India’s GDP Growth: Q1 2021
India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP): India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 20.1% in the first quarter of 2021-22, compared with the 24.4% contraction recorded in the corresponding quarter a year ago, but economic activity remained well below the pre-pandemic levels, thanks to the second wave of COVID-19. Gross Value Added (GVA) in the economy […]
Resolution 2593 : United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2593: Despite the abstention of two “P5” countries — Russia and China — from the India-led United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2593, the Government of India said it was a “matter of satisfaction” that the resolution addressed India’s “key concerns” on Afghanistan. P5 refers to the five permanent […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 1st September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 1st September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Darjeeling Himalayan Railways
Darjeeling Himalayan Railways: Concerns were raised against the Centre’s proposed monetisation of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR) There are four fully functional and operational railways networks in mountains and hilly terrains in India — the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) located in the foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal; the Nilgiris Mountain Railways located in […]
Vande Bharat Express
Vande Bharat Express: The Indian Railways plans to operate 102 Vande Bharat trains by March 2024. About Vande Bharat Express: The Train18, later named Vande Bharat Express, was rolled out by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai under the Indian government’s Make in India initiative. The train was launched on 15 February 2019. It was showcased […]
Lead Petrol Eradicated Globally: UNEP
Leaded Petrol Eradicated Globally: UNEP: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced that the use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe. The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe as per the observation made by UNEP Achieving of this milestone will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and […]
North Korea’s Main Nuclear Complex
North Korea’s Main Nuclear Complex: The UN atomic agency has observed that North Korea might have resumed its plutonium-producing reprocessing reactor This observation is based on the resumption of work on the 5-megawatt reactor in Yongbyon — North Korea’s main nuclear complex North Korean leader had offered to dismantle part of the Yongbyon complex at […]
West Nile Virus Infection
West Nile Virus Infections: Russia warned of a possible increase in West Nile Virus (WNV) Infections this autumn as mild temperatures and heavy precipitation create favourable conditions for the mosquitos that carry it. It is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae. WNV is […]
Small Finance Bank
Small Finance Bank: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has received applications from two more entities under the “on-tap” small finance bank licensing guidelines of 2019. An “on-tap” facility would mean the RBI will accept applications and grant licences for banks throughout the year. These are the financial institutions which provide financial services to the […]
