Today Current Affairs: 23rd April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: April 23, 2022
Human-Animal Conflict
Human-Animal Conflict: The Environment Ministry must constitute an advisory body of experts to tackle growing instances of human-animal conflict, according to a report by the Standing Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change headed by Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh. The report analyses the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 tabled in the Lok Sabha […]
Paris Book Festival 2022
Paris Book Festival 2022: India is designated as the Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022 being organized from 21st to 24th April, 2022 as announced under the PM Narendra Modi – President Emmanuel Macron Joint Statement released in 2018 during the French President’s visit to New Delhi. The Paris Book Festival […]
Dr. Suman K Bery : New Vice Chairperson Of NITI Aayog
Dr. Suman K Bery : Vice Chairperson Of NITI Aayog Dr. Suman K Bery has been appointed new Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog. He will take charge as Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog from the 1st of next month. In an order, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said that Vice Chairperson of […]
Earth Day
Earth Day: On 22nd April 2022, the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day was celebrated. Earth Day is an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection. The theme for Earth Day 2022 is “Invest In our Planet”. Earth Day was first observed in 1970 when 20 million took to the streets […]
Europa
Europa: Researchers have said that there might be an abundance of water pockets beneath formations called double ridges on Jupiter’s moons Europa. Europa’s surface is mostly solid water ice. Double ridges are the formations which are most common on Europa’s surface and are similar to those seen on Earth’s Greenland ice sheet. Europa is slightly […]
NASA-ISRO NISAR Mission
NASA-ISRO NISAR Mission: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States of America to jointly realise a satellite mission named ‘NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)’ for scientific studies of Earth. The NISAR mission is scheduled for launch in 2023. NISAR is optimised for studying […]
Regulatory Framework For Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
Regulatory Framework For Special Purpose Acquisition Companies: The government is reportedly considering a regulatory framework for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). An SPAC, or a blank-cheque company, is an entity specifically set up with the objective of acquiring a firm in a particular sector. An SPAC aims to raise money in an initial public offering […]
