Operation Upalabdh: RPF Railway Protection Force (RPF) conducted a Pan India Drive against the alleged black marketeers under Operation Upalabdh. Earlier in February 2022, the RPF had launched a nationwide operation to curb human trafficking named Operation AAHT. The month-long drive under Operation Upalabdh has been able to curb the activities of touts substantially and […]
Month: April 2022
Map of Human Genome
Human Genome: Scientists had published the map of the human genome for the first time nearly two decades ago which was hailed as a breakthrough. In 2003, scientists got the breakthrough, but it was incomplete as about 8% of the human DNA was left unsequenced. Now for the first time, a large team has accounted […]
Reservation To Vanniyakula Kshatriya Community In Tamil Nadu
10.5% Internal Reservation To Vanniyakula Kshatriya Community In Tamil Nadu: The Supreme Court struck down the 10.5% internal reservation to Vanniyakula Kshatriya community in Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court held that 10.5% internal reservation to Vanniyakula Kshatriya community violates the fundamental rights of equality, non-discrimination and equal opportunity of 115 other Most Backward Communities (MBCs) […]
Ind- Aus ECTA
Ind- Aus ECTA: India signed a historic trade agreement with Australia, the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind- Aus ECTA). In February 2022, India and Australia announced that they were going to sign such an agreement. The negotiations for India-Australia ECTA were formally re-launched in September 2021 and concluded on a fast-track basis by […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 4th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 4th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
National Pension System
National Pension System: Many states are demanding to restore the Old Pension Scheme and roll back the National Pension System (NPS). Rajasthan has said it will bring back the old pension scheme in the state from the next financial year, and Chhattisgarh is expected to follow suit. Governments of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Assam have […]
Chief Justice Of India On CBI
Chief Justice Of India On CBI: Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana calls for immediate need for the creation of an independent umbrella institution, so as to bring various central agencies like the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and the Serious Fraud Investigation Office under one roof. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), ED and other central government […]
Hindu New Year Festival
Hindu New Year Festival: The President of India extended greetings to the whole nation and Indians all across the world on the occasion of Ugadi These festivals of the spring season mark the beginning of the traditional new year in India. Chaitra Sukladi: It marks the beginning of the new year of the Vikram Samvat […]
The Merger Of Four Film Media Units
The Merger Of Four Film Media Units: The merger of four film media units which are the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Films Division, Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI), and National Film Archive of India (NFAI) with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) has been announced by the Central government of India. The mandate […]
Varuna Naval Exercise
Varuna Naval Exercise: The 20th edition of the bilateral naval exercise that is named ‘Varuna’ is being conducted by India and France in the Arabian Sea from 30th March till 3rd April 2022. In this exercise, various units of the two navies which include submarines, ships, fighter aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft, and helicopters are participating. […]
