India Post Payments Bank: The union cabinet has approved ₹820 crore financial support for India Post Payments Bank. IPPB was launched by the Prime Minister in 2018 with 100% equity owned by the Government of India. It is a payments bank of the Indian postal department which works through a network of post offices and […]
Month: April 2022
The Case Of Kesavananda Bharati v State Of Kerala
The Case Of Kesavananda Bharati v State Of Kerala: Exactly forty nine ago, on April 24, 1973, Chief Justice Sikri and 12 judges of the Supreme Court assembled to deliver the most important judgment in its history. The case of Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala had been heard for 68 days, the arguments commencing […]
What Is A Heatwave?
What Is A Heatwave? A heatwave has gripped the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra. This is the fourth heatwave in the last two months, and the second in April. In fact, on April 26, Vidarbha was the hottest region in the country. Heatwave: A region is considered to be under the grip of a […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 28th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
ACI Worldwide Report On Real-Time Transactions
ACI Worldwide Report On Real-Time Transactions: As per the ACI Worldwide Report on Real-time transactions, in the year 2021, India’s real-time transactions increased to 48.6 billion. This is almost threefold of China which is the closest challenger having 18 billion transactions. India’s transaction volume is seven times greater than the combined volumes of the U.S., […]
World Intellectual Property Day
World Intellectual Property Day: Every year on the 26th of April, World Intellectual Property Day is observed across the globe. This day is celebrated with the aim of raising awareness regarding the impact of how copyright, patents, designs, and trademarks affect our day-to-day life. Intellectual property (IP) rights are used to encourage creativity and innovation […]
Four Years Of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0
Four Years Of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 (UBA 2.0) has successfully completed four years on 25th April 2022. On this day in the year 2018, UBA 2.0 was launched with the aim of bringing transformational changes in the processes of rural development processes. The Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) is a flagship […]
Russia’s Withdrawal From UNWTO
Russia’s Withdrawal From UNWTO: The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced that Russia has decided to withdraw from the UNWTO. The announcement was made by UN World Tourism Organization Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. According to the UNWTO, Russia decided to withdraw from this organization ahead of a vote by the body to suspend Russia for […]
Lucy Mission: NASA
Lucy Mission: NASA NASA’s Lucy mission — set to explore a group of asteroids that follow behind and in front of Jupiter’s orbit — hit a snag recently when one of its solar arrays failed to unfurl. NASA will perform two steps over the next several months to fully reveal an unfurled solar array. Launched […]
River Ranching Programme
River Ranching Programme: Over 10,000 fish fingerlings of Indian major carps — catla, rohu and mrigal — were released in the Ganga at Sangam nose under the ranching programme organised by ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Prayagraj, recently. The exercise has been undertaken for conservation and promotion of fish species that are becoming extinct […]
