Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor Project Controversy: The ArchaeologicalSurvey of India (ASI) on May 17 said that a sculpture of a lion, which possibly dates back to the Ganga dynasty, was found during excavation for the controversial heritage corridor project around the 12thcentury Jagannath Temple in Puri,Odisha. This is the third such lion sculpture found during […]
Month: May 2022
Nikhat Zareen : World Women’s Boxing Championships Winner
Nikhat Zareen : World Women’s Boxing Championships Winner Nikhat Zareen became the fifth Indian woman to win a World title at World Women’s Boxing Championships 2022 in Istanbul by defeating Thai Olympian Jutamas Jitpong at 5-0 in the 52 kg category. Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda also won bronze medals in separate categories 57kg and […]
75th Session Of World Health Assembly
75th Session Of World Health Assembly: World Health Assembly’s 75th session is being held at World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters (HQ), Geneva from 22nd to 28th May, 2022. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare emphasized upon India’s commitment towards building a more resilient global health security architecture. Health for peace, peace for health is […]
Inter-State Council
Inter-State Council: The Inter-State Council(ISC) has been reconstituted with the Prime Minister as Chairman and Chief Ministers of all States and six Union Ministers as members. Ten union ministers will be the permanent invitees to the Inter-State Council. The government has also reconstituted the standing committee of the Inter-State Council with Union Home as Chairman. […]
Eighth Edition Of Swachh Survekshan (SS) – SS 2023
Eighth Edition Of Swachh Survekshan (SS) – SS 2023: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the eighth edition of Swachh Survekshan (SS) – SS 2023 under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0. The theme of SS 2023 is ‘Waste to Wealth’. In SS 2023, additional weightage has been given to source segregation […]
New Study On Monkeypox : The Lancet
New Study On Monkeypox : The Lancet A new study on monkeypox published in The Lancet suggests that some antiviral medications might have the potential to shorten symptoms and reduce the amount of time a patient is contagious. The study documents patients’ response to two antiviral medications – brincidofovir and tecovirimat. These were developed to […]
Qutub Minar Not a Place Of worship: ASI
Qutub Minar Not a Place Of worship: ASI The Qutub Minar complex is not a place of worship when it was first notified as a protected monument in 1914 and its character cannot be changed now, the Archaeological Survey of India submitted in a Delhi court. It said this while opposing a plea challenging the […]
4th Quad Leaders Summit
4th Quad Leaders Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has concluded his official visit to Japan for the 4th Quad leaders summit in Tokyo. This was the second in-person summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad. They announced the formation of the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA), which will build a “faster, wider, […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 25th May 2022
Today Current Affairs: 25th May 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana
Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana: The Rajasthan government has come up with the job description under its much-touted Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana. Announcing the employment scheme for urban areas on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for rural areas in his budget speech While MGNREGA assists people in rural areas, there is […]
