Today Current Affairs:6th June 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: June 6, 2022
Martin Ennals Award
Martin Ennals Award: This year it was awarded posthumously to pay homage to Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist from Jharkhand who had been arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case. Given by the Martin Ennals Foundation, based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is regarded as the Nobel Prize for human rights defenders. […]
What Is a Green Bond?
What Is a Green Bond? India is likely to face an uphill battle if it goes ahead with its first sovereign green bond sale as it aims to issue the securities in rupees, putting off most overseas investors. The timing might not be ideal for India though, especially for a rupee issuance. The currency has […]
Barcodes Vs Radio-Frequency Identification Tags
Barcodes Vs Radio-Frequency Identification Tags: Baggage tags equipped with radio-frequency identification (RFID) will soon be available at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, marking a first of its kind for the country. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify various tagged objects. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless tracking […]
Platygomphus Benritarum : A New Species Of Dragonfly
Platygomphus Benritarum : A New Species Of Dragonfly A new species of dragonfly ‘Platygomphus benritarum’ discovered in Assam has been named after two women for their pioneering work in the northeast. It has been named after Monisha Behal, a founder member of Northeast Network (NEN) and Rita Banerji, founder of Green Hub. The species, a […]
Operation Mahila Suraksha
Operation Mahila Suraksha: Under the Operation Mahila Suraksha, Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested more than 7000 persons who were traveling unauthorizedly in the coaches reserved for women. RPF also rescued girls/women from becoming the victims of human trafficking (Operation AAHT). Operation Mahila Suraksha: The pan-India drive “Operation Mahila Suraksha” was launched from 3rd to […]
Community Forest Resource
Community Forest Resource: Chhattisgarh has become only the second state in the country to recognise Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights of a village inside a Kanger Ghati National Park. While CFR rights are an important empowerment tool, getting a consensus amongst various villages about their traditional boundaries often proves a challenge. In 2016, the Odisha […]
SC Judgement On Eco Sensitive Zone
SC Judgement On Eco Sensitive Zone: The Supreme Court directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum one km starting from their demarcated boundaries. Environment Ministry guidelines show that the purpose of declaring ESZs around national parks, forests and sanctuaries […]
Current State Of Water Scarcity
Current State of Water Scarcity: According to a newly published book, unconventional water sources can help beat global water scarcity. The book was compiled by experts at the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources and the UN Food and Agriculture […]
SHRESHTA Scheme
SHRESHTA Scheme: Union Minister of social Justice and empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the Scheme “SHRESHTA”-Scheme for residential education for students in High school in Targeted Areas. The Scheme will be beneficial for SC students those who could not reach for higher quality education. It provides for high quality education for meritorious but poor SC […]
