Pythagoras’s Theorem As “Fake News” : NEP A position paper by the Karnataka government on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has described Pythagoras’s theorem as “fake news”. It has referred to a text called the Baudhayana Sulbasutra, in which a specific shloka refers to the theorem. About Pythagoras: Evidence suggests that the Greek philosopher […]
Month: July 2022
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 20th July 2022
Today Current Affairs: 20th July 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Jagriti Mascot
Jagriti Mascot: A mascot named Jagriti has been launched by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) to empower consumers and further generating awareness of their rights. It would be projected as an empowered consumer who is spreading awareness about consumer rights & addressing solutions to the problems faced by the consumers. It would help […]
DIGI YATRA
DIGI YATRA: The Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Civil Aviation was held in New Delhi to discuss ‘DIGI YATRA’. It is a project conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at Airports, based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). The project envisages that any traveller may pass through various checkpoints at the airport […]
Kerala’s Protest Against ESZ Notification
Kerala’s Protest Against ESZ Notification: Farmers in Kerala are protesting against Supreme Court’s order to establish Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs). The SC has directed to have a mandatory ESZ of minimum one kilometre measured from the demarcated boundary of every protected forest, including the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. The Kerala State Assembly demands the Centre […]
Varanasi Has Been Selected As The SCO Region’s First “Tourism And Cultural Capital
Varanasi Has Been Selected As The SCO Region’s First Tourism And Cultural Capital: Ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit to be held in September 2022, Varanasi has been selected as the SCO region’s first “Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2022-23. The SCO summit will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan where Iran and Belarus […]
Global Platform For Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
Global Platform For Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022 (GP DRR 2022) took place in Indonesia. The outcome was summarised in the Bali Agenda for Reilience Theme: From Risk to Resilience: Towards Sustainable Development For All in a Covid-19 Transformed World. Global Platform was the first global gathering for […]
RBI Seeks Ban On Cryptocurrency
RBI Seeks Ban On Cryptocurrency: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended a ban on cryptocurrencies citing ‘destabilising effects’ for the country’s monetary and fiscal health. China has declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal, effectively imposing a complete ban, whereas El Salvador has permitted Bitcoin as legal tender. At the moment, there is no legislature […]
e-Shram Portal
e-Shram Portal: The government said around 28 crore unorganised workers have been registered on e-Shram Portal. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli said the government had launched e-Shram portal in August last year with an objective to create a national Database of unorganised workers. It […]
Marburg Virus
Marburg Virus: The first two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious Ebola-like disease, have been confirmed officially by Ghana after test results were verified by a Senegal laboratory. This outbreak is only the second time that the disease has been detected in West Africa. Marburg virus disease (MVD), earlier known as Marburg haemorrhagic […]
