Right To Repair: The Department of Consumer Affairs announced that it has set up a committee chaired by Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary to develop a comprehensive framework on ‘Right to Repair’. The Right to Repair refers to government legislation that is intended to allow consumers the ability to repair and modify their own consumer electronic […]
Month: July 2022
Data Related To Left Extremism In India
Data Related To Left Extremism In India: During question hour in Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Home Affairs provided data related to left extremism in India. The incidents of Naxal violence in the country have dropped by 77 % between 2009 and 2021, and deaths of security force personnel due to Maoist violence have more […]
India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022
India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022: Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) released India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022. During the release, the government launched a special Biotech Ignition Grant call for North East Region (BIG-NER) and announced financial support of up to Rs 50 Lakhs each to 25 startups and entrepreneurs from North East Region to develop biotech […]
Nord Stream Pipeline
Nord Stream Pipeline: Russia restored critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany via the Nord Stream pipeline after 10 days of maintenance, but uncertainty lingered over whether the Kremlin would still trigger an energy crisis on the continent this winter. Germany, which is heavily dependent on Russian gas, had feared that Moscow would not reopen […]
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022: The Lok Sabha deferred the consideration and passing of the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, due to protests by the Congress members outside of Parliament over the Enforcement Directorate’s summoning of their party president Sonia Gandhi for questioning. The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 was introduced in Lok Sabha on April 1, 2022. […]
NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022
NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022: Karnataka has bagged the top rank in NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022, which determines innovation capacities and ecosystems at the sub-national level. The State has held this position, under the Major States category, in all three editions of the Index so far. In the Index released, Manipur secured […]
Droupadi Murmu : 15th President Of India
Droupadi Murmu : 15th President Of India Former Jharkhand Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu was elected the 15th President of India, the first tribal woman to be appointed to the position and the youngest as well. After four rounds of polling, Ms. Murmu received 2,824 votes of 6,76,803 value, while Yashwant […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 22nd July 2022
Today Current Affairs: 22nd July 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Landlord Port Model
Landlord Port Model: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) has become the first major 100% landlord port in India, having all berths being operated on the PPP model. In this model, the publicly governed port authority (owner) acts as a regulatory body and as a landlord while private companies carry out all other port operations. In return, […]
Abort Mission For Gaganyaan
Abort Mission For Gaganyaan: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct two unmanned ‘Abort Mission’ in 2022 to ensure crew safety during the Gaganyaan mission. This is a part of ISRO’s roadmap for the country’s first manned flight to space. The first test vehicle for this purpose will be launched in September 2021. The abort […]
