Today Current Affairs: 16th August 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: August 16, 2022
Ayush Grid Project
Ayush Grid Project: An MoU was signed between Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for providing technical support to Ministry of Ayush for digitalisation of Ayush Sector under the Ayush Grid project for a period of 3 years. Highlights of the MoU include; This MoU is continuation of a MoU […]
11 More Wetlands To The List Of Ramsar Sites
11 More Wetlands To The List Of Ramsar Sites: India has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13 lakh 26 thousand 677 Hectare in the country in the 75th year of Independence. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said, the […]
The Nature Index 2022
The Nature Index 2022: The Nature Index 2022 was recently released. Survey for the index was conducted based on research articles published in chemistry, life sciences, physical sciences and earth & environment. Rankings were provided on the basis of information secured during April 1, 2021, to march 31, 2022. Highlights of Nature Index 2022: In […]
Agasthyamalai Elephant Reserve : India’s 31 Elephant Reserve
Agasthyamalai Elephant Reserve : India’s 31 Elephant Reserve The central government has notified Agasthyamalai Elephant Reserve (Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli, TN) as India’s 31 elephant reserve This will be the 5th elephant reserve in the state. The forest department may be eligible for additional financing through the centrally sponsored Project Elephant after notifying the Agasthiyarmalai Elephant […]
Nano Urea
Nano Urea: India will produce over 6cr bottles of Nano urea and make it available to farmers in 2022-23. Urea is chemical nitrogen fertilizer, white in colour, which artificially provides nitrogen, a major nutrient required by plants. Liquid nano urea is essentially urea in the form of a nanoparticle. It is a patented chemical nitrogen […]
DigiYatra
DigiYatra: The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), run by GMR, announced the soft launch of the Centre’s DigiYatra initiative, rolling out the beta version of its app for Android platforms. The ‘DigiYatra’ is a Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel experience (BEST) based on Facial Recognition Technology. It aims to provide a paperless and seamless travel experience […]
