PM-SHRI Yojana: On the occasion of Teacher’s Day today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new initiative – the development and upgradation of 14 thousand 500 schools across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. These PM-SHRI schools will become model schools which will encapsulate the full spirit of […]
Month: September 2022
Liz Truss
Liz Truss: UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss has been elected as the next Prime Minister of United Kingdom and leader of the governing Conservative Party. Liz defeated her rival, former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399, after over a six-week-long grueling campaign. With the win, she becomes the third female Prime Minister […]
Preventive Detentions
Preventive Detentions: Preventive detentions in 2021 saw a rise by over 23.7% compared with the year before, with over 1.1 lakh people being placed under preventive detention, according to statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Of these, 483 were detentions under the National Security Act, of which almost half (241) were either […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 6th September 2022
Today Current Affairs: 6th September 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
India’s 1st LNG Fuelled Green Truck
India’s 1st LNG Fuelled Green Truck: A start-up backed by Blue Energy Motors, has made India’s 1st LNG–fuelled green truck at Chakan in Pune. Heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles work much like gasoline-powered vehicles with a spark-ignited internal combustion engine. The natural gas is super-cooled and cryogenically (at – 260 degrees F) stored in […]
RBI Guidelines For Digital Lending
RBI Guidelines For Digital Lending: RBI has tightened the norms for digital lending seeing a number of cases of fraud. Digital lending involves giving and recovering loans through web platforms or mobile apps. It facilitates speedy disbursal and helps lower the costs of lending. Guidelines: No middlemen: All loans disbursals/repayment between the holder of the […]
ILO: World Social Protection Report 2020-22
ILO: World Social Protection Report 2020-22 ILO recently released a report specific to Asia and the Pacific Key findings: No access to social protection: Almost 53% of the population in the world has no social protection (56% in the Asia-Pacific and in India over 76% (Bangladesh has a higher % of people under social protection) […]
India’s First Dark Sky Reserve In Hanle, Ladakh
India’s First Dark Sky Reserve In Hanle, Ladakh: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has announced the setting up of India’s first Dark Sky Reserve in Hanle, Ladakh. A Dark Sky Reserve is a designation given to a place that has policies in place to ensure that a tract of […]
Sedition Laws
Sedition Laws: As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports, Assam recorded the most number of Sedition cases in the country in the last eight years. Findings of the NCRB: Out of 475 sedition cases registered in the country between 2014 and 2021, Assam accounted for 69 cases (14.52%). After Assam, the most number of […]
INS Satpura
INS Satpura: INS Satpura visited Suva, Fiji from 01 – 03 September 2022 as part of its Operational Deployment in the Pacific Ocean. The ship’s visit is aimed at further strengthening the friendship and cooperation between the two nations. Built at Mazagaon Docks Ltd, Mumbai, and commissioned on 20 August 2011, INS Satpura derives her […]
