Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA): The apex edible oil industry associations from five major palm oil importing countries of Asia — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal have come together to form the Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA). APOA held its first general body meeting on the sidelines of the Globoil Summit being held […]
Month: September 2022
Rural Electrification Corporation : Maharatna Status
Rural Electrification Corporation : Maharatna Status Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has been accorded the status of a ‘Maharatna’ Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE). REC is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), incorporated in 1969, focusing on Power Sector Financing and Development across India. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Power. It has been […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 24th September 2022
Today Current Affairs: 24th September 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
International Conference On Consciousness
International Conference On Consciousness: Union Minister of Ayush inaugurated the international conference on Consciousness with the theme, “Exploring Consciousness- From Non- Locality to Non- Duality: The Man- Machine Debate” at NIMHANS, Bengaluru. The conference is organized by India Foundation and NIMHANS and supported by Ministry of Ayush. The conference will bring together some of the […]
Puneet Sagar Abhiyan
Puneet Sagar Abhiyan: National Cadet Corps (NCC) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed a MOU in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. MoU was signed to tackle the issue of plastic pollution and achieve the universal goal of clean water bodies through Puneet Sagar Abhiyan and Tide Turners Plastic […]
Lok Manthan Programme In Guwahati
Lok Manthan Programme In Guwahati: Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar, inaugurated the third edition of the Lok Manthan programme in Guwahati. The theme of this year’s biennale is Lokparampara (Lok traditions) – and how lok traditions have kept our cultural consciousness intact and strengthened our feeling of National Selfhood. Lokmanthan is an event where artists, intellectuals, […]
I2U2 Group
I2U2 Group: India-Israel-UAE-USA, I2U2 Sherpas met on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York on 20th of this month. The group agreed to continue to work closely in line with the outcome of the Leaders’ Summit in July this year. The I2U2 Group is a grouping of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, […]
PM-CARES Fund
PM-CARES Fund: Ratan Tata, KT Thomas (former SC judge) and Kariya Munda ( former deputy speaker) have been appointed as trustees of the PM CARES Fund PM CARES ( PM Citizens’ Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation Fund) was launched in 2020, following COVID-19 to combat, and containment and relief efforts against the coronavirus outbreak […]
BrahMos Missiles
BrahMos Missiles: Ministry of Defence signed a contract with M/s BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited BAPL for acquisition of additional dual-role capable Surface to Surface BrahMos missiles at an overall approximate cost of 1700 Crore rupees under Buy-Indian Category. Induction of these dual-role capable Missiles is going to significantly enhance the operational capability of Indian Navy […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 23rd September 2022
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