Today Current Affairs: 15th December 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: December 15, 2022
World Monkey Day 2022
World Monkey Day 2022: World Monkey Day is celebrated worldwide on 14th December, every year. Monkey Day has been created to celebrate monkeys and other non-human primates. A primate is any mammal of the group that includes lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. It is a great day when it comes to raising awareness […]
Family Pehchan Patra For J&K Residents
Family Pehchan Patra For J&K Residents: The Government of India has recently decided to introduce a Family Pehchan Patra (FPP) for residents of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Family Pehchan Patra will be an identity card with a unique 8-digit alphanumeric number (like in a PAN Card) to identify each family and its […]
National Energy Conservation Day 2022
National Energy Conservation Day 2022: National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on 14th December 2022. The Ministry of Power, Government of India, launched the National Energy Conservation Awards in 1991 to recognise the contribution of industries and establishments in reducing energy consumption while maintaining their production through awards. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency […]
Restoration Barometer Report 2022
Restoration Barometer Report 2022: It is Released by IUCN, this report has highlighted the use of the ‘ Restoration Barometer tool’ as the only tool currently used by governments to track progress on the implementation of restoration targets The tool was 1st launched in 2016 as the Bonn Challenge Barometer About the report: Restoration Barometer […]
Forabot: The Fossil Sorting Robot
Forabot: The Fossil Sorting Robot This new technology can automate sorting, manipulating and identifying microscopic marine fossils. Foraminifera (forams) are very simple microorganisms that secrete a tiny shell. They have existed on the ocean floor for more than 100 million years. They leave behind their shells when they die. Examining these shells gives scientists an […]
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE): Car companies in India will have to cough up stiff penalties from April, 2023 with Parliament approving Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2022 that stipulates heavy fines on a company’s annual domestic sales numbers for violation of mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) score. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency/Economy regulations are in […]
Geminids Meteor Shower
Geminids Meteor Shower: In 2022, the Geminids will peak around December 13-14. Geminids comes from the constellation Gemini, from whose location in the sky the meteor shower appears to originate. The constellation for which a meteor shower is named only serves to aid viewers in determining which shower they are viewing on a given night. […]
Line Of Actual Control (LAC) : Recent Updates
Line Of Actual Control (LAC) : Recent Updates Indian and Chinese soldiers suffered “minor injuries” after they were engaged in a face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9. India shares 3488 Km of border with China that runs along the States of Jammu & Kashmir, […]
India Internet Governance Forum (IGF) : Three Day Event
India Internet Governance Forum (IGF): Three Day Event The India Internet Governance Forum (IGF), a multi stakeholder platform, is conducted a three-day hybrid event from December 9 to December 11, 2022. The India Internet Government Forum is an initiative associated with the UN Internet Governance Forum (UN-IGF). The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder […]
