Ceiling Fans: Mandatory Star Labelling Ceiling fans have come under the ambit of mandatory star labelling from January 1, as per the revised Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) norms. As high energy-efficient five-star rated fans will require new imported motors and electronic components, they would get costlier by 8% to 20% Star labelling denotes energy […]
Month: January 2023
Reports On Child Mortality And Stillbirths
Reports On Child Mortality And Stillbirths: Two global reports on child mortality (Levels and Trends in Child Mortality) and stillbirths (Never Forgotten) were released by United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). Findings of the Report: Globally, 5 million children died before their fifth birthday (under-five mortality) in 2021. Over half of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 12th January 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 12th January 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Training Launch Of Prithvi-II Missile
Training Launch Of Prithvi-II Missile: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), successfully carried out a training launch of, Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off Odisha. Prithvi-II missile: It is a surface-to-surface, nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missile. It has a carrying 500-1,000 kilograms of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. Range: […]
Village Defence Guards Scheme (VDGs)
Village Defence Guards Scheme (VDGs): Government started the process of arming members of VDGs with assault rifles in Jammu region and CRPF to provide arms training to VDGs in the wake of recent terror attacks in the region. The aim of VDGs is to organize a small group of volunteer armed civilians in the identified […]
Reservation To The Native Women Of The State : Governor Of Uttarakhand
Reservation To The Native Women Of The State : Governor Of Uttarakhand The Governor of Uttarakhand gave the nod to a Bill that gives 30% reservation to the native women of the state. The Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill,2022, provides women with 30 per cent horizontal reservation in public services and posts, […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Assisted Reproductive Technology: The Kerala High Court has said that personal choice to build a family is a fundamental right and fixing an upper age limit for the same was a restriction which needs a relook. The court passed the directive while disposing of a batch of petitions challenging the age limit of 50 years […]
Strategic Roadmap With ‘Vision 2047’ : All India Football Federation
Strategic Roadmap With ‘Vision 2047’ : All India Football Federation The All India Football Federation unveiled its strategic roadmap with ‘Vision 2047’, hoping that in the country’s centenary year of independence, India will emerge as a new powerhouse of Asian football. Developed in conjunction with all stakeholders within Indian Football, the roadmap has also sought […]
Nickel Alloy Coating
Nickel Alloy Coating Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous Research and Development Centre of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, have developed a lab-scale process to deposit novel nanostructured Nickel alloy coatings. A new method of deposition of Nickel alloy coatings […]
Increase In Blackbuck Population
Increase In Blackbuck Population: A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has shed light on how blackbuck in India has fared in the face of natural and human-induced challenges to their survival. Researchers found that an ancestral blackbuck population first split into two groups: the northern and the southern cluster. The […]
