2°C Warming By 2050: A study published titled “contradicted projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)”., states that the planet is likely to warm up by two degrees Celsius by 2050, even under a low-emission scenario. The researchers used artificial intelligence called Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) to predict the time for reaching the […]
Month: February 2023
Lab-Grown Diamonds : Customs Duty Reduced (Union Budget 2023)
Lab-Grown Diamonds : Customs Duty Reduced (Union Budget 2023) In a recent Budget speech Union finance Minister announced that the Customs duty on the seeds used in lab-grown diamond manufacturing will be reduced. Lab-grown diamonds are diamonds that are produced using specific technology which mimics the geological processes that grow natural diamonds. The diamond simulants […]
Agriculture And Farmers Welfare Initiatives : Union Budget 2023
Agriculture And Farmers Welfare Initiatives: Union Budget 2023 During the Budget speech Union finance Minister announced multiple schemes towards Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. Key initiatives announced are: PM PRANAM (Prime Minister Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth) This programme will seek to incentivise states and union territories to promote alternative fertilisers […]
Upper Bhadra Project : Union Budget 2023
Upper Bhadra Project: Union Budget 2023 Finance Minister recently announced a grant of ₹5300 crore for the Upper Bhadra Irrigation Project. It is a major lift irrigation Scheme under implementation in the central region of Karnataka State. Objectives: To provide sustainable irrigation facility in khariff season. It also proposes to recharge ground water tables and […]
Mahila Samman Saving Certificate Scheme : Union Budget 2023
Mahila Samman Saving Certificate Scheme: Union Budget 2023 Finance Minister recently announced a new saving scheme ‘Mahila Samman Saving Certificate’ for women and girls in the Union Budget. Mahila Samman Saving Certificate’ Scheme offers deposit facility up to Rs 2 lakh in the name of women or girls for a tenor of 2 years. It […]
Ekalavya Model Residential Schools : Teachers To Be Hired
Ekalavya Model Residential Schools: Teachers To Be Hired Finance Minister recently said that as many as 38,800 teachers will be hired for Ekalavya Model Residential Schools. Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) started in the year 1997-98 to impart quality education to ST children in remote areas to enable them to access the best opportunities in […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 2nd February 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 2nd February 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Union Budget 2023-24 : Highlights
Union Budget 2023-24: Highlights The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023-24 in Parliament. Budget Estimates 2023-24: The total receipts other than borrowings are estimated at Rs 27.2 lakh crore and the total expenditure is estimated at Rs 45 lakh crore. The net tax receipts are estimated […]
Ukraine’s Odesa : UNESCO’s World Heritage In Danger
Ukraine’s Odesa : UNESCO’s World Heritage In Danger The World Heritage Committee decided to add the historic centre of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to its list of World Heritage sites. This decision recognizes the extraordinary universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity to protect it. The Historic Centre […]
iCET Initiative
iCET Initiative: India’s National Security Advisor hold talks with the US counterpart on the first dialogue on Initiative for Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) in the US. Completing the work on the long-awaited NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) earth observation satellite is an excellent example of how the US-India partnership in space can benefit the […]
