Darwin’s Theory Of Evolution : Voiced Against NCERT Decision The scientific community voiced against NCERT’s decision to remove Darwin’s theory of biological evolution from Class 10 CBSE textbooks. Charles Darwin is known as the father of evolution due to his contribution to the establishment of the theory of evolution. Darwin published his concept of evolution […]
Month: April 2023
Vault Managers : SEBI
Vault Managers : SEBI SEBI issued a procedure for vault managers to seek prior approval for the change. The vault manager is regulated as a SEBI intermediary for providing vaulting services meant for gold deposited to create electronic gold receipts (EGRs). Electronic gold receipts is a gold exchange measure by SEBI, wherein the yellow metal […]
Second Home For Cheetahs : Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary
Second Home For Cheetahs : Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary will be developed as a second home for cheetahs in the coming times. Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in northwestern Madhya Pradesh, with one of its boundaries running along the border of Rajasthan. The sanctuary was notified in 1974. Its vast expanse lies […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 24th April 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 24th Apr 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Kamakhya Temple Corridor
Kamakhya Temple Corridor: The government in Assam is planning to construct a corridor at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on the lines of the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple Corridor in Varanasi. The project will transform the grandeur of this major ‘shakti peeth’ significantly while also improving the accessibility for differently abled and aged devotees and tourists manifold. […]
PSLV-C55 Mission
PSLV-C55 Mission: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C55 (PSLV-C55) mission with Singapore’s TeLEOS-2 as primary satellite and Lumelite-4 as a co-passenger satellite. The PSLV-C55 mission has the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM), where the spent PS4 of the launch vehicle would be utilised as an orbital […]
SpaceX Starship : Exploded During First test-flight
SpaceX Starship: Exploded During First test-flight SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s biggest rocket, exploded during its first test-flight to space. SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship. It is the first stage, or booster, of the Starship launch system. Powered by 33 Raptor engines using sub-cooled liquid methane (CH4) and […]
4th India-CARICOM Ministerial Meeting
4th India-CARICOM Ministerial Meeting: India’s External Affairs Minister co-chaired the 4th India-CARICOM ministerial meeting with his Jamaican counterpart. CARICOM, which stands for Caribbean Community, is the oldest surviving integration movement in the developing world. It is an organization of Caribbean countries and dependencies originally established as the Caribbean Community and Commons Market in 1973 by […]
Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project
Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project: Prime Minister praised the completion of Bihar portion of Barauni- Guwahati pipeline under Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project. The project is also known as Jagdishpur – Haldia & Bokaro – Dhamra Pipeline Project (JHBDPL) project. It was launched in 2016 and will cater to the energy requirements of five states […]
Ballistic Missile Interceptor
Ballistic Missile Interceptor: The DRDO and Indian Navy successfully conducted a maiden flight trial of sea-based endo-atmospheric interceptor missile off the coast of Odisha. India entered an elite club of nations with the capability to fire a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) interceptor from a naval platform. Prior to this, DRDO has successfully demonstrated land-based ballistic […]
