World Thalassaemia Day 2023: World Thalassaemia Day is celebrated on May 8, every year. Thalassaemia is the name for a group of inherited conditions that affect a substance in the blood called haemoglobin. People with thalassaemia produce either no or too little haemoglobin, which is used by red blood cells to carry oxygen around the […]
Month: May 2023
National Center For Good Governance
National Center For Good Governance: The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) recently completed its flagship capacity building programme (CBP) for the 58th batch of civil servants of Bangladesh. National Center for Good Governance (NCGG) was set up in 2014 by the Government of India as an apex–level autonomous institution under the Ministry of Personnel, […]
Tungnath Temple : Monument Of National Importance
Tungnath Temple : Monument Of National Importance The central government recently issued a notification declaring the ancient temple of Tungnath as a monument of national importance. Tungnath Temple is located in Rudraprayag District, Uttarakhand. It is the highest Shiva temple in the world nestled at an altitude of 3680 meters. It is one of the […]
MiG-21 Aircraft : Crashed
MiG-21 Aircraft : Crashed A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed recently in Rajasthan. The MiG-21 is India’s longest-serving fighter plane. It was designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (OKB) of the erstwhile Soviet Union. India got its first single-engine MiG-21 in 1963, and progressively inducted 874 variants of the Soviet-origin […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 8th May 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 8th May 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
International Institute For Population Sciences : 64th Convocation
International Institute For Population Sciences: 64th Convocation The sixty-fourth convocation of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Deemed to be University, Mumbai was held recently. The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, formerly known as the Demographic Training and Research Centre (DTRC) till 1970, was established in July 1956 under the joint sponsorship […]
INS Magar : Decommissioned
INS Magar : Decommissioned INS Magar, the lead ship of Magar-class amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy, was recently decommissioned after 36 years of service. INS Magar is the oldest Landing Ship Tank (Large) of the Indian Navy. It is the lead ship of Magar-class amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy. The ship […]
Black Sea Grain Initiative
Black Sea Grain Initiative: A top United Nations trade official will travel to Russia for the diplomatic push to ensure the revival of the Black Sea grain initiative. Black Sea Grain Initiative was set up to resume vital food and fertilizer exports from Ukraine to the rest of the world. It was brokered between Russia […]
Giani Zail Singh Birth Anniversary
Giani Zail Singh Birth Anniversary: President of India recently paid Floral Tributes to Giani Zail Singh on his Birth Anniversary. He was born as Jarnail Singh, but later changed his name to Zail Singh. He was given the title of Giani as he was educated and learned about Guru Granth Sahib and other Sikh scriptures. […]
Global Land Outlook Report
Global Land Outlook Report: According to the 2nd edition of the Global Land Outlook (GLO) report, humans have breached four out of nine planetary boundaries. GLO is a United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s (UNCCD) flagship publication, whose 1st edition was launched in 2017 at the UNCCD COP13 (China). It underscores land system challenges, showcases […]
