Foreign Cicada : Assumed An Indian Identity A ‘foreign’ cicada that is commonly found in several parts of South India has assumed an Indian identity. The insect species that has now been named as Purana cheeveeda (after its Malayalam name Cheeveedu) used to be mistaken for Purana tigrina, a species that was first described in […]
Month: July 2023
PM-MITRA Scheme : Mega Textile Parks In Maharashtra And Gujarat
PM-MITRA Scheme : Mega Textile Parks In Maharashtra And Gujarat Prime Minister of India has lauded the foundation stone laying of 2 mega textile parks in Maharashtra and Gujarat under the PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) scheme. PM-MITRA will offer the opportunity to create an Integrated Textiles Value Chain right from […]
Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve : Birth Of Cubs
Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve : Birth Of Cubs The newly notified Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) witnessed the birth of cubs for the first time, a year after a tigress was relocated to the park. Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve lies in the south-eastern part of Rajasthan in Bundi district with representation of both Vindhyan […]
Nomadic Elephant-23 : A bilateral Joint Military Exercise
Nomadic Elephant-23 : A bilateral Joint Military Exercise A bilateral joint military exercise “NOMADIC ELEPHANT-23” is scheduled to be conducted between India and Mongolia at Ulaanbaatar from 17 to 31 July 2023. Exercise Nomadic Elephant is the 15th edition of bilateral joint military exercise. It is an annual training event with Mongolia which is conducted […]
Export Preparedness Index (EPI) Report, 2022
Export Preparedness Index (EPI) Report, 2022: NITI Aayog is releasing the third edition of the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) for States/UTs of India for the year 2022 The report discusses India’s export performance, followed by an overview of the country’s sector-specific export performance. The report further highlights the need to develop our districts as export […]
Hoolock Gibbon : Matter Of Concern At a Global Event
Hoolock Gibbon : Matter Of Concern At a Global Event The conservation status of the hoolock gibbon, India’s only ape species, has become a matter of concern at a global event on gibbons held in China. Gibbons is the smallest and fastest ape and is found in tropical and subtropical forests in Southeast Asia. The […]
Local Currency Settlement (LCS) System : India And UAE
Local Currency Settlement (LCS) System : India And UAE India and UAE signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding on Local Currency Settlement (LCS) system. The agreement was signed between the Reserve Bank of India and the Central Bank of the UAE. Objective is to revolutionize cross-border transactions between the two nations. Local Currency Settlement (LCS) […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 17th July 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 17th Jul 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Bastille Day Parade : Visit Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Bastille Day Parade : Visit Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited the Bastille Day Parade. Bastille Day visit adds to the significance of the India-France relationship. It is expected that this meeting will set the tone for the next 25 years. Bastille Day Parade located in Paris, France. Began in […]
Maputo Protocol : Contributed Towards Africa’s Progress In Gender Equality
Maputo Protocol : Contributed Towards Africa’s Progress In Gender Equality There has been some progress on gender equality in African countries due to the Maputo Protocol, but it has been uneven, according to a new report. The Protocol has a target of universal ratification in Africa by 2028. However, with just five years until the […]
