Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024: The President of India to confer Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 to 19 children for their exceptional achievement in six categories. The awards are given to children in the age group 5 – 18 years for their excellence in seven categories for Bravery, Art & Culture, Environment, Innovation, […]
Month: January 2024
SLIM : Japan’s Moon Mission
SLIM : Japan’s Moon Mission Japan recently landed a spacecraft called SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) on the lunar surface, becoming the 5th country after the Soviet Union, the US, China and India to achieve a soft landing on the moon. SLIM was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in September 2023 […]
19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit
19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit: The 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit was held in Kampala, the capital of Uganda on 19 and 20 January. NAM Summit was held under Uganda’s leadership in Kampala. Uganda has taken over as chair from Azerbaijan, to run until 2027. Theme: ‘Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence.’ Non-Aligned Movement: The […]
Gangetic Dolphin : Rescued
Gangetic Dolphin : Rescued A Gangetic dolphin was rescued in Odisha. It may be an indicator of more freshwater dolphins in river. Gangetic dolphin Common Name: Susu Scientific Name: Platanista gangetica gangetica. Habitat: Ganges river dolphins once lived in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. The Ganges river dolphin can […]
Atal Bhujal Yojna : Meeting For Review
Atal Bhujal Yojna : Meeting For Review The meeting for review of progress of Atal Bhujal Yojna was held at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. Atal Bhujal Yojna is a central sector scheme which was launched in 2019. Duration: Period of 5 years (2020-21 to 2024-25), Increased by 2 years in May, 2023 The major objective of […]
Global Alliance For Global Good Gender Equity And Equality
Global Alliance For Global Good Gender Equity And Equality: India successfully established a “Global Alliance for Global Good – Gender Equity and Equality” to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality Global Alliance for Global Good – Gender Equity and Equality is a new alliance for global good, gender equity, and equality established by India on […]
Banking Current Affairs : 20th Jan 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 20th Jan 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc: LIC Introduces Jeevan Dhara II Deferred Annuity Plan: Unveiled by LIC Chairman Siddhartha Mohanty, the new Jeevan Dhara II plan offers a non-participating, individual savings, deferred annuity option. SEBI Chairperson Launches CDSL’s Multi-Lingual Initiatives for Investor Ease: […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 20th Jan 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 20th Jan 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Universal Service Obligation Fund
Universal Service Obligation Fund: Telecom service providers have urged the Ministry of Finance to suspend the universal service obligation fund (USOF) levy until the existing corpus is exhausted. USOF was set up by an Act of Parliament in December 2003 by amending the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. The objective of the USOF is to provide […]
Isopod : Discovered
Isopod : Discovered An international team of marine biologists recently discovered a unique isopod, a form of crustacean, that has been formally identified as a new species of the genus Booralana. Isopods are an order of invertebrates (animals without backbones) that belong to the greater crustacean group of animals, which includes crabs and shrimp. Scientists […]
