World Cybercrime Index: An international team of researchers has compiled the first ever ‘World Cybercrime Index’. Key Findings: Russia tops the list, followed by Ukraine, China, the USA, Nigeria and Romania. India captured the number 10 spot in the rankings. The researchers also found that certain kinds of cybercrime were associated with particular countries. For […]
Month: April 2024
Banking Current Affairs : 13th April 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 13th Apr 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc India, Mauritius amends Double Tax Avoidance Agreement: The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of Mauritius have amended the India-Mauritius Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) to focus on preventing tax evasion instead of promoting […]
Banking Current Affairs : 12th Apr 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 12th Apr 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc Chandrayaan-4: ISRO Chief Somanath Shares Plans for Next Moon Mission in 2040 Chandrayaan-4 and India’s Lunar Exploration Aspirations Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath has revealed that the upcoming phase of the Chandrayaan project is […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 11th April 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 11th April 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
International Narcotics Control Board
International Narcotics Control Board: India’s Jagjit Pavadia was re-elected for a third term for five years from March 2025-2030 to the International Narcotics Control Board. International Narcotics Control Board was established in 1968 and is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions. It was established […]
John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award : Chandrayaan 3 Team
John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award : Chandrayaan 3 Team Chandrayaan-3 was the first to land on the uncharted South Pole region of the Moon. In recognition of this groundbreaking accomplishment, the Chandrayaan-3 team has been honored with the prestigious 2024 John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration. The award, presented by the […]
Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)
Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT): The Supreme Court announced that it would soon address petitions for 100% verification of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips, just ahead of the first phase of voting on 19th April 2024. The VVPAT machine is attached to the ballot unit of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), and […]
Status Of Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Status Of Total Fertility Rate (TFR): India’s declining fertility rate, recently projected by The Lancet, suggests a demographic transition with potential economic benefits. TFR in India has drastically decreased from 6.2 in 1950 to below 2 in 2021. It is projected to further decline to 1.29 by 2050 and a concerning level of 1.04 by […]
C-Dome
C-Dome : Israel for the first time deployed its ship-mounted defence system, called the C-Dome. C-Dome is a naval version of Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system, used to shield against rocket and missile attacks. The Iron Dome, which was activated in 2011 and has an effectiveness of about 90%, works by using radars to […]
Higgs Boson : Nobel prize-winning British physicist Died
Higgs Boson : Nobel prize-winning British physicist Died Nobel prize-winning British physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of a mass-giving particle, which became known as the Higgs boson or the “God particle”, has died aged 94. The Higgs boson is the fundamental force-carrying particle of the Higgs field, which is responsible for granting fundamental […]
