Today’s Current Affairs: 18th October 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: October 18, 2024
SAMARTH Scheme : Extended
SAMARTH Scheme: Extended Central government has been extended the Samarth Scheme for two years (FY 2024-25 and 2025-26) with a budget of Rs. 495 Crore to train 3 lakh persons in textile-related skills. The Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector (SAMARTH) is a demand-drivenand placement-oriented umbrella skilling programme. It aims to incentivize and supplementthe […]
Kaziranga National Park : India’s Second Largest Butterfly Diversity Hub
Kaziranga National Park : India’s Second Largest Butterfly Diversity Hub More than 446 butterfly species have been recorded in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP), making it a habitat with the second highest concentration in the country after the Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh. Kaziranga National Park is situated in the north-eastern part of the […]
Drugs Technical Advisory Board
Drugs Technical Advisory Board: The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has recommended the inclusion of all antibiotics in the definition of new drugs in the New Drugs and Clinical Trial (NDCT) Rules, 2019. Drugs Technical Advisory Board is the highest statutory decision-making body on technical matters related to drugs in India. It is established […]
International Solar Alliance Assembly
International Solar Alliance Assembly: The curtain raiser for the Seventh Session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly was hosted in New Delhi. International Solar Alliance Assembly is the apex decision-making body of International Solar Alliance (ISA), representing each Member Country. This body makes decisions concerning the implementation of the ISA’s Framework Agreement and coordinated […]
West Nile virus : Outbreak
West Nile virus : Outbreak Ukraine is grappling with a severe outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV), with health officials raising alarms as the death toll rises. West Nile Virus (WNV) is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the family Flaviviridae. It was first isolated in a woman in the West Nile […]
Graded Response Action Plan
Graded Response Action Plan: The Centre’s air pollution control panel for Delhi-NCR recently directed state governments in the region to implement the first stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)is a framework designed to combat air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. It was introduced as an emergency response mechanism, […]
Kaizen
Kaizen: The month-long strike at Samsung’s manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu has brought to the spotlight the stressful working conditions in these factories shaped and determined by their management philosophy, which draws inspiration from the Japanese production method called Kaizen. Kaizen is a compound of two Japanese words that together translate as “good change” or […]
Third-Party Litigation Funding
Third-Party Litigation Funding: The idea of Third-Party Litigation Funding (TPLF) has quickly emerged as a game-changer, potentially opening courtroom doors for many who felt they had been shut out. TPLF, often referred to as litigation finance, is a financial arrangement in which a third party (with no prior connection to the litigation) in a legal […]
Ossification Test
Ossification Test: One of the individuals accused in the murder case of a political leader underwent an ossification test to determine if he was a minor. Ossification is the natural process of bone formation, beginning in the early developmental stage of the fetus and continuing until late adolescence, with variations among individuals. A person’s approximate […]