Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary: India is preparing to import a fresh batch of cheetahs from South Africa and introduce them into Madhya Pradesh’s Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary. Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated on the northern boundary of the Mandsaur and Nimach districts in Madhya Pradesh. It is spread over an area of 368.62 km2 […]
Juno Spacecraft : NASA
Juno Spacecraft : NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Juno mission completed its 53rd close flyby of Jupiter, sped past the gas giant’s volcanic Moon Io, and captured a stunning frame of both of them together. JUNO is an acronym for Jupiter’s Near-Polar Orbiter. It was launched in 2011; the Juno spacecraft initially […]
Leptospirosis : Killed Six People In The State Odisha
Leptospirosis : Killed Six People In The State Odisha Odisha is reeling from leptospirosis, which has killed six people in the state so far It is a potentially fatal zoonotic bacterial disease. The disease is caused by a bacterium called Leptospira interrogans, or Leptospira. It is more prevalent in warm, humid countries and in both […]
TrailGuard AI camera : Installed At Kanha-Pench Corridor
TrailGuard AI camera : Installed At Kanha-Pench Corridor The TrailGuard AI camera-alert system installed at the Kanha-Pench corridor in Madhya Pradesh has come in handy for wildlife officials. TrailGuard AI camera are slim devices that can be inconspicuously set up within the foliage of trees. It is Shaped like a pen, 13.8 cm long and […]
Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards
Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar presented the one-time Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards to 84 artists from varied fields of performing arts. Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards is a national honour bestowed on performing artists as well as teachers and scholars in the field of performing arts. The recipients are selected […]
NavIC : Mandatory For Smartphones
NavIC : Mandatory For Smartphones The Indian government has announced its intention to make it mandatory for smartphones to integrate with India’s homegrown navigation system, NavIC The devices must either provide support for NavIC-powered chips or use NavIC chipsets. For 5G phones, mandatory NavIC support is required by January 1, 2025, while all other phones […]
Banning Glue Pads For Rodent Control : Delhi Govt
Banning Glue Pads For Rodent Control : Delhi Govt The Delhi government has banned the manufacture, sale, and use of glue pads for rodent control, joining several Indian states in taking this step. The ban follows an advisory by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) in 2011 and a subsequent one in 2021 Glue […]
Ponzi Scheme
Ponzi Scheme: An actor faces scrutiny over his alleged involvement in a Rs.1,000 crore Ponzi scheme with 2 lakh investors. A Ponzi scheme is a type of investment fraud that promises high returns with little or no risk to investors. These are investment operations that pay returns to old investors from the money garnered from […]
Expansion Of PM Ujjwala Yojana
Expansion Of PM Ujjwala Yojana: The centre approved the expansion of PM Ujjwala Yojana. Addressing media after the Union Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said in New Delhi that under it, a total of 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from Financial Year 2023-24 to 2025-26 will be released. So […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 16th Sep 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 16th Sep 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc