Pal-Dadhvav Massacre: On March 7, the Gujarat government marked 100 years of the Pal-Dadhvav killings, calling it a massacre “bigger than the Jallianwala Bagh”. Before this, the incident had been featured on the state’s Republic Day tableau. The Pal-Dadhvav massacre took place on March 7, 1922, in the Pal-Chitariya and Dadhvaav villages of Sabarkantha district, […]
Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana
Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana: The Centre has approved the continuation of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY), under which freedom fighters and their eligible dependents are given pension and other financial benefits, till 2025-26. The Government of India introduced the ‘Ex-Andaman Political Prisoners Pension Scheme’ in 1969 to honor the freedom fighters who had been […]
Distribution Of Argon-40 On Moon
Distribution Of Argon-40 On Moon: Chandra’s Atmospheric Composition Explorer-2 (CHACE-2), a payload onboard Chandrayaan-2, has made the first-of-its-kind discovery on the distribution of one of the noble gases, Argon-40. India launched Chandrayaan-2, its second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in July 2019. The gas found in the lunar exosphere […]
e-Bill Processing System: Key Points
e-Bill Processing System: Key Points The Finance Minister launched the E-bill Processing system on the occasion of 46th Civil Accounts Day (1st March). It was announced in the Union Budget 2022 to use the technology for facilitating the financial inclusion drive in India. The “Civil Accounts Day” is observed every year to mark the anniversary […]
Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme
Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme: The National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to develop a sustainable model for promoting entrepreneurship at the grass roots by initiating the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP). Rural entrepreneurs will be able to access […]
Temporary Protection Directive (TPD)
Temporary Protection Directive (TPD): Over 1.5 million people fled Ukraine in the first 10 days of fighting, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which has described the displacement as the “fastest growing refugee crisis since the Second World War”. Responding to the crisis, EU Member States on March 3 made the unprecedented […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 9th March 2022
Today Current Affairs: 9th March 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Donate a Pension Initiative: Key Features
Donate a Pension Initiative: Key Features Launched recently by the Labour Ministry. Key features of the programme: Launched under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) for people to contribute to the pension fund of their support staff. Under this, citizens can donate the premium contribution of their immediate support staff such as domestic workers, drivers, […]
Governor’s Address: Controversy In West Bengal And Telangana
Governor’s Address: Controversy In West Bengal And Telangana The customary governor’s address on the opening day of the budget session of a state assembly was mired in controversy recently in West Bengal and Telangana. The governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar, was unable to deliver his address at the Vidhan Sabha on the first day […]
Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav Scheme
Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav Scheme: On the eve of International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched ‘Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav’ scheme to bring back the out-of-school girls back to the education system. Key features of the scheme: Launched by the Women and Child Development Ministry in partnership with the Education […]
