Amendments To The Registration Of Births And Deaths Act, 1969: The Centre has proposed amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 that will enable it to “maintain the database of registered birth and deaths at the national level”. Presently, the registration of births and deaths is done by the local registrar appointed […]
Project Readiness Financing (PRF) Loan for Mizoram
Asian Development Bank (ADB): The Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a USD 4.5 million Project Readiness Financing (PRF) loan to support urban mobility in Mizoram. Earlier, the ADB and the Government of India signed a USD 484 million loan to improve transport connectivity and industrial development in the Chennai – Kanyakumari […]
Pegasus: Latest Update
Pegasus: A Spyware Developed By Israeli Firm NSO Group A three-member committee has been appointed by the Supreme Court to look into allegations of unauthorised surveillance using Pegasus, a spyware developed by Israeli firm NSO Group. The committee members are Dr Naveen Kumar Chaudhary, Dean of National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar; Dr Prabaharan P, […]
Agni 5 Ballistic Missile
Agni 5: India successfully tests nuclear-capable Agni-V ballistic missile. The Agni-V Intercontinental-range Ballistic Missile (ICBM) has been developed by the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Dynamics Limited. It weighs close to 50,000 kilograms. The missile is 1.75 meters tall with a diameter of two metres. The 1,500-kilogram warhead will be placed on […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th October 2021
Today Current Affairs: 28th October 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Amur Falcons
Amur Falcons: With the arrival of the migratory Amur falcons to Tamenglong district of Manipur for the annual stopover, State Environment Minister has appealed to the people not to hunt the seasonal visitors. The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before […]
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): AIIB has said that it would look to fund both social as well as climate-resilient infrastructure in India in the coming years. Meanwhile, it has also asked India to strike a balance between ramping up physical infrastructure and the social infrastructure such as healthcare systems. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) […]
Traffic Management Framework For Drones
Traffic Management Framework For Drones: The Civil Aviation Ministry has notified a traffic management framework for drones. The framework has been issued under the Drone Rules 2021. Public and private third-party service providers will manage their movement in the airspace under 1,000 feet. The framework allows third-party service providers to give services such as registration, […]
Radio Over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System
Radio Over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System: In view of a much needed solution for providing effective long range Marine communication, the Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMP, Kolkata), was inaugurated. ROIP system is being introduced as a marine communication mode, for the first time in any Major Indian […]
Barbados Has Elected Its First President
Barbados Has Elected Its First President: Barbados has elected its first President, a key step in preparations to become a republic and remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as head of state of the Caribbean island. Sandra Mason, the current governor-general, is set to be sworn in as President on November 30, the country’s 55th anniversary […]
