Ban On Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars : US The US Food and Drug Administration issued a proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. India has not banned the sale of menthol cigarettes. In 2012, Brazil became the first country in the world to ban menthol cigarettes. In 2019, the Centre banned electronic cigarettes […]
Laser Communications Relay Demonstration : NASA
Laser Communications Relay Demonstration: NASA recently demonstrated its Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD). It was launched in December 2021. It is the agency’s first-ever laser communications system. The LCRD will help the agency test optical communication in space. LCRD is a technology demonstration that will pave the way for future optical communications missions. The LCRD […]
Rules For Resignation And Reinstatement Of An Officer
Rules For Resignation And Reinstatement Of An Officer: Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shah Faesal, who resigned from the service in protest against the “unabated” killings in Kashmir in 2019, has been reinstated. Faesal’s resignation, in January 2019, had not been accepted by the government, pending investigation into some of his posts on social media. […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 30th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 30th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
World Book And Copyright Day 2022
World Book And Copyright Day 2022: To promote awareness on the benefits of reading books, World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day 2022 is observed every year on April 23. The day is celebrated by UNESCO and other related organisations across the world to honour authors, and books, promote the art […]
Karnataka Anti-Cow Slaughter Legislation: Highlights
Karnataka Anti-Cow Slaughter Legislation: Highlights Accusing the Government of creating fear psychosis among farmers using the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, a convention of dairy farmers has demanded that the legislation be scrapped at the earliest in their interest. Police were harassing farmers by using the provisions of the legislation. While […]
Anti-Ship Version Of The BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
Anti-Ship Version Of The BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile: An anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired jointly by the Indian Navy and the Andaman and Nicobar Command. The Andaman and Nicobar Command is the only tri-services command of the Indian armed forces. BrahMos is a joint venture between the Defence Research […]
Museums Grant Scheme
Museums Grant Scheme: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has granted Rs 3.75 crore under the ‘Upgradation of Museums Scheme’ as part of Museums Grant Scheme for the Rs 5-crore project in Eluru town, Andhra Pradesh. The scheme was launched in 2013. The Ministry of Culture provides financial assistance under the Scheme to the State […]
Cyber Breaches
Cyber Breaches: India’s nodal cybersecurity agency, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has taken the following steps to prevent Cyber Breaches: All service providers, intermediaries, data center providers, corporates, and government organizations have to report cyber incidents within six hours of their detection. The new directions require virtual asset, exchange, and custodian wallet providers to maintain […]
Amendment In Civil Registration System
Amendment In Civil Registration System: According to the 2020-21 annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Central government is planning to revamp the Civil Registration System (CRS) to enable the registration of birth and death in real-time with minimum human interface that will be independent of location. The RGI (Registrar General of […]
