MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme: Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launched the MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme. This Scheme is an extensive drive to enable and facilitate MSMEs adopt Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) practices and motivate and incentivize them for ZED Certification while also encouraging them to become MSME Champions. Through […]
Azadi Se Antyodaya Tak
Azadi Se Antyodaya Tak: Union Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh today launched ‘Azadi Se Antyodaya Tak’, a 90-day campaign with a mission to saturate 75 Districts across 28 States/UTs with beneficiary schemes of 09 central ministries. Celebrating the spirit of the year- long Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), the identified […]
National Curriculum Framework
National Curriculum Framework: Union Education Minister will be launching the Mandate Document of National Curriculum Framework (NCF) on 29th April, 2022. The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 recommends the development of National Curriculum Frameworks (NCF) in four areas- School Education, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Teacher Education and Adult Education. For providing inputs for […]
Global Security Initiative : China
Global Security Initiative : China A new Global Security Initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping will look to counter the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and the Quad — the India, U.S., Australia, Japan grouping — according to Chinese officials. Xi last week first proposed what he called a Global Security Initiative, speaking at the […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 29th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 29th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Rates For Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Rates For Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for Kharif Season – 2022 (from 01.04.2022 to 30.09.2022). Government is making available fertilizers, namely Urea and 25 grades of […]
Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program
Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program: Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India announced the Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program. Its overall aim is to enable creation of Microprocessors for the future in India, for the world and achieve industry-grade silicon & Design wins by December’2023. DIR-V will see partnerships between Startups, Academia […]
Malcha Mahal
Malcha Mahal The Delhi government is about to renovate the 14th century monument Malcha Mahal. It was built in 1325 by the then Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq and was, for a long time, used as a hunting lodge. It later became the residence of the descendants of the Nawab of Awadh. It is said that […]
Kwar Hydroelectric Project
Kwar Hydroelectric Project: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the 540-megawatt Kwar hydroelectric project on the Chenab in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Kwar Project is part of the Indus basin and would be one of at least four projects coming up in the district, including the 1,000 MWs Pakal Dul […]
First Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu
First Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu: China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced that a four-year-old boy was found to have been infected with the H3N8 variant of Bird Flu after developing several symptoms, including fever. H3N8 variant has previously been detected elsewhere in the world in horses, dogs, birds and seals. However, before this […]
