Anwar Ibrahim : Malaysia’s New Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was appointed as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia by King Sultan Abdullah. His appointment concludes the five-day political impasse caused after no party managed to secure a majority to form the government for the first time since the independence in 1957. Anwar Ibrahim is a […]
FIRSTAP : India’s First Sticker-Based Debit Card
FIRSTAP : India’s First Sticker-Based Debit Card IDFC First Bank, in association with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), recently launched FIRSTAP – India’s first sticker-based debit card. The IDFC FIRST Bank was established following the merger of the erstwhile IDFC Bank A sticker-based debit card allows the user to make transactions by simply […]
Initiatives Under The e-court Project
Initiatives Under The e-court Project: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched various initiatives under the e-court project on Constitution Day, 26th November 2022. Constitution Day: It is celebrated on 26th November every year. It is also known as National Law Day. On this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India formally adopted the Constitution of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 26th November 2022
Today Current Affairs: 26th November 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Leith’s Soft-shelled Turtle : Transfer From Appendix II to Appendix I
Leith’s Soft-shelled Turtle : Transfer From Appendix II to Appendix I India’s proposal for transferring Leith’s Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia leithi) from Appendix II to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) has been adopted by the Conference of Parties (CoP) to CITES in its 19th […]
Exercise ‘Samanvay 2022’
Exercise ‘Samanvay 2022’: Indian Air Force is conducting the Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise ‘Samanvay 2022’ from 28 November 2022 to 30 November 2022 at Air Force Station Agra. It aims to assess the efficacy of institutional Disaster Management structures and contingency measures and involves static and flying displays of various […]
Exercise Naseem Al Bahr 2022
Exercise Naseem Al Bahr 2022: The Indian Navy’s guided missile stealth frigate, INS Trikand, offshore patrol vessel, INS Sumitra, and Maritime Patrol Aircraft -Dornier, participated in the 13th Edition of the Indian Navy (IN) – Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) bilateral exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ (Sea Breeze). Ex-Naseem Al Bahr initiated in 1993, symbolises […]
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana : Updates
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana : Updates Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare stated that it is open to taking pro-farmer changes in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in response to the recent climate crisis and rapid technological advances. PMFBY Launched in 2016 and is being administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and […]
Cryosphere Loss
Cryosphere Loss: At COP27, a broad coalition of 18 governments joined together to create a new high-level group ‘Ambition on Melting Ice (AMI) on Sea-level Rise and Mountain Water Resources’. The “AMI” group aims to ensure impacts of cryosphere loss is understood by political leaders and the public, and not only within mountain and polar […]
Periodic Labour Force Survey : National Statistical Office
Periodic Labour Force Survey : National Statistical Office The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). The unemployment rate in urban areas for persons aged above 15 eased to 7.2% in July-September 2022 from 9.8% in July-September 2021. Findings of the PLFS (July-September 2022): The unemployment ratio is defined as […]
