Roof Top Scheme: The Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R.K Singh reviewed the progress of the Roof Top Scheme on 19th January 2022 After the review, the Minister gave directions for simplifying the Roof Top Scheme, so that the people are able to access it easily. He has directed that […]
Beating the Retreat Ceremony: Drone Show
Beating the Retreat Ceremony: Union Minister of Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said, Botlab Dynamics Private Limited, a start-up supported by Technology Development Board, under DST and incubated at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi will light up the sky with 1000 Drones Light Show at ‘Beating the Retreat Ceremony’ on 29th January. India will […]
Statue of Equality: World’s Second-Largest Statue
World’s Second-Largest Statue (Statue of Equality): PM Narendra Nodi is all set to unveil the world’s second-largest statue (Statue of Equality) The 216-foot-tall statue of 11nth-century social reformer and saint, Ramanujacharya will be in a sitting position. The world’s second tallest statue in a sitting position is made up of ‘panchaloha’, meaning a combination of […]
Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3: New ISRO Chief had said that design changes on Chandrayaan-3 have been incorporated and testing has seen huge progress. The mission could be launched by the middle of next year. About Chandrayaan 3: Chandrayaan-3 will be a mission repeat of Chandrayaan-2 but will only include a lander and rover similar to that of Chandrayaan-2. […]
The Wildlife Act
Plan To Amend The Wildlife Act: In December 2021, the Union environment ministry announced a plan to amend the Wildlife Act. The Act has been amended several times, in 1982, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2006 and 2013. The proposed amendment is likely the most expansive so far in scope: it covers more areas of legislation, […]
Supreme Court on Property Inheritance
Inheritance: The Supreme Court ruled that the property of a man who had died without executing a will and is survived only by a daughter will devolve upon the daughter and not others such as his brother. The judgment, which came on an appeal against the Madras High Court verdict, dealt with the property rights […]
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: 125th Birth Anniversary
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: In order to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and as part of the year-long celebrations, the government has decided to install a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. The statue, made of granite, shall be a fitting tribute […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 22nd January 2022
Today Current Affairs: 22nd January 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
NASA’s Artemis Program: Wet Dress Rehearsal
NASA’s Artemis Program: The first moonbound rocket and spacecraft of NASA’s Artemis program are expected to do a “wet dress rehearsal” on the launch pad in February. Artemis– Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of Moon’s Interaction with the Sun. It is NASA’s next mission to the Moon. Objective: To measure what happens when the Sun’s […]
What Is Space Debris?
What Is Space Debris? Russia blew up one of its old satellites in November in a missile test that sparked international anger because of the space debris it scattered around the Earth’s orbit. Recently, a Chinese satellite (Tsinghua Science Satellite) had a near collision with one of the many chunks of debris left by the […]
