PM-DAKSH Yojana: Need And Significance The youth, owing to their educational backwardness, are finding difficulties to obtain employment with good compensation after undergoing short-term skilling courses. In this background, the government has highlighted the need for and significance of this scheme. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from […]
Madhavpur Mela: Important Points
Gujarat ‘Madhavpur Mela’: President Ramnath Kovind inaugurated the annual Madhavpur Mela. It is a five-day cultural fair that is held in Madhavpur, the coastal village, located 60 kilometers south of Porbandar. This festival celebrates the marriage of Lord Krishna with Rukmini. This marriage is said to have taken place in Madhavpur. It is said that […]
World Doubles Squash Championships
World Doubles Squash Championships: Dipika Pallikal won the mixed doubles and women’s doubles championships at the World Doubles Squash Championships teaming up with Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa respectively. Teaming up with Saurav Ghosal, Dipika first clinched the mixed doubles title with an 11-6, 11-8 win over Alison Waters and Adrian Waller of England. An […]
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Birth Anniversary
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Birth Anniversary: Jyotirao Phule was born on Born on 11th April 1827. He was an anti-caste reformer and social activist who along with Savitribai Phule, his wife, worked for the upliftment of children and women of the marginalized communities, and encouraged women’s education. He belonged to Maharashtra and worked hard to eradicate […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 11th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 11th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Monetary Policy Review: RBI
Monetary Policy Review: RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest Monetary Policy review has decided to keep the main policy rate – Repo rate – unchanged at 4%. It has also retained its accommodative stance, but indicated it will engage in a gradual and calibrated withdrawal of surplus liquidity to rein in […]
Supreme Court (SC) Upheld The Constitutional Validity Of FCRA
Supreme Court (SC) Upheld The Constitutional Validity Of FCRA: The Supreme Court (SC) upheld the constitutional validity of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act (FCRA), 2020. It held that receiving foreign donations cannot be an absolute right and can be regulated by the Parliament. In 2020, the Indian government had proposed amendments to the FCRA, […]
Indian Tent Turtles
Indian Tent Turtles: The Union Minister of Environment said in Parliament that there are no reports to indicate that the Indian tent turtle is on the verge of extinction due to illegal mining in the Narmada River. The Indian tent turtle is listed in Schedule –I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and is […]
Defence Has Released The Third Positive Indigenisation List
Defence Has Released The Third Positive Indigenisation List: The Ministry of Defence has released the third positive indigenisation list of 101 items, comprising major equipment/platforms. The ‘First Negative Indigenisation’ List comprising 101 items was notified in August 2020. The Second Indigenisation list was notified in June 2021 import list for 108 items. The Third List […]
Lingaraj Temple Ordinance
Lingaraj Temple Ordinance: The Central government has told the Odisha government that its ordinance to bring the 11thcentury Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar and its associated temples under a special law is outside the legislative competence of the state legislature. Lingaraj temple is the largest temple in Bhubaneswar. Constructed by King Jajati Keshari in the 10th […]
