Single Board Computers: On December 21, NASA launched into space a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which carried the Dragon 2 spacecraft loaded with various equipment for astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS). The launch marked the 24th cargo mission of billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company to the ISS for the space agency. Nestled […]
Small-Value Digital Payments In Offline Mode
Small-Value Digital Payments In Offline Mode: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with the framework for facilitating small-value digital payments in offline mode, a move that would promote digital payments in semi-urban and rural areas. The framework incorporates feedback received from the pilot experiments on offline transactions conducted in different parts of […]
Sudan’s Abdalla Hamdok Has Resigned As Prime Minister
Sudan’s Abdalla Hamdok Has Resigned As Prime Minister: Sudan’s Abdalla Hamdok has resigned as prime minister, six weeks after returning to his post following a military coup in October. The move deepens uncertainty around Sudan’s political future and a transition towards elections since the 2019 downfall of long-serving ruler Omar al-Bashir. Hamdok had served as […]
Ayush Aahaar
Ayush Aahaar: The Ministry of Ayush made a new beginning by making ‘Ayush Aahaar’ available at its canteen at Ayush Bhawan (Delhi). It aims to promote a nutritional diet and a healthy living. National Ayush Mission: Government is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Mission through States/UTs for development and promotion of Ayush system of […]
What Is GitHub?
What Is GitHub? The open-source software repository service GitHub is in the news after it was used to create and share an offensively named app that sexually harassed Muslim women in India. The app used pictures of the women stolen from their social media handles and invited “users” to bid for them. IT Minister Ashwini […]
Nuclear Weapons Spreading
Nuclear Weapons: Five global nuclear powers pledged to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict, in a rare joint statement ahead of a review of a key nuclear treaty later this year. “We believe strongly that the further spread of such weapons must be prevented,” said permanent UN Security Council members China, France, […]
Lignite Mining: Rajasthan
Lignite Mining: The Congress government in Rajasthan is preparing an ambitious road map in the New Year for mining of lignite in Bikaner district’s Gudha West and the installation of a new lignite-based thermal power plant in its vicinity. The joint action plan is expected to significantly enhance the State’s power generation capacity. Lignite mining […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 4th January 2022
Today Current Affairs: 4th January 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Economically Weaker Sections
Economically Weaker Sections: A government committee report in the Supreme Court has said that “income” is a “feasible criterion” for defining the “Economically Weaker Sections” (EWS) in society, and the annual family income of ₹8 lakh is a “reasonable” threshold to determine EWS in order to extend reservation in admissions and jobs. The committee did […]
Solid-State Batteries
Solid-State Batteries: Shareholders of California-based QuantumScape Corp, a battery startup backed by Volkswagen AG, have approved a multibillion-dollar pay package for Chief Executive Officer Jagdeep Singh, subject to the company meeting some performance milestones. QuantumScape’s solid-state battery — lithium metal with a solid electrolyte separating the two electrodes — is seen as an exceptionally bright […]
