The Angadia System: An FIR has been registered against three Mumbai Police officials for allegedly threatening Angadias and extorting money from them in south Mumbai. Earlier this month, an Angadias shop in Mulund was looted by a gang of robbers. The Angadia system is a century-old parallel banking system in the country where traders […]
25th Meeting Of The Financial Stability And Development Council
25th Meeting Of The Financial Stability And Development Council: The 25th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held in Mumbai, under the Chairpersonship of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It was setup in 2010 by Indian Government as an executive body. It replaced the High Level Coordination Committee on Financial […]
Data Accessibility Policy: Highlights
Data Accessibility Policy: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has come out with a draft Data Accessibility and Use policy. Highlights of the policy: The policy proposes to improve data availability, quality and use in line with the decade’s current and emerging technology demands. Any data sharing shall happen within the legal […]
PM CARES For Children Scheme
PM CARES For Children Scheme: PM Cares for Children Scheme has been extended till February 28, 2022. The scheme was earlier valid till December 31, 2021. Launched in May 2021. The scheme has been launched for support & empowerment of Covid affected children. All children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or […]
Sea Cucumbers: Important Points | IUCN Status
Sea Cucumber: Sea cucumber in India is treated as an endangered species listed under schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. They are marine invertebrates that live on the seafloor found generally in tropical regions. They’re named for their unusual oblong shape that resembles a fat cucumber. They are an integral part of the […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 24th February 2022
Today Current Affairs: 24th February 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 23rd February 2022
Today Current Affairs: 23rd February 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
AFSPA Withdrawal from Nagaland
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA: A committee constituted by the Union Home Ministry in December to study the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, from Nagaland, slated to submit a report within 45 days as claimed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, is yet to conclude its findings The […]
Punjab Politics TV Social Media Account Blocked
Unlawful Activities Prevention Act: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said it had blocked apps, website and social media accounts of Punjab Politics TV. The Ministry said the channel had close links with the banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), and it attempted to use the online media to disturb public order during the […]
AI Supercomputer of META
Meta To Build An AI Supercomputer: Meta announced in January 2022 that it is building an AI supercomputer, the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC). Meta considers the RSC as a powerful supercomputer capable of quintillions of operations per second. It can perform tasks like translating text between languages and help identify potentially harmful content on […]
