M777 Ultra Light Howitzer: The Indian Army is inducting the M777 Ultra Light Howitzer on the northern borders. The M777s are a key component of the army’s field artillery rationalisation plan (FARP), cleared in 1999. The 155 mm/39-caliber M777 howitzers have a range of up to 30km, but it is capable of striking targets at […]
Swachh Survekshan 2022
Swachh Survekshan 2022: President Droupadi Murmu presents awards as part of Azadi@75 Swachh Survekshan 2022. Indore has been adjudged the cleanest city of India for the sixth year in a row, while Madhya Pradesh is the cleanest state in the country. Surat is the second cleanest city and Navi Mumbai comes a close third in […]
Telecom Technology Development Fund Scheme
Telecom Technology Development Fund Scheme: Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) recently launched Telecom Technology Development Fund scheme. Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) aims to fund R&D in rural-specific communication technology applications and form synergies among academia, start-ups, research institutes, and the industry to build and develop the telecom ecosystem. Additionally, the Scheme aims to promote […]
China’s Zhurong Rover
China’s Zhurong Rover: China’s Zhurong rover has peered under the surface of Mars and has found evidence of two huge floods that shaped the landscape. Since May 2021, Zhurong has been exploring Utopia Planitia, in Mars’s northern hemisphere. Images from the rover’s ground-penetrating radar found layered patterns under the surface, which are made of sedimentary […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 1st October 2022
Today Current Affairs: 1st October 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
New Tiger Reserve In Uttar Pradesh
New Tiger Reserve In Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh (UP) approved the notification of the state’s fourth tiger reserve in the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) in Chitrakoot district. This will be the 54th Tiger Reserve in India. Guru Ghasidas National Park of Chhattisgarh is the 53rd Tiger Reserve in India. A Ranipur Tiger Conservation Foundation will […]
Global Skills Summit 2022
Global Skills Summit 2022: The Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister inaugurated the 13th Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Global Skills Summit 2022. Theme: Education to Employability – Making It Happen. The 2015 Report on National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship estimated that only 4.7% of the total workforce in […]
Scheme Special Assistance To States For Capital Investment For 2022-23
Scheme Special Assistance To States For Capital Investment For 2022-23: The Government has launched a Scheme Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2022-23. Under this Scheme, financial assistance is provided to the States Governments in the form of 50-year interest free loan for capital investment projects. For the 2022-23 Financial Year (FY) a […]
World’s First CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Terminal
World’s First CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Terminal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the “world’s first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) terminal” at Bhavnagar in Gujarat on September 29. This is a three-year-old project that is expected to infuse Rs 4,000 crore in developing the existing port infrastructure at Bhavnagar. The Bhavnagar port […]
Operation GARUDA
Operation GARUDA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a multi-phase Operation GARUDA to dismantle drug networks with international linkages. The CBI is doing this in close coordination with enforcement actions across international jurisdictions through INTERPOL and Narcotics Control Bureau with special focus on Indian Ocean Region. Operation GARUDA seeks to target drug networks […]
