Today Current Affairs: 29th November 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Ramappa Temple: Telangana’s First UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ramappa Temple: Telangana’s First UNESCO World Heritage Site: Telangana’s Ramappa Temple is receiving massive focus after it received UNESCO tag recently. About the Temple: Situated in Telangana’s Warangal, the temple stands on a six-feet high star-shaped platform with walls, pillars and ceilings adorned with intricate carvings that attest to the unique skill of the Kakatiyan […]
PASIPHAE
PASIPHAE: Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) is an international collaborative sky surveying project. Scientists aim to study the polarisation in the light coming from millions of stars. Polarization is a property of light that represents the direction that the light wave oscillates. The survey will use two high-tech optical polarimeters to observe the […]
K-shaped Economic Recovery
K-shaped Economic Recovery: The prospects of a K-shaped recovery from COVID are increasing both in India and across the world. A K-shaped recovery happens when different sections of an economy recover at starkly different rates. Households at the top of the pyramid are likely to have seen their in- comes largely protected, and savings rates […]
UP Anti-Conversion Law
UP Anti-Conversion Law: The Uttar Pradesh Police have registered a total of 108 cases under a controversial ordinance that criminalises religious conversion by “force, undue influence, coercion, or allurement”. The Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020, which was replaced by an Act earlier this year, completes a year. This law was passed by the […]
India-Israel Women In STEM Conference
India-Israel Women In STEM Conference: India-Israel Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) conference was held. The need for introducing flexible work times and gender-neutral pays to enhance women participation in STEM was highlighted. The STEM acronym was introduced in 2001 by scientific administrators at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The organization previously […]
National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21) Released
National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21) Released: The latest data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21) has been released. Prevalence of Child Marriage: The share of women aged 20-24 who married before turning 18 has declined from 27% to 23% in the last five years. West Bengal and Bihar, with around 41% such […]
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C)
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C): The World Health Organization (WHO) has released fresh guidelines for treating children who developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) after being exposed to Covid-19 infection. MIS-C is a condition where various organs of the body are affected by inflammation. The patient develops heart problems, the severity of which may determine the line […]
Integrated Command And Control Centres
Integrated Command And Control Centres: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has begun work to finalise its recommendation for providing Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) as a service to states and smaller cities. The Smart Cities project, which aims at developing 100 citizen-friendly and self-sustainable urban settlements, includes setting up ICCCs for […]
Tundra Satellite System: Russia
Tundra Satellite System: Russia Russia has successfully placed into orbit a military satellite. The satellite is believed to be a Tundra Satellite, part of Russia’s early warning anti-missile system named Kupol or dome. Tundra satellite system is a constellation of Missile Early Warning Satellites established by Russia between 2015 and 2020. It carries a secure […]
