Benami Law: The Supreme Court declared as “unconstitutional and manifestly arbitrary” the amendments introduced to the Benami law in 2016, which apply retrospectively and can send a person to prison for three years even as it empowers the Centre to confiscate “any property” subject to a benami transaction. In a decision much awaited by businesses, […]
Healthcare In India- Transforming Through Innovation : NASSCOM
Healthcare In India- Transforming Through Innovation : NASSCOM A report by NASSCOM “Healthcare in India- Transforming Through Innovation” highlights how emerging technologies and innovations are transforming Health. Status of India’s Health Sector: Increase in healthcare expenditure by a massive 73% ( from 2.73 lakh cr in 2019-20 to 4.72 lakh cr in 2021-22) New missions: […]
NAFIS
NAFIS: National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) has been launched by the Home Ministry to allow a country-wide search of crime-related fingerprints. NAFIS will create a unique 10-digit national fingerprint number (NFN) for each person arrested for the crime. Using the database of fingerprints, different crimes can be linked to NFN. It will “provide the […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 24th August 2022
Today Current Affairs: 24th August 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Geothermal Power
Geothermal Power: ONGC stated drilling its first well at Puga (Ladakh) to generate electricity using geothermal power to reduce the dependence of Ladakh on diesel-run generators. Puga hot spring area, located at the junction of the Indian and Tibetan plates along the Indus Suture Zone, has the greatest potential for the near-term development of geothermal […]
Cloudburst
Cloudburst: Over 20 people have been killed in the destruction caused by cloudbursts and flash floods in different parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand recently. A cloudburst is a localised but intense rainfall activity. Short spells of very heavy rainfall over a small geographical area can cause widespread destruction, especially in hilly regions where this […]
Women Scientists
Women Scientists: As per the Department of Science and Technology data, the number of women scientists has gone up in over the past two decades. Findings: Women among researchers: Increased from 13. 9% (2015) to 18.7% (2018) Good number of participation of women till post-graduate level and then there is a drop at the post-doctoral […]
Who Was Pandurang Khankhoje?
Who Was Pandurang Khankhoje? Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is currently in Canada for the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, will travel to Mexico where he will unveil statue of Maharashtra-born freedom fighter and agriculturalist Pandurang Khankhoje (1883-1967). Khankhoje had a close connection with Mexico, the country in which he sought refuge due to his […]
Matsya Setu App
Matsya Setu App: The Union Minister for Fisheries launched the Online Market Place feature, Aqua Bazar, in the MatsyaSetu mobile app during the ninth general body meeting of the National Fisheries Development Board. Matsya Setu App: The app was developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar, with […]
15th International Olympiad on Astronomy And Astrophysics (IOAA)
15th International Olympiad on Astronomy And Astrophysics (IOAA): India secured the third rank in medal tally at the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA). India held the third position jointly with Singapore with students winning three gold and two silver medals. The 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2022 was held […]
