Green Energy Projects: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) signed an MoU with Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Ltd. (MAHAPREIT), a wholly owned subsidiary of MPBCDC (49% owned by Govt. of India and 51% owned by Govt. of Maharashtra). In accordance with the MoU, IREDA will offer financing facilities to MAHAPREIT for […]
Rashtriya Puruskar Portal
Rashtriya Puruskar Portal: The Union Government has launched Rashtriya Puruskar Portal to bring together all the awards of the various Ministries, Departments and agencies of the government under one platform. This has been done to ensure transparency and public partnership. Home Ministry in a statement said that this common portal facilitates every citizen or organization […]
New Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22
New Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22: The New Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, which sought to ensure optimum revenue for the State government and confront the sale of spurious or bootlegged liquor ran widespread allegations of “procedural lapses”. This has forced the government to scrap it with effect from August 1, 2022 Under the new policy, the […]
Tomato Flu
Tomato Flu: A new infection dubbed tomato flu, or tomato fever, has been detected in India mostly among children younger than five, according to a report in the Lancet Respiratory Journal. The infection has been named ‘tomato flu’ because of the red, painful blisters that appear on a patient’s body and gradually enlarge to the […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 23rd August 2022
Today Current Affairs: 23rd August 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Hunger Stones
Hunger Stones: Europe was suffering from the worst drought, therefore rivers have dried up and there is the emergence of Hunger Stones. Hunger Stones are the common hydrological marker in central Europe and date back to the pre-instrumental era. They serve as reminders to today’s generation of previously dire water shortages. Usually found in Europe, […]
Drought Tolerant Crop
Drought Tolerant Crop: A study has noted that a common weed named “Portulaca oleracea”, commonly known as purslane, offers important clues about creating drought-tolerant crops in a world beset by climate change. Yale University scientists integrated two metabolic pathways to produce a novel type of photosynthesis that enables the weed to withstand drought while remaining […]
Supercharged Rice
Supercharged Rice: The Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have shown how a transcriptional regulator can boost grain yields and shorten the growth duration of rice. This ‘supercharged biotech rice’ yields 40% more grain. The report has pointed out that giving a Chinese rice variety a second copy of one of its own […]
India’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus
India’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus: The Union Minister of State of Science & Technology launched India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus. A hydrogen fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts hydrogen into electrical energy. Fuel cells work in a similar manner to conventional batteries found in electric vehicles, but they do […]
CPEC Authority
CPEC Authority: China gave nod to Pakistan’s decision to scrap the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority amid reports of growing rift between the all-weather friends over the slow pace of the USD 60 billion project. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority was established through an ordinance in 2019. It was aimed at accelerating the pace […]
