ICAR – Sugarcane Breeding Institute (ICAR-SBI): ICAR – Sugarcane Breeding Institute (ICAR-SBI), Coimbatore in collaboration with Anamalai Tiger Reserve, conducted a campaign on “Knowledge empowerment of tribals’ and launched its STC (Scheduled Tribe Component) project at Attagatti in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), on 5 January 2022. Unlike other tiger reserves, the Anamalai Tiger Reserve has […]
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): A Moscow-led military alliance dispatched troops to help quell mounting unrest in Kazakhstan as the police said dozens were killed trying to storm government buildings. Long seen as one the most stable of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia, energy-rich Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis in decades after […]
Effective Use of Drone Technology
Use Of Drones: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has suggested to the other Ministries to promote effective use of Drone technology. This suggestion was made as part of the initiatives to make India a global hub for drones under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and in the backdrop of the Union Government rolling out the liberalised […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 7th January 2022
Today Current Affairs: 7th January 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
25th National Youth Festival
25th National Youth Festival: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports unveiled the Logo and Mascot of the 25th National Youth Festival to be held in Puducherry from 12th -16th January 2022. Shri Anurag Thakur also unveiled the tag-line of the National Youth Festival, Shaksham Yuva Shashakth Yuva meaning Capable Youth- Forceful Youth, Able Youth- […]
Security Of The Prime Minister: important Points
Security Of The Prime Minister: With the Prime Minister’s cavalcade stranded on a flyover in Punjab’s Ferozepur district for over 15 minutes due to a protest, the Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a report from Punjab government on what it called “a major lapse in the security of the PM”. Planning of the PM’s […]
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA): Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)sets a new record of 19000 flying hours in 2021. During the year 2021, IGRUA piled up 19000 hours of flying as against an average yearly flying output of 15000 per year during the previous five years while it was 11641 hours in 2020. […]
Chilika Lake: Odisha
Chilika Lake: Odisha As per the water bird status survey-2022 conducted in the Chilika lake, nearly 11 lakhs water bird and wetland dependent species visited the lake. Chilika Lake is the largest brackish water lake and wintering ground of the birds in the Indian subcontinent. Chilika is Asia’s largest and world’s second largest lagoon. In […]
Jagannath Temple Act, 1954
Jagannath Temple Act, 1954: In a historic decision, the Odisha state cabinet has approved amendments to the Sri Jagannath Temple Act of 1954. In the year 1806, the then British government had issued regulations for management of the Jagannath temple which was referred to as the Juggernaut temple by the colonial rulers. Under these regulations, […]
Smart Cities And Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR) Program
Smart cities And Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR) Program: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched “Smart cities and Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR)” program. It is a joint initiative of MoHUA, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and leading Indian academic institutions of the country. Under the program, 15 […]
