Exercise Cutlass Express 2021: Indian Naval Ship Talwar participated in a multinational training exercise Cutlass Express 2021, being conducted along the East Coast of Africa. The exercise is an annual maritime exercise conducted to promote national and regional maritime security in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. The 2021 edition of the exercise involves […]
Monkeypox Disease
Monkeypox: The US started surveillance on people travelling from Nigeria, who may have had contact with the individuals infected with Monkeypox. It is a viral zoonotic disease (transmission from animals to humans) and is identified as a pox-like disease among monkeys hence it is named Monkeypox. It is endemic to Nigeria. It is caused by […]
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK)
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK): The Ministry of Minority Affairs is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK), in the identified Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs) of the country. About the PMJVK: The erstwhile Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) has been restructured and renamed as Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram for effective implementation since 2018. […]
What Is Nauka?
What Is Nauka?: Nauka was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 21 using a Proton rocket. It is scheduled to be integrated with the ISS on July 29. Nauka, meaning “science” in Russian, is the biggest space laboratory Russia has launched to date. It will replace Pirs, a Russian module on the […]
Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute
Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute: Earlier in June this year, two abandoned houses along the Mizoram-Assam border were burned down by unidentified persons, fuelling tension along the volatile inter-state border. Now, early a month after this incident, the border dispute between the two neighbouring states has cropped up again, with both accusing each other of encroaching on […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 27th July 2021
Today Current Affairs: 27th July 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Periodic Labour Force Survey 2019-20
Periodic Labour Force Survey 2019-20: The National Statistical Office (NSO) released the third annual report on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), conducted between July 2019 and June 2020. Labour indicators recorded an all-round improvement in 2019-20 compared with the previous two years i:e 2017-18 and 2018-19. Unemployment Rate: The unemployment rate fell to 4.8% in […]
OCI Card – Important Points
OCI Card Holders:: The Delhi High Court has said that the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) cannot insist on the physical or virtual presence of both the spouses for processing Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card applications for one of them. The High Court’s order came while asking the FRRO to accept the OCI card […]
PM CARES For Children Scheme
‘PM CARES For Children’ Scheme.: Ministry of Women and Child Development launches web-based portal pmcaresforchildren.in to facilitate submission of applications, identification of children eligible to receive support under the ‘PM CARES for Children’ scheme. The scheme has been launched for support & empowerment of Covid affected children. Eligibility: All children who have lost both parents […]
What is Wolf Warrior Diplomacy of China?
Wolf Warrior Diplomacy: China: China’s assertive new diplomatic approach in the Xi Jinping era has come to be dubbed “wolf warrior diplomacy”, marked by a muscular posture in pursuing China’s interests. “Wolf-warrior diplomacy,” named after famous Chinese movies, describes offensives by Chinese diplomat to defend China’s national interests, often in confrontational ways. It reinforces a […]
