Mission Shakti: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued detailed guidelines for the ‘Mission Shakti’ scheme. The norms of ‘Mission Shakti’ will be applicable with effect from 1st April 2022. Mission Shakti’ was launched during the 15th Finance Commission period 2021-22 to 2025-26. Mission Shakti is an integrated women empowerment programme is launched […]
India Stack Knowledge Exchange 2022
India Stack Knowledge Exchange 2022: As a part of the Digital India week celebrations, a three day dedicated event titled ‘India Stack Knowledge Exchange’ programme was organised. India Stack refers to ambitious project of creating a unified software platform to bring India’s population into the digital age. India Stack Knowledge Exchange Programme (ISKE): The idea […]
Changes In Forest Conservation Rules (FCA) 1980
Changes In Forest Conservation Rules (FCA) 1980: The Forest Conservation Rules deal with the implementation of the Forest Conservation Act (FCA), 1980. They prescribe the procedure to be followed for forest land to be diverted for non-forestry uses such as road construction, highway development, railway lines, and mining. Aim of FCA: The broad aims of […]
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao will now be extended across the country. BBBP is the Centre’s flagship programme (under the Women and Child Development Ministry) for women’s empowerment, which focuses on the education of girls child and improving the sex ratio. It was launched in January 2015 to address sex-selective abortion and […]
Off-Budget Borrowings
Off-Budget Borrowings: The Centre has relaxed norms for adjusting states’ off-budget loans and said such liabilities of the last fiscal year can be adjusted against their borrowing ceilings for the next four years till March 2026. The move will free up resources for states to fund their capital expenditures in the current fiscal year. As […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 15th July 2022
Today Current Affairs: 15th July 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Facial Recognition Technology
Facial Recognition Technology: Two retail chains in Australia, Bunnings and Kmart, are being investigated for using facial recognition technology and storing data of their customers without their knowledge. Facial recognition technology works by capturing people’s faces from photographs or video footage as a unique faceprint. The image is then saved and can be compared to […]
Fertilizers Flying Squad
Fertilizers Flying Squad: Department of fertilizers has instituted a dedicated officer known as a ‘fertilizer flying squad’ to check any diversion, black marketing or adulteration of fertilizers. About 10 lakh tonnes (the worth around 6000 cr) of agriculture-grade urea (despite the need for coating) is getting diverted for industrial use every year. The […]
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray: Ministry of Culture organised a curtain raiser for two days International Conference on the “Contributions of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray as a Chemist and Freedom Fighter” at the Department of Chemistry, Delhi. The Conference will be held on the 161st birth anniversary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray on 2nd-3rd August 2022, […]
HPV Vaccine : Cervical Cancer
HPV Vaccine : Cervical Cancer Cervavac, a vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII), has recently acquired market authorization from the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI). It is India’s first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccination (qHPV) designed to protect women from cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection. It’s a […]
