Cyclone Gulab: Cyclone ‘Gulab’ is likely to hit east coast of India. It is formed in the Bay of Bengal Region. Gulab name was suggested by Pakistan. Cyclones are formed over the oceanic water in the tropical region. In this region, the sunlight is highest which results in warming of land and water surface. Due […]
Judima Rice Wine : GI Tag
GI Tag To Assam’s Judima Wine Rice: Judima, a home-made rice wine of Assam’s Dimasa tribe has become the first traditional brew in all of northeast to bag a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. This is the second product from the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao to get GI tag. Earlier, Manipur’s most […]
National Mission On Cultural Mapping
National Mission On Cultural Mapping: The National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) has been handed over to the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), which will start a trial run in 75 villages in October 2021. IGNCA was established in 1987 as an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture, as a centre […]
SAUBHAGYA Scheme
SAUBHAGYA Scheme: The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA Scheme) has successfully completed four years of its implementation. 2.82 crore households have been electrified since its launch till 31st March, 2021. It was launched in 2017 to ensure electrification of all households in the country in rural as well as urban areas. Objectives: […]
Rajaji Tiger Reserve: Uttarakhand
Rajaji Tiger Reserve: Uttarakhand: A Supreme Court-appointed committee has questioned relaxations given for the upgrade of a 4.7-km road (Laldhang-Chillarkhal road) in the buffer zone of Rajaji Tiger Reserve and sought replies from the Centre and Uttarakhand government. The relaxation for measurement of roads was approved by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL). NBWL is […]
XENON1T: Direct Detection Of Dark Energy
First Direct Detection Of Dark Energy: An international team of researchers made the first direct detection of dark energy. The experiment named XENON1T, is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment and was operated deep underground at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. Dark energy is the mysterious form of energy that […]
India-US Bilateral Meet
India-US Bilateral Meet: The Indian Prime Minister met the newly elected US President for their first bilateral meeting in the US. Both leaders discussed a wide range of priority issues, including combating Covid-19, climate change, and economic cooperation. Earlier, the US Secretary of State, in his visit to India, mentioned that actions by India and […]
First in-Person Meeting Of Quad Countries
First in-Person Meeting Of Quad Countries: The first in-person meeting of Quad leaders was hosted by the US. Issues like climate change, Covid-19 pandemic and challenges in the Indo Pacific, amidst China’s growing military presence in the strategic region, were discussed in the meeting. In November 2017, India, Japan, the US and Australia gave shape […]
Maoists in 41 Districts of India
Maoists: The geographical influence of Maoists has contracted to only 41 districts in the country, a sharp reduction from 96 such districts in 10 States in 2010, according to data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to Chief Ministers and other officials at a meeting held. These miscreants have been pushed to a […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 27th September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 27th September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
