Air Gun Surrender Campaign: Appealing people to not hunt animals and birds, Union Minister for Environment said that air gun surrender campaign will be launched across the country and retired forest workers, representatives of social organizations etc. will be roped in for the same. He described the Air Gun Surrender Campaign of the Arunachal Government […]
Holistic Rejuvenation Of Ganga River And Its Basin
Holistic Rejuvenation Of Ganga River And Its Basin: The Union Minister for Jal Shakti chaired a meeting of the Empowered Task Force including several central ministries, departments and the state governments for ensuring better coordination and convergence among agencies and programs for holistic rejuvenation of Ganga River and its basin. Among Central Ministries, the Ministry […]
Arjun Mk-1A Main Battle Tanks (MBT)
Arjun Mk-1A Main Battle Tanks (MBT): The Defence Ministry placed an order with the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi, for the supply of 118 indigenous Arjun Mk-1A main battle tanks (MBT) for the Army at a cost of ₹7,523 crore. The state-of-the-art MBT Mk-1A is a new variant of Arjun tank designed to enhance fire […]
Gogra: Ladakh
Gogra: Villagers have lost access to a vast grazing area near Gogra in eastern Ladakh owing to growing Chinese presence in the area. Gogra is one of the several friction points in eastern Ladakh where Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in a stand-off since April-May 2020. The troops have disengaged from the north […]
National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards: 2019-20
National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards For The year 2019-20: The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind will confer the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2019-20 on 24th September, 2021 from Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. The National Service Scheme (NSS) Award for the year 2019-20 will be given to 42 awardees in […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 24th September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 23rd September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Substitute For Single-Use Plastics
Substitute For Single-Use Plastics: IISc researchers find a way to substitute for single-use plastics. By combining non-edible oils and cellulose extracted from agricultural stubble, the researchers made biodegradable, multi use polymer sheets. This can make a substitute for single-use plastic that can, in principle, help mitigate the problem of accumulating plastic waste in the environment. […]
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): The Reserve Bank of India has been working on a phased implementation strategy for a CBDC and the pilot may be launched by the end of this year. The financial advisory services firm has listed four major use cases of CBDC in the Indian context. This includes: ‘Fit-for-purpose’ money used […]
Parliamentary Privileges
Parliamentary Privileges: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has said that disrupting parliamentary proceedings amounts to contempt of the House and it cannot be claimed as a privilege. This is the first time that a presiding officer of any legislature in the country has taken a public position on the issue of disruptions […]
Single Window System For Investors
Single Window System For Investors: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched the national single window system for investors and businesses to improve Ease of Doing Business (EoDB). India was placed at 63rd position in the World Bank’s ease of doing business report, 2020 out of 190 countries. Recently, the World Bank has decided […]
