Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana : God Bharai Ceremony The Prime Minister of India has lauded the new initiative of celebrating ‘Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana’ as ‘God Bharai’ ceremony in Dausa, Rajasthan. PM Matru Vandana Yojana is a Centrally Sponsored Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme launched in 2017. Objectives is providing partial compensation for […]
Supreme Audit Institutions Summit
Supreme Audit Institutions Summit: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India recently said that Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) must inevitably prepare themselves for auditing AI-based governance systems and look for opportunities to adopt AI into their audit techniques. Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) are public oversight institutions which audit a government’s use of public funds. […]
20 New Species Of Sea Lettuce
20 New Species Of Sea Lettuce: Researchers have recently discovered 20 new species of Sea lettuce along the Baltic and Scandinavian coasts. Sea Lettuce(Ulva lactuca) is commonly referred to as seaweed. It is a genus of green algae usually found growing on rocky shores of seas and oceans around the world. Some species of Sea […]
Gravitationally Lensed : Captured Image
Gravitationally Lensed : Captured Image Astronomers have recently captured four images of the same background supernova being gravitationally lensed by the immense gravitational well of the foreground supernova. Gravitational Lensing occurs when a massive celestial body, such as a galaxy cluster, causes a sufficient curvature of spacetime for the path of light around it to […]
SIPRI : Annual Assessment
SIPRI : Annual Assessment The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its annual assessment, highlighting the increase in nuclear weapons as countries pursue force modernization and expansion plans. Findings : Nine nuclear-armed states USA, Russia, UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel. USA and Russia possess almost 90% of all nuclear weapons […]
Menhir And Megalithic : Burial Sites At Kodumanal
Menhir And Megalithic : Burial Sites At Kodumanal The Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology declared five menhir and megalithic burial sites at Kodumanal in Erode district as protected monuments. Menhirs are upright stones from the Megalithic period. They are erected above a burial site or near a burial site as a memorial. Megaliths are large […]
Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav
Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav: Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) have brought back 1 lakh girls into the mainstream education system under the `Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav’’. Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), in partnership with the Ministry of Education and UNICEF Objective is […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 14th June 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 14th Jun 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Nutri Garden Project : Lakshadweep
Nutri Garden Project : Lakshadweep The Nutri Garden project of Lakshadweep has turned out to be a big success. Nutri Garden project is a method of planting and harvesting nutrient-rich crops in residential houses or in their vicinity to meet the requirements of the family all year round. It is a cost-effective model to grow […]
Urban Co-operative Banks : Key Measures Taken By RBI
Urban Co-operative Banks : Key Measures Taken By RBI To strengthen 1,514 urban co-operative banks, the Reserve Bank India has notified four key measures, including giving them two years more to meet the priority sector lending targets. Four Key Measures are: Allowing UCBs to open new branches without prior approval from RBI, up to 10% […]
