Parker Solar Probe: The NASA probe recently made an extremely close encounter with the Sun. The probe was just 5.3 million miles away from the surface of our star and passed by at a ridiculous speed of 363,660 mph, making it the fastest artificial object ever created. Additionally, the Parker Solar Probe also broke the […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021
Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021: The Lok Sabha has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021. The bill has excluded live-in couples, single men and the LGBTQ community. The Government had been working on the bill to regulate the ART industry since 2008 when it was first drafted by the Indian Council of […]
G20 ‘Troika’: India Joined
G20 ‘Troika’: India joined the G20 ‘Troika’ and with this India has started the procedure for taking over the G20 presidency next year. ‘Troika’ refers to the top grouping within the G20 that consists of the current, previous and the incoming presidencies — Indonesia, Italy and India. As a Troika member, India will work closely […]
Global Gateway Plan: EU
Global Gateway Plan: EU The European Commission has announced a plan, called Global Gateway, to mobilise EURO 300 billion by 2027 in public and private infrastructure investment around the world. Although the plan doesn’t mention China, it is seen as a response to China’s Belt and Road strategy. About Global Gateway Plan: Developmental Dimensions: With […]
Ujjwala Scheme Latest Update
Ujjwala Scheme: The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana saw a spurt in new distribution just before the 2019 general election as per RTI (Right To Information) plea. The target under the scheme was to release 8 crore LPG connections to the deprived household by 2020. This was achieved in August 2019, seven months ahead of the […]
Omicron Cryptocurrency Price Surge
Cryptocurrency: A relatively lesser known cryptocurrency token named after the Greek letter Omicron saw its price surge more than 10 times in a matter of two days outperforming top digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, soon after the World Health Organization (WHO) named the latest Covid-19 variant of concern Omicron. From Friday to Monday morning, […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 2nd December 2021
Today Current Affairs: 2nd December 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Abundance Of Lithium In Stars
Abundance Of Lithium In Stars: Scientists have found a clue to the mystery behind the high abundance of Lithium in some evolved stars. The mystery is the reason behind the high abundance of Lithium in stars, which according to predicted models must get destroyed in the hot plasma of the star. Lithium is a trace […]
Roshni Act: Jammu And Kashmir
Roshni Act: Jammu And Kashmir A year after the High Court struck down the Roshni Act, the Jammu and Kashmir government has now begun an exercise to retrieve the land granted under this Act to beneficiaries. There are allegations related to irregularities in the implementation of the Jammu and Kashmir States Land (vesting of ownership […]
Veer Savarkar in News
Veer Savarkar: Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Uday Mahurkar recently said the era of V D Savarkar, known as the architect of Hindutva ideology, has already set in in India and that his personality is above Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour. A quote attributed to Savarkar has been going around in academic circles which shows […]
