Vertical Launch Short Range Surface To Air Missile (VL-SRSAM): Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy from an Indian Naval Ship at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on June 24, 2022. The VL-SRSAM, a […]
Hermit Spyware
Hermit Spyware: A cloud-based security company, has recently discovered a new spyware called “Hermit” that is capable of affecting both Android and iOS devices. Hermit is a commercial spyware that is known to be used by governments with victims in Kazakhstan, Italy and northern Syria. The spyware was first detected in Kazakhstan in April 2022 […]
Central Advisory Board On Disability
Central Advisory Board On Disability: The Central Advisory Board on Disability asked States and Union Territories to identify public buildings that were yet to be made accessible by July 31 and seek an extension if required, according to a statement by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry. The CAB, which is required by the Rights […]
Uranium Deposit In Rajasthan
Uranium Deposit In Rajasthan: Huge reserves of uranium was found at Rohil (Khandela Tehsil) in Sikar district, which is over 120 km from the state capital Jaipur. After Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan is the third state where uranium which is considered one of the rare minerals in the world — has been found. The […]
Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D)
Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D): The 1st ever report on PGI-D for the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 was released to grade schools in Indian districts. Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL under the ministry of education) Importance: Will help prioritise interventions in school education It grades districts in 10 grades e.g. Daksh (>90 […]
Dak Karmayogi
Dak Karmayogi: The Ministry of Communications has launched ‘Dak Karmayogi, an e-learning portal of the Department of Posts. To recognise the good performance of employees of Department of Posts, Meghdoot Awards were also conferred in eight different categories. Meghdoot Award was introduced in the year 1984. This is the highest award of Department of Posts […]
High-Grade Lithium Discovered In Nigeria
High-Grade Lithium Discovered In Nigeria: High-grade Lithium has been discovered in Nigeria. Greenbushes mine in Western Australia is the largest hard-rock Lithium mine in the world. The largest importers of lithium are South Korea, China, Japan, US and Belgium. Lithium is an element and in nature tends to concentrate sufficiently in the two minerals, spodumene […]
Living Lands Charter
Living Lands Charter: The Commonwealth members have agreed to voluntarily dedicate ‘living land’ in their respective countries to future generations, in line with the strategy set for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The ‘Living land’ charter was announced at the conclusion of the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali (Rwanda). […]
Rise in Demand for NREGS
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: In May 2022, 2.61 crore households worked under the NREGS (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme), which is 17.39% more than in the same month last year. Key Findings: There was a rise in demand for NREGS after the dip in April. In April 2022, 1.86 crore families availed the NREGS, […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 29th June 2022
Today Current Affairs:29th June 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
