U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP): Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri co-chaired a virtual Ministerial meeting with U.S. Secretary of Energy Ms. Jennifer Granholm to launch the revamped U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP). The SCEP is launched in accordance with U.S.-India Climate and […]
World’s Northernmost Island
World’s Northernmost Island: A team of Arctic researchers from Denmark say they accidentally discovered what they believe is the world’s northernmost island located off Greenland’s coast. The scientists from the University of Copenhagen initially thought they had arrived at Oodaaq, an island discovered by a Danish survey team in 1978, to collect samples during an […]
Main Bhi Digital 3.0
‘Main Bhi Digital 3.0’: Ministry of Housing and urban Affairs (MoHUA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) launched the pilot drive ‘Main Bhi Digital 3.0’ – A special Campaign for Digital Onboarding and Training for street vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme across 223 cities in the country. The BharatPe, Mswipe, […]
Coronal Mass Ejections
Coronal Mass Ejections: Indian Scientists, along with international collaborators, have measured the magnetic field of an eruption from the Sun’s atmosphere (solar corona), offering a rare peek to the interior of the Sun. Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is one of the biggest eruptions from the Sun’s surface that can contain a billion tons of matter […]
NIRF: India Rankings 2021
India Rankings 2021: Union Education Minister released the India Rankings 2021 instituted by the National Institutional Ranking Framework. Key Highlights of India Rankings 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Madras retains 1st Position in Overall Category as well as in Engineering for the third consecutive year. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru tops the University as well […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 10th September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 10th September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy: Assam
Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy: Assam: The Assam government has unveiled an electric vehicle (EV) policy for phasing out vehicles running on fossil fuels by 2030. Highlights of the Policy: The policy aims to introduce at least 200,000 electric vehicles (EVs) within the next five years through a set of incentives for buyers. It entails converting […]
Jharkhand State Employment Of Local Candidates Bill, 2021
The Jharkhand State Employment Of Local Candidates Bill, 2021: The Jharkhand State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2021’ was recently passed by the state Assembly. It provides 75% reservation for locals in private sector jobs with a monthly salary of up to ₹40,000. Once notified, Jharkhand will become the third State, after Andhra Pradesh and […]
Supreme Court Collegium
Supreme Court Collegium: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved 10 additional judges of the Karnataka High Court and two from the Kerala High Court for appointment as permanent judges of these courts. The Collegium is pushing hard to fill vacancies. There is likely to be a steady flow of recommendation of names for filling vacancies […]
Minimum Support Price: Rabi Marketing Season 2022-23
Minimum Support Price (MSP): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the increase in the MSP for all mandated Rabi crops for the Rabi Marketing Season 2022-23. This will ensure maximum remunerative price for farmers and also encourage them to sow a wide variety of crops. MSP is the rate at which the […]
