Seekho Aur Kamao Scheme Minister of Minority affairs informed Rajya Sabha about the Seekho Aur Kamao scheme. Seekho Aur Kamao is a skill development scheme for youth of 14 – 35 years age group and aiming at providing employment and employment opportunities, improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc. The scheme ensures 75% […]
India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) – 2021
India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) -2021: Anil Kumar Jain, the CEO, National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), Ministry of Electronics & IT and the Chairman of Coordination Committee, India Internet Governance Forum 2021 (IGF), announced the launch of India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) -2021. The Forum will act as the platform for various stakeholders to […]
Bio-Bank In Ayurveda
Bio-Bank Of The World In Ayurveda Union Ayush Minister assured all help for establishing the first Bio-Bank of the world in Ayurveda at All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA). AIIA is a public Ayurveda medicine and research institution located in New Delhi. It was established in 2015. It is an autonomous institute under the Ministry […]
Mid-Day Meal Scheme
Mid-Day Meal Scheme: A national level meet was recently organised by the National Human Rights Commission to discuss the status of various policies to ensure Right to Food and nutrition. Following are the suggestions made by the experts at the end of the meet: Extend the midday meal scheme up to Class XII. Start an […]
DABUS – Artificial Intelligence System
South Africa Grants Patent To An Artificial Intelligence System: South Africa, first time in the world, has granted a patent to an ‘artificial intelligence system’ relating to a “food container based on fractal geometry” innovation. The innovation involves interlocking food containers that are easy for robots to grasp and stack. The patent has been given […]
Indian Ocean Warming – Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC)
Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC): The Indian Ocean is warming at a higher rate than other oceans, said the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released. The authors of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis”, said the warming of the ocean would lead to […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 10th August 2021
Today Current Affairs: 10th August 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Open Debate On Enhancing Maritime Security
Open Debate On ‘Enhancing Maritime Security: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the High-level Open Debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation’ on 9th August via video conferencing. Narendra Modi, would be the first Indian Prime Minister to preside over a UN Security Council Open Debate. The Open Debate will […]
Defence Exports 2021
Defence Exports Over the years various reforms have been taken to enhance Defence exports. These reforms have ramped the defence exports to new heights. As per the details provided by the government in the Lok Sabha recently, India exported military hardware and systems worth Rs 38,500 crore in the last seven years. Further, the value […]
Women Officers in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force: ITBP has commissioned its first two women officers (Prakriti and Deeksha) in combat recently. The ITBP started recruiting women combat officers in its cadre from 2016 through an all-India examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Before this, it had combat women only in the constabulary ranks. Indo-Tibetan […]
