Nanhi Pari Programme: The ‘Nanhi Pari’ Programme was by the Northwest Delhi district administration. ‘Nanhi Pari’ is a scheme to provide a one-stop solution to parents, eliminating their need to visit various offices to obtain documents. The basic aim of most of these schemes is to protect the birth of the girl child, and to […]
Transfer Of 10 In-Orbit Communication Satellites To NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL)
Transfer Of 10 In-Orbit Communication Satellites To NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL): The government has approved the transfer of 10 in-orbit communication satellites from the Government of India to NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL). The entire GSAT series, except GSAT-7 and 7A, will go to NSIL, and thereby to companies intending to develop downstream satcom businesses. The […]
Marijuana Legal In Thailand
Marijuana Legal In Thailand: Thailand has legalized cultivating and possessing Marijuana but recreational use (Such as smoking) is still banned, even though advocates say the easing effectively decriminalises Marijuana. The nation is the first to advance such a move in South-East Asia, a region known for its stringent drug laws. Thailand, with its year-round tropical […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 10th June 2022
Today Current Affairs:10th June 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Resolution of First Set of Bad Loans
What Is a Bad Bank? The Ministry of Finance has announced that the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) along with the India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL) will take over the first set of bad loans from banks and try to resolve them. The health of the balance sheets of Indian banks has improved significantly over […]
Minimum Support Prices (MSP) For Kharif Season 2022-23
Minimum Support Prices (MSP) For The Kharif Season 2022-23: The Centre has approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the Kharif season 2022-23, stating that the rates are at least 1.5 times of the weighed average cost of production. The rates for 14 Kharif crops have been increased, the hikes ranging from 4% to 8%. […]
World Ocean Day 2022
World Ocean Day: World Ocean Day was observed on June 8, 2022 with the theme for this year is “Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean”. The Day is celebrated every year on June 8. The Day was proposed in 1992 and was officially recognised by the United Nations in 2008. The purpose of the Day […]
World Brain Tumour Day
World Brain Tumour Day: World Brain Tumour Day is being observed on June 08, 2022 It is observed to raise awareness and educate people about brain tumours. The day also pays tribute to those affected by brain tumours. The German Brain Tumor Association started this international commemoration day in the year 2000 as a tribute […]
Carbon Bombs
Carbon Bombs: A group of environmentalists, lawyers, and activists have come together to identify and ‘defuse carbon bombs’– coal, oil and gas projects that have the potential to contribute significantly to global warming. The usage of the term ‘carbon bombs’ picked up after an investigative project of The Guardian from May 2022. Defining the term […]
Linking Of Credit Cards With UPI
Linking Of Credit Cards With The Unified Payments Interface: The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to allow the linking of credit cards with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). So far, UPI could only be linked to debit cards and bank accounts. The integration will first begin with the indigenous RuPay credit cards. Both the […]
