Collective Security Treaty Organisation: The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has marked its 30th year, at anniversary summit hosted by Moscow recently. Collective Security Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance (six countries) that came into effect in 2002. Its origin can be traced to the Collective Security Treaty, 1992 (Tashkent Treaty). The headquarters is […]
Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021
Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021: A petition was filed before Delhi High Court, challenging the exclusion of a single man and a woman having a child from surrogacy and demanded the decriminalization of commercial surrogacy. The petitioners have challenged their exclusion from availing surrogacy under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, […]
2020 Report On Medical Certification Of Cause Of Death
2020 Report On Medical Certification Of Cause Of Death: According to the 2020 report on Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD), the first year of Covid-19 lockdown saw the highest incidences of persons dying of respiratory illnesses in a decade. Key Highlights of the MCCD Report: Total No. of Deaths: The total number of […]
Community Forest Resource (CFR) Rights
Community Forest Resource (CFR) Rights: The Chhattisgarh government has become only the second state in the country to recognise Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights of a village inside a national park. The CFR rights of tribals living in Gudiyapadar, a hamlet inside the Kanger Ghati National Park in Bastar district, were recognised, giving the community […]
New Species Of Old World Monkey : Sela macaque
New Species Of Old World Monkey : Sela macaque A new species of old world monkey recorded from Arunachal Pradesh has been named after a strategic mountain pass at 13,700 ft above sea level. Sela macaque (Macaca selai), the new-to-science primate was identified and analysed by a team of experts from the Zoological Survey of […]
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s biggest Drone Festival – Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022. The Prime Minister also gave away 150 drone pilot certificates. Several industry leaders, government officials, foreign diplomats, representatives from Public Sector Units, private companies and drone start-ups are participating in the Mahotsav. They will deliberate upon India’s […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th May 2022
Today Current Affairs: 28th May 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
National Achievement Survey (NAS)-2021
National Achievement Survey (NAS)-2021: The Ministry of Education released the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report. The Triennial Survey was conducted in November 2021. About 34 lakh students of 1.18 lakh schools in 720 districts from both rural and urban areas have participated in NAS 2021. It is a nationwide survey to assess the learning […]
Nirdeshak : Second Of The Four Survey Vessels Project
Nirdeshak : Second Of The Four Survey Vessels Project ‘Nirdeshak’, the second of the four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project being built by GRSE in collaboration with L&T shipbuilding for Indian Navy was launched on 26 May 2022 at Kattupalli, Chennai. The ship has taken its name from erstwhile Nirdeshak which was also an Indian […]
The Report ‘Road Accidents In India 2020 : Transport Research Wing
The Report ‘Road Accidents In India 2020 : Transport Research Wing The report ‘Road accidents in India — 2020’, prepared by Transport Research Wing (TRW) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), was released recently. Road accidents parameters registered a significant decline in 2020 compared to 2019. Total accidents decreased on an average […]
