UNCCD Conference Of Parties (COP15): The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change addressed the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15)of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Cote d’Ivoire (Western Africa). Highlights of the COP15: COP 15 is a key moment in the fight against desertification, land degradation […]
Open-RAN Architecture
Open-RAN Architecture: The Ministry of Communications has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s VVDN Technologies Private Limited to facilitate registered startups, innovators and MSMEs working in the field of Open RAN (Radio Access Network) to get their product tested at the existing lab of M/s VVDN. Such testing certification shall accelerate the research […]
What Is W Boson Particle?
What Is W Boson? Researchers from Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) Collaboration, in the US, announced that they have made a precise measurement of the mass of the W boson. It has been stated that this precisely determined value did not match with the estimates from the standard model of particle physics. The W boson […]
First Smoke-Free State of India
Himachal Pradesh : First ‘Smoke-Free State’ In India Himachal Pradesh is the first ‘smoke-free state’ in India. This milestone has been achieved due to the effective implementation of Central Governments’ Pradhan Mantri ‘Ujjwala Yojana’(PMUY) and ‘Himachal Grihini Suvidha Scheme’ of the Himachal Pradesh government. Now, 100% of households in Himachal Pradesh have LPG connections in […]
Param Vishisht Seva Medal : Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande
Param Vishisht Seva Medal : Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande Army chief Gen Manoj Pande was given the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service of exceptional order by President Ram Nath Kovind at a Defence investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) is a military award of India. It […]
Cultivation Of Green Manure
Cultivation Of Green Manure: The Punjab agriculture department is promoting the cultivation of green manure these days as Punjab Agro is providing subsidy on the seed at the rate of Rs 2,000 per quintal, which costs Rs 6,300 per quintal without subsidy. Green manures are crops grown specifically for maintaining soil fertility and structure. They […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 11th May 2022
Today Current Affairs: 11th May 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
World Thalassemia Day 2022 : Theme
World Thalassemia Day: Every year, May 8th is celebrated as World Thalassemia Day. The theme for World Thalassemia Day 2022 is, “Be Aware. Share. Care: Working with the global community as one to improve Thalassemia knowledge”. The event was first organised by the Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) in 1994, in memory of George Englezos, the […]
Madrid Open 2022
Madrid Open 2022: The 2022 Madrid Open was a professional tennis tournament that was organized from 28th April to 8th Amy 2022. It was played on the outdoor clay courts at Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain. This tournament was sponsored by Mutua, the largest insurance company of Spain. This was the 20th edition of this tournament […]
Pulitzer Prize 2022
Pulitzer Prize 2022: A team of four Indian photographers from Reuters news agency — slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave — have won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for their coverage of the Covid-19 crisis in India. Arguably the most coveted award for journalists from across the […]
