INAS 324 Squadron: The Indian Navy commissioned a new Indian Naval Air Squadron 324 at eastern Naval Command. It will enhance the surveillance capability on the Eastern Seaboard. The unit is the Eastern Seaboard’s first Naval Squadron to use indigenously designed and built Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) MK III (MR) helicopters. It has been named […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 5th July 2022
Today Current Affairs: 5th July 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Foreign Contribution(Regulation) Act (FCRA)
Foreign Contribution(Regulation) Act (FCRA): The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution(Regulation) Act (FCRA), allowing Indians to receive up to ₹10 lakh in a year from relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. The earlier limit was ₹1 lakh. In a notification, the Ministry also said that if the amount […]
125th Birth Anniversary Of Alluri Sitarama Raju
125th Birth Anniversary Of Alluri Sitarama Raju: PM Modi to launch the year-long celebrations on the 125th birth anniversary of Alluri Sitarama Raju, enabling a new generation to be aware of the heroics of Alluri and the sacrifices he made for the tribal community. Alluri Sitarama Raju (1897 – 1924) was an Indian revolutionary who […]
Australopithecus
Australopithecus: The fossils of our earlier human ancestors, located in a cave in South Africa, are a million years older than previously understood according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The researchers analysed the fossilised remains of Australopithecus from Sterkfontein caves and argued they lived at […]
Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.9 In Afghanistan
Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.9 In Afghanistan: Recently a powerful earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale struck a remote town in Afghanistan, killing over a thousand and injuring many more. According to the theory of plate tectonics, the Earth’s crust and upper mantle are made of large rigid plates that can move relative to […]
Partnership For Global Infrastructure And Investment (PGII)
Partnership For Global Infrastructure And Investment (PGII): On June 26, the G-7 grouping of the world’s “most industrialised nations” Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the U.K., Japan and the U.S. along with the European Union (EU) launched a U.S.-led $600 billion Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) at their summit in Germany’s Schloss Elmau, where […]
India’s Flora And Fauna
India’s Flora And Fauna: India added 540 species to its faunal database in 2021 taking the total number of animal species to 1,03,258. The country also added 315 taxa to the Indian flora during 2021, taking the number of floral taxa in the country to 55,048. Of the 540 faunal species, 406 are new discoveries […]
Operation NARCOS
Operation NARCOS: The Railway Protection Force recovered narcotics products valued over Rs. 7.40 Crore under Operation NARCOS. In order to bring attention to the menace of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, a month-long pan India drive against smuggling of narcotics through rail was launched under code name Operation “NARCOS” in the month of June-2022. RPF […]
China’s New High-Tech Aircraft Carrier Fujian
China’s New High-Tech Aircraft Carrier Fujian: China unveiled its first indigenous aircraft carrier, the new-generation Fujian (Type 003). China now has the most number of aircraft carriers after the U.S. The Fujian has been named after China’s eastern coastal province which lies across from Taiwan. The Fujian joins two other carriers currently operated by China […]
