National Overseas Scholarship Scheme: Indians who have been sent abroad to study through the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme have sent their gratitude towards the Indian Government for the scholarship programme. National Overseas Scholarship Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme to facilitate the low income students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, […]
Indigenous People
Indigenous People: At the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a group representing indigenous people stressed that the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) must work on respecting, promoting and supporting the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPCL). Members of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity […]
PM SVANidhi Scheme Extended
PM SVANidhi Scheme Extended: The Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme has been extended beyond March, 2022. Provisions for the Extended Scheme: Extension of lending period till December 2024. Introduction of 3rd loan of up to ₹50,000 in addition to 1st & 2nd loans of ₹10,000 and ₹20,000 respectively. Extension of ‘SVANidhi […]
9th World Ayurveda Congress And Arogya Expo 2022
9th World Ayurveda Congress And Arogya Expo 2022: 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) was inaugurated recently at Panaji, Goa. The 9th WAC aims to showcase the efficacy and strength of the AYUSH systems of medicine at the Global level. Objective: To provide a global platform for all the stakeholders, including industry leaders, practitioners, traditional healers, […]
Krishi Udan 2.0 Scheme
Krishi Udan 2.0 Scheme: 58 airports will be covered under Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 was announced on 27 October 2021. The main objective of the Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 is to increase share of air carriage in the modal mix for transportation of Agri-produce, which includes horticulture, fishery, livestock and processed […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 9th December 2022
Today Current Affairs: 9th December 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
India Plans To Build More Nuclear Power Plants
India Plans To Build More Nuclear Power Plants: According to the Union Government, India plans to build more nuclear power plants to increase the production of clean energy. The government has recently approved five new sites for nuclear power plants and given the financial go-ahead to build 10 700-MW pressurized heavy water reactors. India has […]
Foreign Direct Investment : Updates
Foreign Direct Investment : Updates The Foreign Direct Investment into India is continuously increasing since 2014-15. In the last seven financial years, over 443 US billion dollars’ worth of FDI inflows have come into the country. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment from a party in one country into a business or corporation in […]
Calling Name Presentation : TRAI
Calling Name Presentation : TRAI The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed the introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP). The feature would provide the called individual with information about the calling party (similar to ‘Truecaller’ and ‘Bharat Caller ID & Anti-Spam’). The idea is to ensure that telephone subscribers are able to make […]
Reserve Bank Of India’s Monetary Policy Review
Reserve Bank Of India’s Monetary Policy Review: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India recently increased the repo rate by 35 basis points (bps) to 6.25%, and the Standing Deposit Facility stands raised to 6%. Since May, the board has now increased the key rate by 225 bps in FY23. A […]
