Nihonshu: The Embassy of Japan, New Delhi, has filed an application seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tag for nihonshu/Japanese sake. This is the first time a product from Japan has filed for a tag at the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai. In Japan, nihonshu is regarded as a special and valuable beverage made from fermenting rice. […]
Kamikaze Drones
Kamikaze Drones: Ukraine’s capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones. These kamikaze drones are not new, and have also been supplied by the US to Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. Kamikaze Drones: These are small unmanned aircraft that are packed with explosives that can be flown directly at a tank or a […]
Booker Prize
Booker Prize: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has been named the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. The Booker Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the Booker–McConnell Prize and the Man Booker Prize, is a literary prize. Objective: To promote the finest in fiction by […]
Rustom-2
Rustom-2: The indigenous medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is expected to complete all user trials by August 2023 Rustom-2 is also known as Tapas-BH (Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon 201). It has been designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, with the production partners being Hindustan […]
World Green City Award 2022
World Green City Award 2022: Hyderabad City has overall won “World Green City Award 2022” in the category “Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth”, at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022 World Green Cities Awards which was organised in Jeju, South Korea. The six categories of award are Living Green for […]
Grievance Redressal Index
Grievance Redressal Index: UIDAI tops the Grievance Redressal Index for the second consecutive month. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), releases a grievance redressal index on monthly basis. UIDAI’S grievance redressal ecosystem comprised of UIDAI HQ, its Regional Offices, Technology Centre, and contact centre partners. It enables UIDAI to resolve around 92% of […]
Giraffes
Giraffes: Giraffes brought to India by the British may belong to endangered species. A genetic distance analysis of the giraffes in Alipore showed that they were most closely related to Nubian and Rothschild giraffes. About 150 years ago, British colonialists brought batches of single species of the northern giraffe to India, from their other colonial […]
International Solar Alliance
International Solar Alliance: 5th assembly of ISA has been inaugurated in India. India holds the office of the President of the ISA Assembly, with the Government of France as Co-President. The Assembly is the apex decision-making body of ISA, where each Member Country is represented. It meets annually at the ministerial level at the ISA’s […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 19th October 2022
Today Current Affairs: 19th October 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Single Integrated Pensioners Portal
Single Integrated Pensioners Portal: Union Minister of state for Science and Technology recently launched the Single Integrated Pensioners’ Portal. Single Integrated Pensioners’ Portal developed in collaboration with State Bank of India and aimed at “Ease of Living” for the Central Government Pensioners. All the remaining 16 Pension disbursing banks shall now begin their integration with […]
