Coronal Holes Spotted On The Sun: A phenomenon called “coronal holes” was recently spotted on the sun. These are regions on the sun’s surface from where fast solar wind gushes out into space. Because they contain little solar material, they have lower temperatures and thus appear much darker than their surroundings. Here, the magnetic field […]
Two-Finger Test
Two-Finger Test: The Supreme Court recently said that those conducting the ‘two-finger test’ on alleged rape victims will be held guilty of misconduct. A woman who has been sexually assaulted undergoes a medical examination for ascertaining her health and medical needs, collection of evidence, etc. The two-finger test, carried out by a medical practitioner, involves […]
Paediatric Rare Genetic Disorders (PraGeD)
Paediatric Rare Genetic Disorders (PraGeD): The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad has initiated an inter-disciplinary approach to decode the genetic mutations that causes Pediatric Rare Genetic Disorders (PRaGeD). The ‘Mission on Paediatric Rare Genetic Disorders (PraGeD)’ is a PAN-India initiative funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and technology, […]
C-295 Transport Aircraft
C-295 Transport Aircraft: Prime Minister of India has laid the foundation stone for the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara to be set up by Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL). This is the first time a private sector company would be manufacturing a full aircraft in the […]
Niveshak Didi Initiative
Niveshak Didi Initiative: India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) conducted India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp with an initiative called ‘Niveshak Didi’ to promote Financial Literacy ‘By the women, for the women’, in Srinagar, J&K. Niveshak Didi Initiative is based on the ideology of women for women, as rural area women feel more comfortable to share […]
Ela Ramesh Bhatt : Gandhian Activist
Ela Ramesh Bhatt : Gandhian Activist Ela Ramesh Bhatt, popularly known as Elaben, a noted Gandhian, leading women’s empowerment activist, and renowned founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) passed away recently. Born in Ahmedabad in 1933, she studied law and joined the legal cell of the Majur Mahajan Sangh or the Textile Labour Association […]
Rhino Horns Are Shrinking
Rhino Horns Are Shrinking: According to a study, published in the latest edition of People and Nature by the British Ecological Society, the horns of rhinoceroses may have become smaller over time from the impact of hunting. One-horned Rhinos Also known as Indian rhino, it is the largest of the rhino species. It is identified […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 3rd November 2022
Today Current Affairs: 3rd November 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Centre For Science And Environment Report On Natural Disasters
Centre For Science And Environment Report On Natural Disasters: According to a recent CSE report, India saw natural disasters almost every day in the first 9 months of 2022. Key highlights of the report: India recorded extreme weather events on 242 of the 273 days from January 1 through September 30, 2022. These include […]
One Nation, One ITR Form
One Nation, One ITR Form: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has proposed a single income tax return (ITR) form for all taxpayers. There are seven kinds of ITR forms, which are used by different categories of taxpayers. According to the proposal, all taxpayers, barring trusts and non-profit organisations (ITR-7), will be able to […]
