World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024: On World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024, India celebrates significant progress in menstrual hygiene management, with the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-2020) reporting that around 80% of young women aged 15-24 now use safe menstrual hygiene products. However, the needs of one of the most marginalized groups of women […]
Dag Hammarskjold Medal : Naik Dhananjay Kumar Singh
Dag Hammarskjold Medal : Naik Dhananjay Kumar Singh Naik Dhananjay Kumar Singh will be honoured posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold medal during a solemn ceremony when the UN commemorates the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Dag Hammarskjold medal was established in 1997 and it is the highest honour awarded to UN peacekeepers. It is […]
RudraM-II Missile
RudraM-II Missile: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II from Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha RudraM-II Missile is an indigenously-developed solid-propelled air-launched missile system. It is meant for Air-to-Surface role to neutralise many types of enemy assets. It is designed to have […]
eMigrate Project
eMigrate Project: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is entered into between Ministry External Affairs (MEA), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Common Service Centre eGovernance Services India Limited to create a synergy between Common Service Centre (CSC) SPV & MEA to provide the eMigrate services through CSCs in the country. eMigrate project is […]
New System To Identify Scam/Fraud Calls
New System To Identify Scam/Fraud Calls: Department of Telecom (DoT) recently introduced a new tool to identify genuine calls from those made by fraudsters. The DoT has allocated a dedicated 10-digit numbering series starting with 160 for service and transactional calls made by the government, regulators, and financial entities. These 10-digit numbers will include additional […]
Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority Of India
Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority Of India: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) recently made some major changes in the regulatory norms for health insurance policies. IRDAI is a statutory body formed under an Act of Parliament, i.e., the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (IRDAI Act 1999), for the overall […]
Eurasian Whimbrel : Migratory Bird
Eurasian Whimbrel : Migratory Bird For the first time, a long-distance migratory bird, the Eurasian or common whimbrel, tagged with a Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitter, was captured on camera in the state of Chhattisgarh. Eurasian Whimbrel is a wading bird in the large family Scolopacidae. Scientific Name: Numenius phaeopus They have an extensive range […]
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team: India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) recently issued a warning for a high-severity vulnerability reported in Google Chrome for desktops. CERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur. It is a functional organisation of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, […]
Banking Current Affairs : 30th May 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 29th May 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc NSDC & ILO Partners to Enhance Skill Development & Lifelong Learning NSDC and ILO forge strategic partnership to enhance Skill Development and Lifelong Learning: The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 30th May 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 30th May 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
