JJM Hit 51% Completion Of The Project: JJM hit 51% completion of the project. From less than 17% of households with a running tap water connection, JJM has enabled reach to more than 34% now in less than 3 years. About 1.4 million soak beds have been constructed in schools and anganwadis to use recycled […]
Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road New Rail Line
Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road New Rail Line: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the construction of Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road new rail line. Key Highlights of this Project: The total length of the new rail line will be 116.65 kms. The project will be completed by 2026-27, it will generate direct employment during construction for […]
Euro And The U.S. Dollar Reached Parity
Euro And The U.S. Dollar Reached Parity: The Euro and the U.S. dollar reached parity, meaning one dollar could buy one euro in the foreign exchange market. Since the beginning of the year, the euro has lost about 12% against the U.S. dollar and it is expected to lose more value going forward. The price […]
Synthetic Biology
Synthetic Biology: As per study by USA, due to climate change one-third of all animal and plant species on the planet could face extinction by 2070. Environmentalists consider synthetic biology or ‘synbio’ as a potential tool to preserve biodiversity and restore the natural ecosystem. The term ‘synthetic biology’ was first used by Barbara Hobomin in […]
GOAL 2.0
GOAL 2.0: Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Meta (formerly Facebook) have launched the second phase of the GOAL Programme (GOAL 2.0). GOAL (Going Online as Leaders) was launched as a pilot project in May 2020 and it was completed by December 2021. It aimed at digital empowerment of tribal youth and women through the concept […]
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ in 272 most vulnerable districts since August 2020 to address the problem of Drug Abuse among youth of India. The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment said, there has been a change in the pattern of […]
National Culture Fund
National Culture Fund: Since inception, NCF has completed 52 projects with various donors. Government of India has set up National Culture Fund (NCF) as a Trust on 28th November, 1996 under the Charitable Endowment Act, 1890. NCF is managed by a (Governing) Council and an Executive Committee. The Council is chaired by the Union Minister […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st July 2022
Today Current Affairs: 21st July 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in the process of implementing the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in a phased manner for wholesale and retail segments, an official said. The introduction of CBDC was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and necessary amendments to […]
Swavlamban : NIIO
Swavlamban: Swavlamban’, the maiden seminar of the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO), was held at New Delhi The two day seminar saw enthusiastic participation by the academia, industry, policy makers, think tanks, students and senior government officials, in addition to the naval personnel. Personnel at Command Headquarters and outlying units of the Navy also […]
