Birsa Munda : Death Anniversary The Jharkhand Governor and Chief Minister recently paid tribute to tribal icon Birsa Munda on his death anniversary. Birsa Munda was a folk hero and a tribal freedom fighter who played a pivotal role in the Indian independence movement, particularly in the tribal regions of British India. He belonged to […]
Four-Horned Antelope
Four-Horned Antelope: A rare four-horned antelope has been sighted for the first time in Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (Sagar district), which was earlier known as Nauradehi Sanctuary. Four-Horned Antelope also called Chousingha, is a small bovid antelope. They are the smallest antelopes found in Asia. Scientific Name: Tetracerus quadricornis It is endemic to India and […]
AIM – ICDK Water Challenge 4.0
AIM – ICDK Water Challenge 4.0 Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog (AIM) announced the launch of two groundbreaking initiatives aimed at fostering innovation and sustainability in India: the ‘AIM – ICDK Water Challenge 4.0’ and the fifth edition of ‘Innovations for You’ handbook, spotlighting SDG entrepreneurs of India. The AIM – ICDK Water Challenge 4.0 […]
Banking Current Affairs : 12th June 2024
World Accreditation Day 2024: World Accreditation Day is an initiative established by the International Accreditation Forum and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation is celebrated each year on 9 June. Quality Council of India celebrated the day across more than 20 cities in India in New Delhi with the theme “Accreditation: Empowering Tomorrow and Shaping […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 11th June 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 11th June 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Proportional Representation
Proportional Representation: The ruling NDA has won 293 seats with a 43.3% vote share while the Opposition bloc INDIA has secured 234 seats with a 41.6% vote share. Other regional parties and independents polled around 15% but ended up with only 16 seats in total. The Proportional Representation (PR) system ensures representation of all parties […]
SPS Agreement
SPS Agreement: India and the US informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) that they have reached a mutually agreed solution on the outstanding dispute on poultry imports from Washington, thereby resolving all of their seven disputes at the global trade watchdog. The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) is a […]
Cabinet Committee On Security (CCS)
Cabinet Committee On Security (CCS): Prime Minister Modi took oath today along with 71 ministers of the new coalition government. Thirty of them are Cabinet Ministers, five independent charge, and 36 Ministers of State. Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is headed by the Prime Minister. The Committee discusses, debates, and is the apex body when […]
Quantum Data
Quantum Data: A new quantum computing study claims that a recent finding in the production, storage and retrieval of “quantum data” has brought us one step closer to the quantum internet Quantum Data refers to information that is stored and processed using the principles of quantum mechanics. Unlike classical data, which is represented by binary […]
Operation Bluestar
Operation Bluestar: Slogans favouring Khalistan (sovereign state for Sikhs) were raised recently in the premises of the Golden Temple complex in Punjab’s Amritsar during the 40th anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar’. Operation Bluestar was an Indian military operation in June 1984 ordered by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to root out a group of militant Sikh separatists […]
