First G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG) Meeting: The First G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG) meeting under India’s G20 Presidency took place, where India highlighted the importance of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The G20 Disaster Risk Resilience Working Group has called upon governments to build a social protection system with […]
Fourth Meeting Of National Level Steering Committee (NLSC) Of Atal Bhujal Yojana
Fourth Meeting Of National Level Steering Committee (NLSC) Of Atal Bhujal Yojana: The fourth meeting of the National Level Steering Committee (NLSC) of the Atal Bhujal Yojana was held in New Delhi. Overall performance of the scheme is satisfactory and the achievements under Disbursement Linked Indicators are also noteworthy. The Committee decides Atal Bhujal Yojana […]
New Tax Rules For Online Gaming
New Tax Rules For Online Gaming: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has recently introduced new tax rules for online gaming platforms in India. These rules aim to bring clarity and establish guidelines for Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) on winnings from online gaming Online gaming platforms will not be required to deduct tax […]
Migration Partnership Agreement : India And Australia
Migration Partnership Agreement : India And Australia India and Australia signed a migration partnership agreement during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia. It is aimed at promoting two-way exchange of students, graduates, researchers, and business people, and expanding people-to-people ties. Their mobility will be facilitated through a new skilled pathway named MATES (Mobility Arrangement […]
Computer Model Of Cosmic Dust Particles
Computer Model Of Cosmic Dust Particles: Indian scientists have created a computer model of cosmic dust particles that can imitate the unique way interstellar comet 2I/Borisov scatters light. By studying the way light scatters off these cosmic particles, they can better understand how comets behave. The model accurately reproduced the scattering of light seen in […]
INS Sindhuratna : Reaches India
INS Sindhuratna : Reaches India Kilo-class submarine INS Sindhuratna reaches India after major refit in Russia. INS Sindhuratna (S59) (Jewel of the Sea) is a Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. Eight of the Navy’s diesel-electric submarines are Kilo class or Sindhughosh class from Russia, sourced between 1984 and 2000 and INS Sindhuratna is […]
ITF Transport Outlook 2023
ITF Transport Outlook 2023: The decarbonization of transportation plays a crucial role in achieving the goals outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD recently released its highly anticipated ITF Transport Outlook 2023 report, highlighting the importance of adopting a mix of policies to promote sustainable choices in transportation. […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 26th May 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 26th May 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
AIRAWAT : Supercomputer
AIRAWAT : Supercomputer India’s AI Supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT’ has been ranked at No. 75 in the world at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC 2023) in Germany. Supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT’ has been named in the 61st edition of the Top 500 Global Supercomputing List released recently. The AI supercomputer AIRAWAT’ is installed at C-DAC, Pune. The system is […]
UDAN 5.1 Scheme
UDAN 5.1 Scheme: Ministry of Civil Aviation launched UDAN 5.1, specifically designed for helicopter routes. UDAN 5.1 Scheme: After 4 successful rounds of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN), the Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched UDAN 5.1 to further enhance the connectivity to remote areas of the country […]
