Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be honoured with the first-ever Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award, instituted in the memory of the veteran singer who passed away in February this year. Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan informed that the award will be given annually to a person who has made a path-breaking, spectacular […]
What Is e-BCAS Project?
What Is e-BCAS Project? The Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the Civil Aviation Ministry discussed ‘e-BCAS project’. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, BCAS establishes, develops, implements maintains, and reviews the National Aviation Security Programme. It also safeguards civil aviation operations against acts of unlawful interference and threat, taking into account the safety, regularity, and efficiency […]
Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif : Current Prime Minister Of Pakistan
Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif : Current Prime Minister Of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif (born 1951) is a Pakistani politician serving as the 23rd and current prime minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). Previously, he has served as the Chief […]
State Energy And Climate Index : NITI Aayog
State Energy And Climate Index : NITI Aayog Gujarat has topped the list for larger States in the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index–Round 1 that has ranked States and Union Territories (UTs) on six parameters including discoms’ performance, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. The States have been categorised based on size and geographical […]
RBI Draft Norms For Trade Via E-commerce
RBI Draft Norms For Trade Via E-commerce: The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to modify the existing norms that are in place with the aim of rationalizing and simplifying the process for payment settlement for imports and exports through e-commerce. The draft guidelines named ‘Processing and Settlement of small value Export and Import related […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 12th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 12th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
What is Coastal Erosion?
Coastal Erosion: The Ministry of Earth Sciences informed the Lok Sabha that of the 6,907.18-km-long coastline of the Indian mainland, about 34% is under varying degrees of erosion, while 26% is of an accretional nature and the remaining 40% is in a stable state. The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Chennai, an attached office […]
Enhanced Pinaka Mk-I Rocket System
Enhanced Pinaka Mk-I Rocket System: The Enhanced Pinaka Mk-I Rocket System (EPRS) was successfully test fired in the Pokhran range in Rajasthan. As part of the same set of trials, the Area Denial Munition (ADM) was also successfully tested. The tests also validated the performance of different variants of munitions and fuzes that can be […]
Reconstitution Of The Mullaperiyar Dam’s Supervisory Committee
Reconstitution Of The Mullaperiyar Dam’s Supervisory Committee: The Supreme Court ordered the reconstitution of the Mullaperiyar dam’s supervisory committee. The committee will include one technical expert each from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the two States involved in the dispute concerning safety of the dam. The court has empowered the panel with functions and powers on […]
Hindi Compulsory In The Eight Northeastern States
Hindi Compulsory In The Eight Northeastern States: The Government of India provided that Hindi would be made compulsory up to Class 10 in the eight northeastern states. Hindi is described as “the language of India”. However, the move has been met with protests from various organisations in the Northeast. Also, several south Indian states have […]
