Accidental Deaths And Suicide In India (ADSI) Report 2021 : Student Suicides The National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB’s) Accidental Deaths and Suicide in India (ADSI) report 2021 shows student suicides had gone up drastically during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and have been steadily rising in the last five years. Over 13,000 students […]
Dickinsonia : Fossil Discovered
Dickinsonia : Fossil Discovered An alleged fossil discovered near Bhopal about two years ago and thought to be of the extinct Dickinsonia turned out to be the impression of a decayed beehive. Dickinsonia is an extinct genus of basal animal that lived during the late Ediacaran period on ocean floors around present-day’s Australia, Russia and […]
Quasicrystals : Third Natural Source
Quasicrystals : Third Natural Source Scientists have discovered a third natural source of quasicrystals. Quasicrystal, also called quasi-periodic crystal, matter formed atomically in a manner somewhere between the amorphous solids of glasses and the precise pattern of crystals. In quasicrystals, the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats itself at irregular, yet predictable, intervals. […]
Core Inflation In India : Declining
Core Inflation In India : Declining S&P Global Ratings recently said core inflation in India has been declining sequentially, and an elevated 6.25 percent policy rate limits the need for further rate hikes. Core inflation is the change in the costs of goods and services but does not include those from the food and energy […]
Liberalised Remittance Scheme : Union Budget 2023
Liberalised Remittance Scheme: Union Budget 2023 The Union Budget 2023 proposes a Tax Collection at Source (TCS) for foreign outward remittance under LRS (other than for Education and medical purpose) of 20% on the entire value. Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) allows Indian residents to freely remit up to USD $250,000 per financial year for current […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 8th February 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 8th February 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Guidelines On Green Bonds : SEBI
Guidelines On Green Bonds : SEBI The Securities and Exchange Board of India released operational guidelines for green bonds. The guidelines include dos and don’ts related to green debt securities. Guidelines: No misleading labels shall be used Tradeoffs shall not be hidden. Tradeoff means giving up one to gain another. Pick random data to highlight […]
India’s First Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) Powered Truck
India’s First Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) Powered Truck: Ashok Leyland unveil India’s first hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck at India Energy Week The ICE in H2-ICE stands for Internal Combustion Engine. It was developed by Reliance in partnership with Ashok Leyland. The H2-ICE truck is the first of its kind in India to be powered by […]
Jupiter : Planet With Most Moons
Jupiter : Planet With Most Moons Latest discovery revealed Jupiter has 12 more moons. With this, the count of Jupiter’s moons increased to 92. Today Jupiter has the maximum number of moons. The 12 new moons around Jupiter were discovered by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Of the 12 moons discovered, nine are distant These nine […]
Hybrid Warfare : Strategy Used In Millitary
Hybrid Warfare : Strategy Used In Millitary Hybrid Warfare is a strategy used in the military. It includes the techniques of conventional warfare, cyber warfare, and irregular warfare. Countries are using political influences to disrupt the governance of their enemy state, causing cyber troubles to the enemy state, and using other indirect measures to counter […]
