International Day Of Sign Languages: Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, an autonomous body under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated ‘Sign Language Day’. International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September. This year’s theme was “Sign Language Unite Us.” Objective of this day […]
Agni Tattva – Energy For LiFE Campaign
Agni Tattva – Energy For LiFE Campaign: The Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy launched the Agni Tattva – Energy for LiFE campaign, to create awareness of the core concept of Agni Tattva, an element that is synonymous with energy and is amongst the five elements of Panchmahabhoot. The Panchmahabhoot comprises of […]
Quad Grouping
Quad Grouping: Foreign Ministers of the Quad group of countries – India, the U.S., Australia, and Japan – met on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to sign a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) partnership into effect. Under the HADR, the member countries will coordinate their disaster response operations in the […]
Banking System Liquidity
Banking System Liquidity: For the first time since May 2019, the banking system liquidity situation turned into a deficit mode of Rs 21,873.4 crore on September 20, 2022. Liquidity in the banking system refers to readily available cash that banks need to meet short-term business and financial needs. On a given day, if the banking […]
G-4 Meeting
G-4 Meeting: On the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, the G-4 countries highlight ‘urgent need’ for reform in U.N. Security Council (UNSC). The G4 is a grouping of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan which are aspiring to become permanent members of the UNSC. The G4 countries are supporting each other’s […]
Aliva Program To Eradicate Child Marriage
Aliva Program To Eradicate Child Marriage: With the aim of eradicating child marriage, Nayagarh, a tiny Odisha district, has adopted a unique initiative by scrupulously recording information on all adolescent girls in the district. From birth registration date to Aadhaar number, from family details to skill training, information of 48,642 adolescent girls can be found […]
Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA)
Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA): The apex edible oil industry associations from five major palm oil importing countries of Asia — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal have come together to form the Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA). APOA held its first general body meeting on the sidelines of the Globoil Summit being held […]
Rural Electrification Corporation : Maharatna Status
Rural Electrification Corporation : Maharatna Status Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has been accorded the status of a ‘Maharatna’ Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE). REC is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), incorporated in 1969, focusing on Power Sector Financing and Development across India. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Power. It has been […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 24th September 2022
Today Current Affairs: 24th September 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
International Conference On Consciousness
International Conference On Consciousness: Union Minister of Ayush inaugurated the international conference on Consciousness with the theme, “Exploring Consciousness- From Non- Locality to Non- Duality: The Man- Machine Debate” at NIMHANS, Bengaluru. The conference is organized by India Foundation and NIMHANS and supported by Ministry of Ayush. The conference will bring together some of the […]
