World Dairy Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the World Dairy Summit on 12th September in Noida. India is organising the summit after almost a 48-year gap bringing together approximately 1500 participants from all over the world including CEOs and employees of dairy processing companies, dairy farmers, and other stakeholders. Remembering the “Father of […]
India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge
India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge: Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced the results of India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale start-up challenge launched under Amrut 2.0 in March this year. A total of 76 startup have been selected out of 222 entries, which through their innovative ideas will help local civic bodies and water supply […]
Cyborg Cockroaches
Cyborg Cockroaches: An international team of researchers led by Japan’s scientific institution, RIKEN’s Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), have devised a system that can create cyborg cockroaches, that are part insect and part machine. They claim that these insects, whose movements are controlled by tiny integrated circuits, will be able to conduct surveillance in procedures […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 9th September 2022
Today Current Affairs: 9th September 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
National Centre For Disease Control
National Centre For Disease Control: The Union Health Minister virtually laid the foundation stone for National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) branches in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), formerly National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), had its origin as the Central Malaria Bureau, […]
3rd International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies
3rd International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&C) organized 3rd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies as ‘Swachh Vayu Diwas (“Swachh Vayu Neel Gagan”) ’today to raise awareness and facilitate actions to improve air quality under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). 20 cities […]
The Gender Snapshot 2022
The Gender Snapshot 2022: The report entitled “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): The Gender Snapshot 2022” was launched by United Nations (UN) Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). The report highlighted that Substainable Development Goal-5 (SDG-5), or achieving gender equality, will not be met by 2030 at […]
Ceasefire Agreement With NSCN (K)
Ceasefire Agreement With NSCN (K): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the ceasefire agreement with the Niki Sumi faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland. The MHA said that a ceasefire agreement was in operation between the Government of India and NSCN (K). “It was decided to extend the Ceasefire Agreement with the […]
Solar-Powered Drones : China
Solar-Powered Drones : China China’s first fully solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle has successfully completed its maiden test flight with all onboard systems functioning optimally. With a wingspan of 164-ft, the drone is a large machine powered entirely by solar panels. The high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) UAV can stay airborne for long durations. Named the Qimingxing-50, or […]
UNESCO Global Network Of Learning Cities
UNESCO Global Network Of Learning Cities: The Indian cities, Nilambur and Thrissur in Kerala, have gained recognition from UNESCO after they became the nation’s first entrants in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities along with Telangana’s second largest city, Warangal, According to UNESCO’s website, the network is a global policy-oriented network offering “inspiration, know-how […]
