First Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu: China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced that a four-year-old boy was found to have been infected with the H3N8 variant of Bird Flu after developing several symptoms, including fever. H3N8 variant has previously been detected elsewhere in the world in horses, dogs, birds and seals. However, before this […]
World Economic Outlook: IMF
World Economic Outlook: IMF The latest edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook cut its forecast for India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in FY 2022-23 to 8.2%, making it the fastest-growing major economy in the world, almost twice faster than China’s 4.4 %. IMF’s Growth Forecast: It has also lowered India’s […]
India’s Labour Force Participation Rate
India’s Labour Force Participation Rate: Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) shows that India’s Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) has fallen to just 40% from an already low 47% in 2016. This suggests not only that more than half of India’s population in the working-age group (15 years and older) is deciding […]
Section 144 CrPC
Section 144 CrPC: The administration of Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 near the town of Roorkee. This law empowers the magistrate of any state or union territory in India to pass an order prohibiting the gathering of four or more people in a […]
India Post Payments Bank
India Post Payments Bank: The union cabinet has approved ₹820 crore financial support for India Post Payments Bank. IPPB was launched by the Prime Minister in 2018 with 100% equity owned by the Government of India. It is a payments bank of the Indian postal department which works through a network of post offices and […]
The Case Of Kesavananda Bharati v State Of Kerala
The Case Of Kesavananda Bharati v State Of Kerala: Exactly forty nine ago, on April 24, 1973, Chief Justice Sikri and 12 judges of the Supreme Court assembled to deliver the most important judgment in its history. The case of Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala had been heard for 68 days, the arguments commencing […]
What Is A Heatwave?
What Is A Heatwave? A heatwave has gripped the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra. This is the fourth heatwave in the last two months, and the second in April. In fact, on April 26, Vidarbha was the hottest region in the country. Heatwave: A region is considered to be under the grip of a […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 28th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
ACI Worldwide Report On Real-Time Transactions
ACI Worldwide Report On Real-Time Transactions: As per the ACI Worldwide Report on Real-time transactions, in the year 2021, India’s real-time transactions increased to 48.6 billion. This is almost threefold of China which is the closest challenger having 18 billion transactions. India’s transaction volume is seven times greater than the combined volumes of the U.S., […]
World Intellectual Property Day
World Intellectual Property Day: Every year on the 26th of April, World Intellectual Property Day is observed across the globe. This day is celebrated with the aim of raising awareness regarding the impact of how copyright, patents, designs, and trademarks affect our day-to-day life. Intellectual property (IP) rights are used to encourage creativity and innovation […]
