Palmking : Rare Butterfly Sighted In Tamil Nadu The rare butterfly Palmking (Amathusia phidippus) was sighted for the first time in Tamil Nadu. It is the 321st species of butterfly found in Tamil Nadu among the 1,500 species in India. Palmking was first recorded in South India by British scientist H.S.Ferguson in 1891. More than […]
Neptune: Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
Neptune: Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Ukraine claimed that it has damaged the Russian Black Sea Fleet Flagship ‘Moskva’ by Neptune Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles. The Neptune is a coastal anti-ship cruise missile that is capable of the destruction of naval vessels in a range of 300 km. The Missile system was inducted into the Ukrainian Defence Forces […]
First Long Range Forecast (LRF) For 2022 : IMD
First Long Range Forecast (LRF) For 2022 : IMD The India Meteorological Department (IMD) released its first Long Range Forecast (LRF) for 2022 which says that the country is likely to receive a normal monsoon for the fourth consecutive year. While forecasting a ‘normal’ southwest monsoon for this year, IMD also revised downwards the definition […]
Human Rights Report On India 2021: US
Human Rights Report On India 2021: US The US State Department released a strong and critical report on human rights in India in 2021. The report is submitted each year to the US Congress which is retrospective and contains a country-wise discussion of the state of internationally recognised individual, civil, political and worker rights, as […]
Modernisation Of Prisons Project
Modernisation Of Prisons Project: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued guidelines to states and Union Territories asking them to Modernize Prisons under the Modernisation of Prisons Project. The Government of India has decided to provide financial assistance to States and UTs, through the Project for using modern-day security equipment in Prisons for: To […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 15th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 15th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Amrit Samagam : Conference Of Tourism And Culture Ministers
Amrit Samagam : Conference Of Tourism And Culture Ministers The Amrit Samagam, a summit of the country’s cultural and tourism ministers was launched by Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah. This summit was launched in New Delhi. This is a two-day conference that was hosted by the Ministry of Culture on 12th and 13th […]
Two Full-Time Degree Programmes : UGC
Two Full-Time Degree Programmes : UGC The students of the country have been allowed to pursue two degrees simultaneously by the University Grants Commission. From the academic session of 2022-23, the students can start applying for these dual degree programmes. Both the degrees can be pursued either from different universities or from the same university. […]
Waterways Conclave 2022
Waterways Conclave 2022: The Waterways Conclave 2022 was organized by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on 11th and 12th April 2022 in Dibrugarh, Assam. The aim of this conclave was to focus on harnessing the potential of the international and domestic waterway ecosystem in the country’s North-eastern region. The industry partner of this […]
Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya
Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya: The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The contribution of India’s prime ministers will be showcased in the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya. The first person to buy a ticket to the museum was PM Modi. The museum has been inaugurated on Ambedkar Jayanti. The tickets have been priced […]
